Is it safe to put frozen chicken breasts in Crock Pot?

[bcla]

No, actually food borne illness is actually pretty common. Most go unreported because yes, most cases are mild.

OK. It's pretty rare for any publicly reported cases of food poisoning where peop,e get really sick. I'm pretty sure that most mild cases are attributed to something else.

 

[bdcp]

No, actually food borne illness is actually pretty common. Most go unreported because yes, most cases are mild.

I've had food poisoning twice in my life and both times it was from food prepared by others. One case was lumpia made by a family in our church and sold at a Bazaar. It was apparently frozen, thawed and refrozen without our knowledge. I was only sick one day. My sisters and parents were sick for three days. The second case was from a restaurant and I was sick for several days that time. I pretty much never get sick and the last time I had anything remotely resembling gastrointestinal was the restaurant meal and that was about 6 years ago. My DH on the other hand grew up with a mother who thought you could leave chicken sitting out on the counter for hours and he had multiple intestinal bugs while living with his parents. Her food handling was not very good. I actually watched her wipe something off the floor with a dishrag and then proceed to use it on the counter and dishes. YUCK. Since we've been married (35 years), he's not been sick with anything but a cold.

The problem is usually tracing back to what meal actually made someone sick. The reason I know it was the restaurant meal is that DH and I had eaten every meal at home together for several days before eating out and he didn't get sick. Food poisoning can take up to 3 days or so to appear.

Point is, frozen chicken cooked in a crock pot usually hits a warm enough temperature to keep it safe in a couple of hours at most. Crockpots sold in the US really aren't slow cookers as they have to comply with FDA regulations and cook at a higher temp than in other countries. If you notice, food in crockpots will boil. True slow cookers do not get hot enough to boil anything.

 

[MataHari22]

I've had food poisoning twice in my life and both times it was from food prepared by others. One case was lumpia made by a family in our church and sold at a Bazaar. It was apparently frozen, thawed and refrozen without our knowledge. I was only sick one day. My sisters and parents were sick for three days. The second case was from a restaurant and I was sick for several days that time. I pretty much never get sick and the last time I had anything remotely resembling gastrointestinal was the restaurant meal and that was about 6 years ago. My DH on the other hand grew up with a mother who thought you could leave chicken sitting out on the counter for hours and he had multiple intestinal bugs while living with his parents. Her food handling was not very good. I actually watched her wipe something off the floor with a dishrag and then proceed to use it on the counter and dishes. YUCK. Since we've been married (35 years), he's not been sick with anything but a cold.

The problem is usually tracing back to what meal actually made someone sick. The reason I know it was the restaurant meal is that DH and I had eaten every meal at home together for several days before eating out and he didn't get sick. Food poisoning can take up to 3 days or so to appear.

Point is, frozen chicken cooked in a crock pot usually hits a warm enough temperature to keep it safe in a couple of hours at most. Crockpots sold in the US really aren't slow cookers as they have to comply with FDA regulations and cook at a higher temp than in other countries. If you notice, food in crockpots will boil. True slow cookers do not get hot enough to boil anything.

Ugh, I've had food poisoning, and it's horrible. It was definitely from the restaurant my ex husband and I ate at, just awful. My father drives me insane. I cannot even be in the same kitchen cooking as him, I want to kill him. As I said up thread, I'm food safety certified, plus I have all kinds of food hang ups. (I don't really like other people touching my food.) My dad does things like:

Puts steak back into the original dish he had it marinating in while raw, after it's cooked.
Thaws stuff out on the counter.
Refreezes stuff.
Touches raw meat and then touches everything else before washing his hands.
Leaves leftovers out longer than 2-3 hours.....


I'm sure there are more if I thought about it. I have repeatedly told him not to do those things. I often had stomach issues as a kid. I'm probably lucky he didn't kill me. Especially given my health history and immune system. He is a really good cook, but sometimes, I do not know what the heck he is thinking. I cannot tell you how many times he has made me leave his kitchen because I'm pointing out issues.