Even less expensive cuts of meat can come out moist and tender when cooked properly. You can save time by cooking the roast right out of the freezer.
Editor's Note Some answers below recommend using a slow cooker with a frozen roast. This is not a safe practice as the meat comes up to temperature too slowly to avoid bacterial growth. The roast will be fully cooked but may make your family ill.
Here is a link from the USDA with more safety information:
Cook Slow to Save Time: Four Important Slow Cooker Food Safety Tips
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To make a tender roast put it into your oven frozen, yes frozen.
Place it into your cooking container garnish it with veggies, seasonings or what ever you like, pour in a can of beef stock (can use chicken stock too) and 1-2 cups of water (if the pot will hold it). Cover it and put in the oven on low (I put it on at 250 degrees F).
I used your recipe for cooking a frozen roast, and I cannot believe how good it was. I have been married for 20+ years and I have never had a roast that was so tender and flavorful.
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When using your recipe for a frozen roast does it come out well or medium?
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Editor's Note Some answers below recommend using a slow cooker with a frozen roast. This is not a safe practice as the meat comes up to temperature too slowly to avoid bacterial growth. The roast will be fully cooked but may make your family ill.
Here is a link from the USDA with more safety information:
Cook Slow to Save Time: Four Important Slow Cooker Food Safety Tips
Most roast recipes come out medium.
Too many factors to be able to tell you for sure. Are you roasting in the oven or a slow cooker. Oven it will probable come out well done all depends on oven temperature and how long you leave it in.
It depends on the method of your cooking and how long you do it :)
If you want to cook it frozen, I'd cook it in a slow cooker on low for around 6 to 8 hours. You can always check this during the cooking process and remove it when you have the results you want.
When I've cooked roast in the oven or slow cooker, and even my Instant Pot, there has never been any pink in the meat, when I've followed the regular directions. The roast turns out soft and juicy each time. Hope that helps :)
Ive read that using a slow cooker with frozen meat can cause bacterial growth in the meat. Has that changed?
I have a pressure cooker at home that cooked a frozen roast as well.
The thing about a slow cooker like a crock pot is you don't get any kind of searing or "crust" on your roast. That is where a lot of the flavor comes from.
It doesn't come out as tender cooking it in the slow cooker as it fits from the oven. Not sure why, I've done it both ways and the oven is MUCH better
One should never cook a frozen roast in a slow cooker for food safety reasons, It is simply below temp way too long.
How large is the frozen roast that can be cooked for four hours?
According to this article, a 4 pound roast takes 2 hours. An 8 pound roast would take 4 hours.
basically the formula is for every 2 lbs of roast cook for 1 hour at standard baking time (IE 425 in case of meat)
I believe there are too many variables to give you a very accurate answer.
Can I cook a 3-4 lb. frozen Chuck Roast in the oven ,in a bag . ..... slowly like ?6?
hours at ?...200° ??? Thanx
Dont cook at 200 youll burn it
I think that was at 425 not 300 but I could be mistaken
Most temperatures are in F 200F is low, 200C is high - almost 400F
If you cook the roast covers at 200 it WILL NOT burn it slowly brings the meat to at most 200° Wich is higher than it needs to be but is ok the roast beads to be at least 145° to be done I've done this multiple times and even left it cooking longer than needed the roast came out fork tender and juicy every time
