Crockpot broke-do i need to throw this away?

[teacup princess]

I filled our crock pot last night with a couple of large roasts, spices, and juice and expected to wake up to cooked beef ready to shred. I was making italian beef for a gathering for lunch. Anyway, when I awoke this morning the crock pot and its contents were warm, the outside was hot to the touch, but the beef was still mostly uncooked and bloody so I guess the crock pot has bit the dust. Is this still good if I throw it in the oven now and cook for several hours on low or do I need to chuck the whole thing? This is kind of a budget board question because it was $30 worth of meat and I hate to just throw that away. However, I also don't want to give anyone food poisoning. I could go to plan B and just go buy italian beef from a restaurant or something. Any food safety people out there?

 

[Madison'smommy]

I personally, would throw it away. I am funny about that kind of stuff. But, in reality, it may be ok. Was the meat frozen when you put it in?

 

[teacup princess]

No, it wasn't frozen and it looked as if it was starting to cook when I went to bed. It just didn't get hot enought.

 

[msmayor]

It probably sat too long at an ideal temperature for bacteria to grow...and you'd have to practically cook it to death to kill anything, rendering it pretty inedible anyway.

I would not risk any illness and would pitch it.

 

[Allison]

Throw it away.

 

[Alesia]

When in doubt, throw it out.

 

[shortbun]

SAd to have to throw out that much meat but I wouldn't keep or eat it either.

 

[Diabolicdesire]

If the contents were warm I would think it was okay.

 

[TiffanyK]

I'd probably throw it out too. That's very sad though. Ruined meat and a dead crock pot. Sorry!

 

[NMW]

I know its a bummer, but I would throw it out. Not worth anyone getting sick.

 

[Pooh2]

Throw it out! Not worth having to clean up if someone gets sick!

 

[teacup princess]

Ok. Thanks for all the opinions. I was going to cook it and let my husband be the guinea pig and taste test it lmao: just kidding. Seriously though, he probably would have, he'd eat anything). I did put it in the oven for about an hour to see what would happen but it didn't smell as flavorful as usual so in the end I took everyone's advice and threw it out. Darn it- I was so hungry for that-it was my Mom's recipe and I love it. Moving to plan B, there goes the grocery budget for the month.

 

[powellrj]

I wonder if your crock-pot was too full is why it didn't cook? You said you had a couple of large roasts, so maybe its not broken, just too full?

 

[teacup princess]

I don't know. It's a large size crock pot which I've filled pretty full before. It's about 10 years old though, probably time to get a new one anyway.

 

[Kathi OD]

Sorry to hear that your crockpot bit the dust and you lost all that meat in the process.

Would you mind sharing the recipe with us? You've got my mouth watering now.

 

[LCARDVERO]

Not worth taking the chance. Throw it out!

 

[magicmommy]

Toss it.

 

[kaytieeldr]

I don't know. It's a large size crock pot which I've filled pretty full before. It's about 10 years old though, probably time to get a new one anyway.

Well, somebody posted very recently that Lowe's has a good deal on a Bella Cuisine crockpot set - a large and a small stainless crockpot. She didn't post the price, but it was within the last five days or so. Also, QVC had (what looked to me like) a reasonable price on a Gordon Ramsay 6 quart stainless crockpot with removable liner that does a lot of other stuff, for about $42, some time Tuesday.

 

[lynette j in la]

Well, somebody posted very recently that Lowe's has a good deal on a Bella Cuisine crockpot set - a large and a small stainless crockpot. She didn't post the price, but it was within the last five days or so. Also, QVC had (what looked to me like) a reasonable price on a Gordon Ramsay 6 quart stainless crockpot with removable liner that does a lot of other stuff, for about $42, some time Tuesday.

That was me...It was just under $20... I made Itailian beef on Sat. and Split pea soup in it for supper tonight!