Can I put a WHOLE frozen chicken in the crockpot?

Question

(Of course, I would take out the gizzards and stuff)

Answer 1

NO
the chicken will not get to a high enough temp to kill any bacteria.

http://www.extension.umn.edu/distribution/nutrition/M1182.html
# Thaw frozen meat, poultry, and other ingredients in the refrigerator before adding to the slow cooker.
# Do not use the slow cooker to cook large pieces of food like a whole chicken or roast because the food will remain in the bacterial “danger zone” too long. Cut meat, poultry and vegetables into medium to small uniform pieces to ensure rapid heat transfer.

http://home.howstuffworks.com/how-to-cook-and-cut-meat-cooking1.htm
* Always defrost meat and poultry before placing them into the slow cooker. Placing frozen meat or poultry would keep the temperature inside the cooker in the danger zone (40°F to 140°F) for too long and promote the growth of bacteria.
What is the danger zone?
The food safety danger zone is the temperature range between 40°F and 140°F. These temperatures are prime for the growth of bacteria that can bring on food-borne illnesses.
Bacteria exist in harmless quantities everywhere and in every food. Keeping food chilled or heating it quickly to above 140°F keep bacteria from multiplying and becoming a problem.
* Cut up larger beef roasts so that they easily fit in the slow cooker. Never cook a whole chicken in a slow cooker; always cut it into pieces. A whole chicken may heat up too slowly in a slow cooker and allow growth of harmful bacteria.

Answer 2

Fist of all even if its frozen you would still want to wash your chicken for health reasons. Its nice that you clean the gizzard and stuff out. The reason for the thawing is like anything the pores of the meat excepts more of your seasoning and that what we look for in our food is flavor, but to answer your question yes you can but remember Flavor equals a romantic evening or alot of leftovers (smile)

Answer 3

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I am not sure about the chicken, but for turkeys, you know, the center takes a LONG time to defrost.

Answer 4

No, it will cook too much on the out side and be raw in the middle. Defrost it in the microwaze and then put it in the crockpot.

Answer 5

you might want to set it out for a little bit. But it all depends on the size of your crockpot

Answer 6

Yes you can and it will cook up and come out nice and juicy as long as you cook it over a slow time and have plenty of water in there, I am sure you know that! Later if you want to add any vegetables you can do that as well.

Answer 7

i was about to say that! yes, its fine but be prepared for certain parts to cook more quickly than others. you may want to at least halve the chicken so its not over/under done in certain places.

Answer 8

Yes, you can.

Although I have no idea how you will remove a bag of frozen guts from a frozen chicken.....

Answer 9

I start all kinds of frozen meat and poultry out in the crock pot with no negative results.

Answer 10

I would thaw it out first. I think you can but I have only tried it after it was thawed.