Questions tagged [crockpot]
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Is it safe to prepare a crock pot recipe the night before?
I'm looking at slow cooking a beef stew on a workday. The stew includes raw beef.
Recipe: http://m.allrecipes.com/recipe/14685/slow-cooker-beef-stew-i/
Is it safe to combine the ingredients the ...
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How long to slow-cook a small corned beef?
In honor of the day I want to cook corned-beef in our slow-cooker. I've read several recipes that say to cook a 3-4 pound brisket for 9-10 hours. However, the corned-beef I bought is only 2 pounds.
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Why does crockpot caramelized onions usually work, but occasionally get weird chemical smells?
I've been making Crock-Pot caramelized onions for years, to freeze it in smaller chunks for later use. Three times out of four, the onions caramelize down in the Crock-Pot beautifully.
But about one ...
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Is it bad to leave the crock pot on "warm" (not low) all day?
I just bought all the ingredients to make a soup in the crock pot. I was planning on having it cook all day, but I just realized the recipe only calls for it to cook on low for 3-4 hours. If I cook it ...
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Should I brown meat for stew?
I always look through the comments on recipes I find online that I want to try. The comments are usually helpful and give great tips on how to make the dish even better!
I recently found a great ...
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3 lb pork butt roast, started in crockpot on warm instead of low. For 4.5 hours
I placed a 2.89 lb pork butt in crock pot, on warm accidentally instead of low, left to cook for 4.5 hours before I realized it. Internal temp was 122.6 when discovered. Think it's safe to continue ...
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The recipe says to cook in a slow cooker on medium setting for 5 hours (dry pasta cooking in last hour), but I only have low or high [duplicate]
I want to make a recipe that says to cook on medium setting for 5 hours, with the addition of dry pasta and cheese at the start of the last hour. The recipe says to cook the ground beef before adding ...
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Slow cooker ok on high?
I am cooking a tator tot casserole and it has raw cut up chkn breast and frozen broccoli and frozen tataor tots . Can I cook it on high and my slow cooker as opposed to low to accommodate timer ...
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Beef and veggies in crock pot turn out hard and tough
I have a Hamilton Beach 6 qt Set 'N Forget Programmable slow cooker, and I keep having the same problem-- when I try to make beef stew, the beef comes out almost inedibly tough, and the veggies don't ...
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Should I cook my pot roast on high or low?
My pot roast recipe says to cook on high for 6-8 hours or low for 3-4 hours. However, the instructions for my new Crockpot say that the low setting is just for warming, and should never be used for ...
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Can I use maraschino cherrys in a dump cake when it calls for cherry pie filling?
Can the cherry pie filling be replaced with maraschino cherries in a Crock-Pot cherry pineapple dump cake n is there any thing different with the directions if I use the maraschino cherries?
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Can you start a recipe on low and finish on high in a slow cooker?
Thanks to a sick toddler I wasn't able start my country style boneless beef ribs early this morning. The recipe calls for 8-12 on low or 4-6 on high. I've always been taught ribs should be low and ...
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When to start the timer on crock pot chicken confit
The recipes I have read call for 3 hours on Low temp, then 1.5 - 2 hours on High.
Do I start the timer as soon as I turn on the crockpot, or let the crockpot come up to temp before starting the timer?
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Rival Crock-Pot temp settings
My old Rival Crock-Pot (4.5 qt?) has only OFF, LOW, and HIGH temp settings.
I'm making crock-pot chicken confit with hindquarters. The recipe directs me to set it on the LOW setting for 3 hours, then ...
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Can crockpot chicken be made with wet ranch dressing, instead of dry?
I am trying to make a recipe like this one, Crock Pot Creamy Ranch Chicken, but I do not have dry ranch dressing. Will it still work if I use ranch dressing from a bottle instead? Would I need to ...
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Rescuing a tough brisket roast
I let brine overnight a 450 g piece of point cut beef breast. Then I dry rubbed it with spices and put in my small crock pot with 150 ml of Guinness, a couple of carrots and baby potatoes on LOW for ...
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Why does meat in the crockpot always end up dry?
Just cooked some chicken breasts today. All day in the crockpot and when done the meat was horribly dry. I put chopped onions, carrots, spices, and coconut milk and 1/2 cup water and 4 chicken ...
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How do you keep corned beef from falling apart in the crockpot?
