Can chicken still be eaten safely if it's gone from frozen to warm to hot in a crock pot with water?
Here's the locale: I put some frozen-solid chicken breasts (boneless) in the crock pot with some consomm and a lot of water and spices. I did this at 12 noon, and accidentally set the crock pot to 'warm', not hot.
I realized my misread 4 hours later, at 4:00, and changed the setting to HOT. So the chicken was frozen at 12, and sat for 12-4 on only the Heated setting. From 4 - 8, it's been on HOT.
I'm curious if this chicken will be safe to eat, or if that's a blooper?
I'm thinking about letting this run until 10-11 tonight on HOT, so that it would have been initially on move from 12-4 then on HOT for 6-7 hours total. Will this be enough to kill off any bacteria and make good the chicken safe?
I'm thinking yes, but I'd like to know others thoughts on this. Thanks!
Yes, it wll be OK. You should keep the hot grub over 140F to prevent bacterial growth; cold at below 40F. I allow a crock pot on "warm" would exceed 140F. And I've inured to the setting many times with frozen chicken. 6-7 hours on HOT should execute ANYTHING! Don't worry, when it's done, put it in the refrigerator immediately. God Bless.

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