New to the crockpot -is this safe?
I used my crockpot for the first time yesterday, but I did not think it would take as long as it did to cook my food. I was making a beef and broccoli recipe and started it at 4:30 PM. The meat was still not finished by the time it was 10:30 pm and at that point I needed to go to bed. I did not want my crockpot running all night so I turned it off and left the food covered in the pot. Now it’s the morning and I just put the pot back on to finish cooking the food. Do you think the food will be safe to eat in a few hours after it’s been continuously cooking in the hot pot again? The food stayed in the pot, but I did not put it in the fridge because it was so late at night and it was still super super hot. So I just left it out but covered.
Posted May 2, 2026, 2:09 PM UTC