The dish on the inside of the crock pot is normally oven safe when it is removed from the electrical part of the crock pot. Obviously the electrical unit itself is not. If the dish is not removable then the answer is no.
You can replace the crock pot beef stew by remaking the dish. The Crock Pot website has replacement parts for their crock pots. Go to the site put in the serial number and find the product you need and place an order.
I was going to use mine too. Mine a Rival, has a stoneware insert. It says it can go in the oven, but does not mention temps. The lid can not go in, but I thought I could use heavy foil. I think I'll check their site first for temp info. I found this on the crock pot website. It says that all Crock-Pot slow cooker removable crockery may be used safely in the oven with temperatures up to 400°F without the lid.
If you go to allrecipes.com, you can search for "crock pot" on their site. This will bring up a large list of recipes to choose from, which can be cooked in crock pot. The recipes are also rated, so this can help you determine how good they are.
go to http://www.food.com/recipes/chicken-breasts-crock-pot this website contains a variety of chicken crock pot recipes all which can be made with easy to find ingredients.
There are a number of fantastic options if one is wanting to find easy and healthy crock pot recipes. A variety of recipes can be found on sites such as Eating Well, Fitness Magazine or Greatist.
I would not advise it. This is where you need a thermometer. The temperature of the roast should not go below 135°F - unless it is being served or heading to the fridge. 'Warm' on a crock pot might go below that which could permit pathogens to grow. The thermostat on crock pots is uncertain. I have one pot that boils on 'warm' and another that doesn't. I have had a crock pot cooking overnight, but never on 'warm'.
No. The crock is designed for long term low temperature cooking. At best it could break, at worst, explode.
No longer than 2 hours...after 2 hours bacteria can set in.
I was going to use mine too. Mine a Rival, has a stoneware insert. It says it can go in the oven, but does not mention temps. The lid can not go in, but I thought I could use heavy foil. I think I'll check their site first for temp info. I found this on the crock pot website. It says that all Crock-Pot slow cooker removable crockery may be used safely in the oven with temperatures up to 400°F without the lid.
no
Only if they are designed for cooking in; most garden pots (such as terracotta) are not ovenproof. Crock pots generally are ovenproof, but it's best to check the label.