Help Quick Crock Pot Question

[KimE]

OK, so I am planning the Guiness cropck pot corned beef for today and I get everything ready to go and rech for my crockpot and it is gone :eek:

My wonderful DH has taken some lofetover beans from Friday night potluck in the crodkpot to the neightobrs to eat yesterday (they were having a work party). Anyway, I have left a msg on their recorder and I amsure they will be home in a couple of hours.
Here is my dilema, I need to start his now if we are going to eat it today. I am thinking I can start it in the oven, then xfer it to the crock pot but what should I start it at im the over?? I was thinking at out 275,???

And what if they don't get home :o can I continue to cook it in the oven??
Thanks
Kim

[sneezles]

You will probably have to increase the liquids to finish in the oven...by about a third I think.

[momqat]

I have a crock pot book that lists the cooking temps at various times -- it might be helpful in that the final temp might be what you want the oven at, but I don't know how you'd gauge the time...

Temperature and Time

Time Low High
1/2 hour 108º 150º
3/4 hour 124º 168º
1 hour 135º 183º
1 ½ hours 154º 250º
2 hours 168º 300º
2 ½ hours 183º 315º
3 hours 200º 319º
3 ½ hours 208º 330º
4 hours 212º 333º
5 hours 212º 333º
6 hours 212º 335º
7 hours 212º 340º
8 hours 212º 340º

Don't cook food covered with liquid on High once the temperature hits 212º or it will be boiled.