Interesting. Never thought about the difference in strength but that makes sense. They might be heavier because of the type of contents that often goes in a crockpot like soup or chili.
----- Original Message ----- From: Nicole Massey <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Date: Friday, November 1, 2013 8:22 pm Subject: Re: [CnD] Question re the Crock Pot Liners > > > Yes, they're similar, though the crock pot bags are stronger -- I > accidentally used an oven bag in my crock pot recently, as I grabbed the > wrong box, and the bag didn't hold up like the crock pot bags do. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Cookinginthedark [mailto:[email protected]] > > On Behalf Of Vicki > > Sent: Friday, November 01, 2013 8:54 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [CnD] Question re the Crock Pot Liners > > > > I have used those cook-in bags for oven things before like roasts and > > turkeys. I know these are not the same but I believe they are similar > > and I loved using the oven ones. I would probably enjoy the crockpot > > ones as well. > > > > Vicki > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Nicole Massey <[email protected]> > > To: [email protected] > > Date: Friday, November 1, 2013 5:53 pm > > Subject: Re: [CnD] Question re the Crock Pot Liners > > > > > > > > > > > Yes, this works perfectly. I did this with queso for a party earlier > > > this year, and had no problems at all. One of the other advantages > > > about the bag is that you can prepare the contents the night before, > > > grab a twist tie and a bowl as Jude suggests below, and store it > > > overnight in the fridge. Then you can just drop the bag into the > > crock > > > pot the next morning and remove the twist tie, smoothing the bag over > > the edges of the crock, and start cooking. > > > This doesn't have any of the risks that prohibit you from preparing > > > the food in the crock pot and putting the crock in the fridge. > > > Also, I have two of the original crock pots without removable crocks. > > > They're a nightmare to get really clean without the bags and a dream > > > to use with them. > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Cookinginthedark > > > > [mailto:[email protected]] > > > > On Behalf Of Jude DaShiell > > > > Sent: Friday, November 01, 2013 5:38 PM > > > > To: [email protected] > > > > Subject: Re: [CnD] Question re the Crock Pot Liners > > > > > > > > Those bags don't tear or leave any aftertaste. When I use them, I > > > > gather up the top of the bag so it's all closed up and lift the > > > > whole bag out of the crockpot then either put that bag into another > > > > large bowl and put the bowl in the refrigerator after using a twist > > > > tie to close the top of the bag. If I'm going to eat food from the > > > > bag,I just open the bag up and transfer out what I want either into > > > > a smaller bowl or onto a plate. Meatloaf I think I'd wait until > > the > > > > refrigerator had time to get the temperature down then get the loaf > > > > out and microwave a little of it before eating. > > > > > > > > On Fri, 1 Nov 2013, Sandy wrote: > > > > > > > > > I had a sample of a liner once, and gave it to my nextdoor > > neighbor. > > > > I > > > > > was a tad leery about using it, and wondered how it would hold up > > > > with > > > > > the intense heat of the crockpot. And if you did a meatloaf in > > it, > > > > > you'd have to get it out of the bag in order to slice it. Then > > > > > there is all this hoopla talk about not cooking in plastic, so, > > > > > ... I never > > > > have used them! > > > > > I would shudder to think if ya made a beef stew or goulash or mac > > 'n' > > > > > cheese dish in them, and suppose the bag tore or something while > > > > > you attempted to remove it from the crock pot! > > > > > > > > > > Or, perhaps the main thing is keeping the pot clean, and you are > > > > > supposed to dish out the stuff, and not lift it out by its liner! > > > > > No one ever read me the directions! > > > > > I wish I had a rack or pan to remove a meatloaf out of crockpot, > > > > > but would you lift it out of the liner bag and then slice it? > > > > > > > > > > Courage is Fear that has said its prayers. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: Cookinginthedark > > > > > [mailto:[email protected]] > > > > > On Behalf Of Jude DaShiell > > > > > Sent: Friday, November 01, 2013 4:52 PM > > > > > To: [email protected] > > > > > Subject: Re: [CnD] Question re the Crock Pot Liners > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Only sizes I've run into were for 4 quart and 6 quart pots. > > > > > > > > > > On Fri, 1 Nov 2013, Sandy wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Do they come in different sizes for the 3 and five quart pots? > > > > > > > > > > > > Courage is Fear that has said its prayers. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > > From: Cookinginthedark > > > > > > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > > > > Dawnelle > > > > > > Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2013 11:57 PM > > > > > > To: [email protected] > > > > > > Subject: Re: [CnD] meatloaf in crockpot questions > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yes, you can make other meat loaf recipes good in the crockpot; > > > > just > > > > > > be carefull not to use an overabundance of liquid or else leave > > > > > > the top off > > > > > the > > > > > > > > > > > > pot for the last half hour or so. > > > > > > > > > > > > Dawnelle > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > > From: "May and Noah" <[email protected]> > > > > > > To: <[email protected]> > > > > > > Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2013 7:06 AM > > > > > > Subject: [CnD] meatloaf in crockpot questions > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Good day. > > > > > > > > > > > > 1. I'm curious, when making meatloaf in a crockpot do I need to > > > > > > put > > > > > anything > > > > > > > > > > > > in the crockpot like foil or anything? > > > > > > 2. 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