Excuse me? Frozen meat being cooked is better from a food poisoning standpoint? In a crock pot? I don't think so. Oven maybe, but a "slow cooker" has a more gradual heating, meaning that if something is frozen it will spend a longer time in the bad range as it has to overcome the inertia of starting out so cold. Crock pots weren't designed to thaw meats, so their testing didn't encompass that feature, so you're flying without a net. You may have had positive results with it, but I wouldn't risk it, especially if I was cooking something that had both meat and vegetables in it, especially dense ones like carrots, celery, or potatoes.
Thawing is an important part of the food safety regimen, as it gets food to right below the range of the danger zone so the minimum amount of heat can get it above that range as quickly as possible. It's why fridges are the temperature they are. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Michael Baldwin Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2012 8:59 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [CnD] frozen meat in crockpot question I am sure that is included to cover their butt. I am sure there are people that will read 5 hours on a recipe and put in frozen meet instead of thawed, and get sick cause it was not done in 5 hours and sue Hamilton Beach over it. I have cooked frozen beef, pork, whole chicken, chicken breasts, and probably more in my crock pot with no issues. In fact it has been shown that cooking frozen meet is healthier from a food poisoning stand point. That is why cooking your turkey frozen is a big push now, although I have been doing that for a long time to. Michael -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Charles Rivard Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2012 17:52 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [CnD] frozen meat in crockpot question I very recently bought a Hamilton Beach 5-quart crockpot, and haven't used it yet. As I needed to scan the manual before using it, anyway, I just scanned it. The manual says never to put frozen foods into the crock. Always thaw first. HTH. --- Shepherds are the best beasts, but Labs are a close second. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donald" <[email protected]> To: "cooking dark" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2012 3:27 PM Subject: [CnD] frozen meat in crockpot question >I am not a regular crock pot user and I am sure we have this question > before, but I forget the answer. > I was going to place a small frozen roast of beef into my pot, put it on > high and leave it to cook with a little bit of water to start with in the > pot. > What is your opinion on frozen meat into a crock pot? > Donald > > _______________________________________________ > Cookinginthedark mailing list > [email protected] > http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list [email protected] http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list [email protected] http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list [email protected] http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
