On Tue, 13 Mar 2007 12:59:30 -0600, Christine Dabney
> wrote:

>On 13 Mar 2007 11:54:56 -0700, "Sheldon" > wrote:
>
>>On Mar 13, 1:49?pm, "Terry" > wrote:
>>> I never tried it. hawing one out first kind of seems pointless.
>>> Bad idea?
>>
>>Not smart... what if it's a large roast and takes two days to
>>defrost... and you don't even say what kind of roast, what if it's a
>>turkey breast. Try it, let us know if you live. I think with a slow
>>cooker is the very worst way to defrost meat, or anything.
>>
>>Sheldon
>
>I agree with this. Plus, while it is defrosting in the crockpot, it
>is spending much too long a time in the danger zone, where tons of bad
>microbes can grow. It needs to get up past the danger zone fast, so
>that any dangerous microbes are killed off.
>
>I personally wouldn't risk it.
>
Ok I will be safe and not sorry.

Thanks all