CROCK POT: GREAT APPLIANCE OR GREATEST APPLIANCE

Is it possible to fuck up a meal cooked in a crock pot? I think not.

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LOVE THE CROCK POT!!

pulled pork, brisket, chili, beef stew, lamb stew, any kinda stew.

Is it possible to fuck up a meal cooked in a crock pot? I think not.

I did it once, but it's not easy.

i have had a few experimental chili recipes fail. i also had a rump roast fail, but tbh i was kinda asking for it.

crockery cookery: the runaway #1 bestseller!!

i've always wanted one

How to make pulled pork in crockpot plz.

Is it possible to fuck up a meal cooked in a crock pot? I think not.

i'd like to see what lj could do w/ a crock pot.

absolutely love the crock pot. i just got some collard greens in my faux-CSA box and i'm gonna slow-cook them with some blanched bacon.

you can make lasagna in your crock pot. just don't cook the noodles first. swear to The God this works.

I've accidentally liquefied beef stew by leaving it in too long.

And you know what? It was still delicious.

I got one earlier this year, and it is GREAT! Perfect for stews/tagines/braises, doesn't heat up the entire apartment.

how much are these?
going on the list.

about to sample a veggie curry from one of these.

Everything I make seems a bit samey. its delicious but samey.

that's probably the herb & stuff I'm using.

You can get one for $20-30. IMO that is a pretty damn good investment.

If you are EXTRA lazy they even sell frozen crockpot meals in the frozen foods section of the grocery. Open bag, put in crockpot, go to work, come home, eat.

that IS a good investment!

do people get nervous leaving them on all day? like i know sometimes ppl would put it on, go to work, and then come home to yum, but is it really safe?

I inherited mine, it has a removable pot that you can throw in the dishwasher when you're done. If that costs extra, DO IT.

i should probably use mine one of these days, it just makes ~sense given my schedule

mine is currently in storage but i should take it out of storage asap. i leave it on all day when i'm at work, or all night while i sleep, and have never had a fire. worst that happens is your shit dries out.

not sure i will ever own one because i never cook meat but i heard you can make yogurt in them! less stirring and watching than stovetop. so maybe i will someday.

don't have a dishwasher! it's also on my list!
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you can make all kinds of vegetable stews in a crock pot harbl.

yeah but i can use the stove.... wait i don't even really understand crockpots. why are they better than normal cooking? my parents have one but they have everything.

tehresa it's just as safe as staring at the damned thing for nine hours. I mean, I imagine they design it so it won't stroy a house. :D

I was wary to get one bcz I had WAY too many slimy-skinned chicken thighs in gloppy rice & cream of mushroom soup Sunday crock pot dinners as a kid, but then I discovered it also cooked meals that weren't unilaterally beige.

i really want a tagine

yeah i remember lots of childhood church picnic velveeta/ground beef/salsa crockpot dip things that were like this weird plastic salty slime but then later in life my mom finally gave into the south and got one and made tasty things.

a kid i know lived in texas for a while and learned to make frito pie and would do so in a crock pot. this gave me a low opinion of crockpots and texas.

I love mine and am trying to make a point of using it more this fall.

I like it because it's the easiest way to get tasty vegetables. I'm trying to eat more of them, and I'm pretty burned out on steamed broccoli with lemon juice.

Apparently you can even bake cakes in them!

Fields of Salmon (from circa 1970s instruction manual):

Down South Barbecue
2 Onions, sliced + 1 Large Onion, chopped
4-5 pound pork roast, or fresh picnic ham
5-6 cloves
2 cups water

Put 1 sliced onion in bottom of CROCK-POT then add meat and other ingredients with second onion on top. Cover and cook overnight or 8 to 12 hours on Low.

Remove bone and fat from meat. Put meat back in CROCK-POT. Add chopped onion and barbecue sauce. Cover and cook additional 3 to 5 hours on High or 8 to 12 hours on Low, stirring tow or three times. Serve from CROCK-POT on large buns.

A terrible recipe from the same cookbook:

Beef and Egg Casserole
2 cups uncooked elbow macaroni
2 10-ounce cans cream of mushroom soup
1 5-ounce jar (or 2 3-ounce packages) sliced dried beef, shredded
1 1/2 cups cubed Cheddar cheese
1 tablespoon butter or margarine
4 hard-cooked eggs, diced
1/2 medium onion, chopped
2 cups evaporated milk

Combine all ingredients in CROCK-POT. Stir thoroughly. Cover and cook on Low 5 to 7 hours. (High: 3 hours).

I made this. Don't make this.

Srsly, pasta in a crock pot for 5 hours? Ewwwgh.

not to mention: 4 hard-cooked eggs, diced

i try to make a point not to use dried, jarred beef in anything tbh.

Apparently you can even bake cakes in them!

I haven't made this but it sounds good:

Pumpkin Tea Bread
1 cup oil
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup brown sugar
4 beaten eggs
1 lb can pumpkin
3 cups sifted flour
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon nutmeg or 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice mix
2 teaspoons soda
2/3 cup chopped walnuts
2/3 cup cut-up dates

Blend oil and two sugars. Stir in beaten eggs, pumpkin. Sift dry ingredients together. Add. Stir in nuts and dates. Pour batter into greased and floured 3-pound coffee can. Place can in CROCK-POT. Cover top of can with 4 to 6 paper towels. Place lid on top. Bake on High for 3 1/2 to 4 1/2 hours. No fair peeking until last hour!

3-pound coffee can < this is kind of a deal breaker though since I always get coffee in bags. I guess I could improvise with a metal or Pyrex bowl or something.

Also that last sentence is from the cookbook and not me trying to get cuetcelsiored.

A coffee can? Why wouldnt you just use a cake tin? How odd.

Coffee cans are the standard vessel for cooking steamed breads in the USA iirc (see Boston Brown Bread for example)

Huh, never knew that :) Cool.

a 3 pound coffee can seems too big to fit in a crock pot!

they probably mean the huge kind--i think my parents' is 7 qts

are they expensive to run? many hours of a thing that produces heat plugged in?