It s not a food smell.
Crock pot ceramic oven safe.
Generally a crock pot is made of ceramic and surrounded with a metal casing which houses the controls and has a heating element on the inside bottom part.
The glazed earthenware crock that usually comes in a slow cooker the first real brand of slow cooker was crock pot and the name has stuck for some people was fired in a kiln so it s fine with most heat.
The black ceramic looking pot smells i mean really stinks.
I washed it again the smell went away and i didn t use it but put it away again.
Once the crock is heated the temperature change initiated by the frozen meat can cause it to crack.
However not all ceramic dishes are created equal or able to take on extreme temperatures.
Refer to chart below.
I used my slow cooker s 5 5 qt ceramic pot in the oven recently when i found i had no other bakeware in the size for the dish i was preparing.
You cooked something that started out frozen.
Within 2 days it stunk again.
Why the crock cracked.
To ensure your food is cooked safely the contents of the slow cooker all need to reach 140 f within two hours of operation.
I tried an experiment.
For example crock pot the brand name that inspired a host of similar ceramic slow cookers now generically known as crockpots tells callers in an automated message that it uses no lead additive.
I only use my crock pot brand slow cooker once in a while.
It was a life saver and worked perfectly.
Do not use removable stoneware on gas or electric burner or under broiler.
If you own another slow cooker brand please refer to your owner s manual for specific crockery cooking medium tolerances.
Always thaw poultry or meat before you add it to the crock pot.
You might also wonder is my slow cooker pot oven safe.
Yes if it is a traditional type.
Many people may think that any type of ceramic bowl can be placed in a hot oven.
The newer slow cookers on the market do this fairly reliably because the sides and the bottom both have heating elements.
Removable stoneware is ovenproof and microwave safe.
All crock pot slow cooker removable crockery inserts without lid may be used safely in the microwave and the oven set up to 400 f.
Manufacturers recommend against puttin.
For most crock pots the ceramic inner can go into an oven and withstand temperatures of up to 400 degrees fahrenheit.
However the glaze that is placed onto the ceramic bowl isn t always oven safe.
Ceramic is defined as being made and shaped with clay before hardened by fire.