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> Robin > wrote:
> > I purchased chicken thighs at Costco, and wasn't able to get home for
> > about 4-5 hours.

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> It should be okay. Smell the chicken. If it went bad, you can sometimes,
> but not always detect it by smell. Be sure to cook the chicken thoroughly.
> If you're still in doubt, do not use the chicken. Next time, do your
> grocery shopping as your last errand before you head home so you do not
> have to worry about such concerns.

Or take a picnic cooler in the trunk with ice or those
frozen blue ice things for your meat, milk, etc.

gloria p