Originally Posted by
Irishrose2
Have any of you ever had a crockpot crack from putting frozen meat in it? My first one did.
If you place the roast on top of carrots or paotatoes or both, it will not touch the bottom as it comes up to heat, and will reduce the chance of hot/cold cracking of the crock. The crock broke because parts of it got hot, and the rest or it stayed cold because it was touching the frozen meat.