I’ve got this frozen block of homemade butternut squash soup that was gifted to me by a friend for Thanksgiving. Can I just chuck this in my crockpot until it’s all nice and soup-temperatured? lol. I assumed it would be fine, but upon googling, it seems like it might actually not be fine…?
So, what do you guys think? Is it safe to do that ?
by i-am-your-god-now
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Just to add, I’m relatively new to using a crockpot and have only cooked Swedish meatballs and pulled pork in it so far. So, forgive me if this is a stupid question. 😅
For only 2 cups of soup, I’d rather just heat it in a saucepan.
Why not microwave?
Unfortunately it’s not a great idea as the slow cooker heats too slowly. While part of your soup would still be frozen, the melted parts would sit in the danger zone of unsafe temperatures. You can thaw it first and that should help, but that’s also a very small amount of soup for a standard slow cooker. I’d recommend a microwave or stovetop and a little added water to reheat this.
Frozen stuff doesn’t work for time/temp control. Use a stock pot on the stove top. It will be much quicker too!
A slow cooker is for cooking, not reheating. Not considered safe for reheating and also probably won’t give a great result anyway. Just pop it in a saucepan with a lid on the hob, it’ll probably take a few minutes, just don’t put it on the highest heat, low to mid will be fine.
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I thought those were hash slabs!
Nope has to be a 1000watt microwave and nothing else.
Your friend’s prep\labeling game is on point!
I thought it said soap lol
I freeze soup often, and I prefer to heat it up using the food service method. Boil water, and drop the bag in, once it’s up to a good temp, cut the bag open and pour it right into bowls. Crockpot works for this, but it takes longer, rice cooker works amazing on the steam setting though, takes about 20 minutes from frozen.
Boil water drop bag in clip top to edge, bring back up to temp reduce heat 20min, cut the corner of the bag and pour.
You *can* but theres no reason you *should*
I agree with the general sentiment so far, no need for a slow cooker for this. What vacuum sealer was used on this? I’ve tried a few and can never get it right.
Ask your friend if that’s a boil bag. Some of the plastic bags used in vacuum sealers are boil capable. If so just drop that bag into a pot of boiling water for a bit and you’ll have hot soup in little time and minimal mess.
Air fry or nothing
Yeah but it will take hours