Yeah, when I first started really learning to cook a couple years back, I would follow all the directions to a T but would still have things that tasted burned or were dried out, and then I heard about the hotter new crocks. They say you can actually put the stuff in a bowl and put it in the crockpot or elevate it on a dish or something like that. The idea is to keep the food up off of the heating element more. I think they suggested this for things like cooking oatmeal in the slow cooker, but I'm not sure if this would work for other foods. I wonder how it would be to use one of those electronic timer things? You know, the ones where you plug the device into essentially a timer, and it would turn the crockpot off or on at certain times? I know that's a pain, but I'm not sure what else to do other than just babysitting it.
On Jan 11, 2010, at 11:09 PM, Jennifer Chambers wrote: > Melinda Lee, who has a cooking show on KNX radio, a local news station > in Los Angeles, has said the same thing about the newer slow cookers. > The cookers will now bring things to a low boil and boil away liquid > more quickly. I can no longer go to work and leave something in the > Crockpot all day. When I return home ten to twelve hours later, it is > ruined. I believe--but I am not certain--that Melinda Lee said the > food would be done in five to seven hours, instead of the ten to > twelve hours we were used to with the old slow cookers. I've not been > able to get the timing right. It's maddening! > Jennifer > > On 1/10/10, Judy Hansen <[email protected]> wrote: >> I've had my crock pot for years, but have never had any trouble with it. >> Think it's a Rival. Would love to get a smaller one, though, as I cook just >> for me nowadays, and I have too little counter space. But when I do decide >> to get it out, I just have to move things around a bit to make room for it. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Charlotte >> Sent: Sunday, January 10, 2010 4:43 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [CnD] I love my crock pot but,I want to throw it through >> something hard. >> >> Hi, >> >> I understand that the newer crockpots cook hotter and more quickly than the >> older ones did. You might want to check your food a little sooner to see >> how done it is. Yes, I have had similar problems. It can be very >> frustrating. >> >> Charlotte >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "From the Desk of Mr. Malcolm" <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Sunday, January 10, 2010 2:53 AM >> Subject: [CnD] I love my crock pot but,I want to throw it through something >> hard. >> >> >> Hi gang, >> >> A few nights ago, we held a potluck get together. I prepared a batch of >> Crockpot chicken wings that Jan Bailey gave a recipe for. The wings tasted >> wonderful and got lots of rave reviews. The problem however, reared it's >> ugly head when I was trying to dish up the wings. The meat dropped off the >> bones, and we all know how small chicken wing bones are. Then the bones had >> the audacity to break apart in what I now call, Crockpot chicken wing soup. >> I don't know if I'm over cooking, or what, but this always happens to me. >> With little chicken wings, or with full sized birds, the meat does not want >> to stay on the bone. Has anyone had a successful time with chicken in the >> Crockpot? If so, please email me off list with your tips, or if this topic >> isn't off topic too much, send them to the list. >> >> Mal >> _______________________________________________ >> Cookinginthedark mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Cookinginthedark mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Cookinginthedark mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark >> > _______________________________________________ > Cookinginthedark mailing list > [email protected] > http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list [email protected] http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
