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Docs, wanted to know if i can get sick from food cooking in a slow cooker for a few hours?

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Dr. Stephen Southardanswered

Internal Medicine 17 years experience

Its possilble: To get sick, especially if the food from the slow cooker is undercooked, like with chicken.

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