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If you invite guests from church over to your home for dinner, is it acceptable to serve them cold chicken?

Not cold leftovers from the fridge, but deli chicken from a grocery store that you bought hot and then let get cold. I am trying to settle a dispute I had with my roommate.

Public Comments

1. No it is not acceptable. It is care less. It should not be served to anyone.
2. I'd heat it up, because you want them to feel like they're important guest. Not to mention they might just think that you are serving left overs. So just put it into the oven for a few minutes and let it heat up a bit. Always serve your guest the best.
3. no it is not, unless they were late in which case it is their fault it got cold. If you invited them to come at a certain time then you need to make it so that the food is warm when they get there. Serving it cold seems rude and is a bit insulting.
4. I don't see why not. Not everybody is a good cook; if you're not big into cooking, but would like to have your friends over, then serve them what you wish. If they're really friends, they're present for the company, not the food, and I'm sure they'll be fine. If the temperature concerns you, stick it in the microwave or the oven, and re-heat it. If they're more worried about the menu than the company, I'd have to wonder if they're friends at all, and if that's the case, who needs them?
5. For dinner it should be served hot, for lunch either way.
6. Uh, as long as it hasn't been sitting out long enough to make people sick. It's not about WHAT you serve, as long as it's edible. That you didn't cook it yourself is irrelevant, as long as you serve it from a platter, not in the packaging.