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"Dennis G." wrote:
>
> (sara hurt) wrote:
>
> >I bought my first crock pot this weekend. The instruction manual
> >claims that "it's virtually impossible to overcook anything" in the
> >crock pot. I'm a little dubious. I'd like to try a recipe while at
> >work tomorrow (for pork chops) and it calls for cooking on low 6-8
> >hours. However, with my hours, I'll be gone more like 10 1/2 to 11
> >hours. Will it overcook, or is the 6-8 hours the minimum time it
> >takes to be fully cooked and it's fine if you cook it longer?
> >Thanks!
>
> You could put a timer between the crock pot cord and the electrical outlet to
> start the cooking later by 3 hours.
>
> Dennis

Not to be a little safety freak, but would you really want pork chops
sitting around at room temp all that time? I wouldn't. I guess maybe
if the liquid was replaced by ice cubes, but ... really.

nancy