in a roasting pan covered in aluminum foil. It came out very good. I personally would have taken it out 15 minutes earlier or so but the wife prefers well done.

I do love a nice pot roast but have always been a little kitchen-challenged, lol.

I make my pot roast in the crock pot and it always turns out perfect

I really have to get one.

Agreed.....but when you only have 3 hours instead of 8.::wink::

LOL - that's why I usually only use the crock pot on weeknights. That way, dinner is ready when I get home from work.

Never concerned the crock pot will malfunction, causing a fire? You take any precautions as far as where you put it or anything?

I never thought about it until a buddy told me he saw one of his sparking. But I don't recall if we had time to get into it as far as if it was old, used or whatever. I'm sure 99% of them are designed to be extremely safe and do what they're designed to do. And if they're treated well there's about zero chance of malfunction.

I think some folks were just raised to be hyper concerned about shutting any electrical item off when leaving the house alone, like double checking coffee makers and stuff. I mostly confined crock potting to weekends because of that. Although I may have done a weekday once.

How many of you are willing to leave a crock pot on 8 hours while the house is empty?

I’ve done it many times. But now that you’ve put that thought in my head....

I read a little more about it.

Crock-Pot the brand/company says you can leave it unattended, but read the instructions, on any crockpot you have. General rules for leaving unattended are: Keep in on a flat hard non flammable surface. Only leave on low setting. Make sure sufficient water, and lid on. Keep it a fair distance from the wall and any overhang. Make sure cord is not touching crockpot. Inspect the cord for fraying, and the crockpot for defect, scorching, leaking, etc. And a fire chief from the NY FD says don't do it, cause there's no guarantees, a fair thing to say. = )

I dont have one but i dont think leaving it on all day in an empty house would bother me. Having said that, i always worried about whether or not it was safe to prepare food that way. If there was any bacteria that wasnt being killed off at such low heat or multiplying etc. I know they are used world-wide, day in/day out without any kind of issue.