All I can say here is I hope my oldy but goody holds up! why do they keep
changing things, supposedly for the better of life, and in truth, for the
worst!?
Sandy
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lynn Schneider" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, January 11, 2010 10:26 PM
Subject: Re: [CnD] I love my crock pot but,I want to throw it through
something hard.
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
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