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Refrigerate or Freeze. When you pick up chicken from the poultry section at your grocery store, it will last for one to two days raw in the refrigerator and three to four days when cooked. After this time, you should consider throwing it away. If you cannot cook or eat the chicken in this period, freeze it. A whole, raw chicken remains safe to eat for up to one year in the freezer, and raw chicken cutlets remain safe for nine months. If you want to freeze cooked leftovers, these can last in the freezer for two to six months.
Let us assume that the chicken has been defrosted and is in the fridge. In this case it should be cooked withing 48 hours or 2 days maximum. If the fresh chicken kept in the fridge then that too should be used or say cooked within 48 hours or 2 days. Fresh or defrosted chicken can last for 2 days. Another aspect should be noted: