can you cook chicken that smells bad
Remove all foil or other wrapping from the chicken. This lets you thoroughly inspect the chicken. Smell the uncooked chicken. Bad uncooked chicken has a foul smell, which is recognizable from even a foot or two away. Discard the chicken immediately if any such odor is recognized. Rub your fingers along the surface of the chicken. Spoiled or bad chicken feels unnaturally slimy, sticky and tacky.