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aliseaodo
May 29, 2012, 10:03 AM
Has anyone tried to crockpot meat (in this case chicken ) that is not completely dethawed? I'm thinking it should be fine, I would just add a bit less liquid than I normally would... any issues anyone has had doing this?
smoothy
May 29, 2012, 10:07 AM
Has anyone tried to crockpot meat (in this case chicken ) that is not completely dethawed? I'm thinking it should be fine, I would just add a bit less liquid than I normally would...any issues anyone has had doing this?
I would advise against it... because you will have no idea when the meat is thawed and the cooking would actually start... unless you are willing to take a chance with a case of salmonella.
NeedKarma
May 29, 2012, 10:10 AM
If it's a long-ish cooking time (> 4 hours approx) then it shouldn't a problem. You may run into the issues of having the outside overcooked while the inside is just right.
aliseaodo
May 29, 2012, 10:28 AM
Eh - salmonella is not on the menu tonight... I had a crockpot chicken marsala recipe I was going to try, but I think I'll wait for the chick to dethaw and make it the traditional way.. thanks for the info you two...
smoothy
May 29, 2012, 12:18 PM
I'm in the better safe than sorry camp when it comes to chicken and pork... and I'm a guy that likes my steaks medium rare...
funnyfreefarm
Aug 6, 2012, 06:53 AM
I throw in frozen chicken breasts all the time into the crock-pot! I love it! Before leaving for work I'll put in a couple with some sauce and/or water, or whatever my recipe calls for, put it on low and by dinner time everything is always done and cooked perfectly!
joypulv
Aug 21, 2012, 08:09 AM
Thawing in the crock pot really doesn't matter as long as it's done when you eat it. Of course you can overcook anything in a crock pot too, so you need a sense of timing.
You shouldn't have to worry about salmonella because the crockpot can't be on too low a temp.
Lenno213
Sep 17, 2012, 03:13 PM
Well my dad has and it should be fine :)
JudyKayTee
Sep 17, 2012, 03:23 PM
Has anyone tried to crockpot meat (in this case chicken ) that is not completely dethawed? I'm thinking it should be fine, I would just add a bit less liquid than I normally would...any issues anyone has had doing this?
This gave me pause - it's thawed, not de-thawed.
At any rate my crockpot cookbook says NOT to cook frozen meat (or foods which are not completely thawed).
aliseaodo
Sep 17, 2012, 06:57 PM
Ha! Judyk I guess I've been saying it wrong forever! It gave me pause when I read your post, I was like, what? And then I was like, oh, yeah... thawed, not 'dethawed', guess that doesn't really make sense!
JudyKayTee
Sep 18, 2012, 04:26 AM
Ha! Judyk I guess I've been saying it wrong forever! It gave me pause when I read your post, I was like, what?? And then I was like, oh, yeah...thawed, not 'dethawed', guess that doesn't really make sense!
But I loved it - dethawed would be frozen and the new "buzz" word around here.
smoothy
Sep 18, 2012, 05:32 AM
Ha! Judyk I guess I've been saying it wrong forever! It gave me pause when I read your post, I was like, what?? And then I was like, oh, yeah...thawed, not 'dethawed', guess that doesn't really make sense!
You can dethaw chicken if you sit it outside on a cold day in winter... (when its below freezing)
aliseaodo
Sep 18, 2012, 07:45 AM
Yes... thank you Smoothy, if my freezer ever goes out in the winter, I'll know what to do... ;)
smoothy
Sep 18, 2012, 08:04 AM
Not really pertinent to this thread. But during a very bad ice storm back in the 70's that took out power for a couple weeks before it was restored when I was in high school. Everyone in the Neighborhood saved their frozen food putting it outside in the shade, and the fridge by bringing it inside and outside to keep it cold but keeping it from freezing outside...
JudyKayTee
Sep 18, 2012, 09:02 AM
Not really pertinent to this thread. But during a very bad ice storm back in the 70's that took out power for a couple weeks before it was restored when I was in highschool. Everyone in the Neighborhood saved their frozen food putting it outside in the shade, and the fridge by bringing it inside and outside to keep it cold but keeping it from freezing outside.....
Boy, I'm glad I wasn't born before or during the '70's. I've heard about things like this, though.
smoothy
Sep 18, 2012, 09:18 AM
Boy, I'm glad I wasn't born before or during the '70's. I've heard about things like this, though.
Think it was the winter of 75-76... tens of Millions were out of power for weeks in the middle of winter... so many power lines were taken down by the ice storm. Was all we could do to keep the houses warm enough the pipes didn't freeze.