I cooked 3.5 pounds of corned beef in the crock pot last week with the intentions of making reubens. Taste wise the dish was great, but the corned beef fell apart and I did not get those pretty deli ...
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Help with the temp on my crock pot
My Rival Crock Pot doesn't have a high / low (word wise) setting, it only shows me one line or two. I've misplaced my manual and can't for the life of me remember which is high and which is low......
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Bear in a crock pot
My brother-in-law gave me a big hunk of bear meat. It's approximately 5 lbs in a cone-like shape, so a good hunk of meat.
I'm curious to use a crock pot on it: some onions, potatoes, and maybe a ...
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Can a sous-vide circulator fully replace a crockpot?
The idea is, to put a regular pot in a larger pot full of water and heat the larger pot with a sous-vide stick.
Would this accurately simulate a crockpot?
The only downside I can see, is that ...
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Crock pot lid askew
I've got pork ribs in the crockpot and after 4 hours I noticed the lid was slighly askew - not much, but not completely seated. I'm going to cook it a little longer, but is it safe?
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How to prepare soup for an office potluck?
My office does a weekly "Soup Group", where each week there is a team of four people assigned to bringing in dishes for a potluck-style lunch hour. I have the intention of bringing a kimchi-tofu stew ...
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Will a crockpot brown ground meat?
For chili con carne, can you brown the ground beef, onions, peppers, etc in a crockpot (without the lid on) and then add the other ingredients to finish by slow cooking?
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Turkey chili from raw in a slow cooker accidentally for 10 hours on warm [duplicate]
Just woke up and realized the turkey chili (2 cans kidney beans, 1 can black beans, 2 cans diced tomatoes, 1 lb turkey ground) had been cooking from raw on warm for 10 hours.
I'm a bit desolate ...
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Ham and beans in a Crock-Pot [duplicate]
I boil my navy beans first and I put in a Crock-Pot with ham that I had Frozen it's already been cooked they have been cooking for about 4 hours on low my question is can I shut the crockpot off for ...
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Dry chicken breast in slow cooker
I like to use the slow cooker during the week. I usually leave at about 6am, and don't sit down and eat until around 6pm. I have a crock pot with a timer mechanism that automatically turns to warm ...
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Ground turkey raw in crockpot
I forgot to cook turkey first. How long should I cook ground turkey on high in crockpot? It’s one pound of ground turkey already defrosted in spaghetti sauce. It’s already in it. It’s the original ...
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I am cooking beef stew in the crockpot and accidentally put a little flour in the beginning not end
I am cooking a beef stew in the crockpot and instead of adding a little flour at the end I accidentally added it at the beginning. What do I do to fix this? Will it mess the stew up? There was extra ...
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Is it possible to do sous vide cooking in a crock pot?
I'd never heard of sous vide before coming to this site, but all the posts about it here have made me want to try it. I've seen the beer cooler method, which I also want to try, but, for a smaller ...
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How would I quickly defrost chicken if it's going to be cooked in a crock pot?
I've read that it is O.K. to defrost chicken via the microwave or in a sink of cold water, but only if you're planning to cook the chicken right away. (How to quickly and safely defrost chicken?)
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No water in the Crock pot
I have beans cooking in the crock pot and I'm at work. Just realized there is no water. I forgot the water!! What should I expect to come home to?
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Storing a bear roast after cooking in a crockpot
How do you store a bear roast after cooking it in a crockpot until you're ready to eat it?
It was done at 8:30am and I plan to eat it around 6:00pm. It was cooked in beef broth.
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Pork loin in slow cooker
What temperature should a pork loin be when cooked in a slow cooker or how long should it cook?
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Multi cooker - with pressure cooker versus without
I crock a lot. My small pot is getting old and it feels like the controller switch is getting weak. My large crock has a crack but it does not leak (yet).
With the new programmable can start in the ...
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HELP! My Crock-Pot lid was Slightly askew while cooking my roast!
I started my pot roast on low at 6:30a... I just realized the lid was askew, just a bit. I have cranked it up to high...with it be done by 6:30p It is not a big roast...maybe 2-3 lbs.
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slow cooker / crock pot temperature confusion (everything boils)
On a whole I'd like someone to explain how slow cooker / crock pot recipes are
supposed to work?
I mean they tell you to cook xxx all day on high, or yyy for 6 hours on high
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Do I put the pot roast above or below the vegetables in my crock pot?
When cooking a pot roast in a crock pot, do I put the meat above or below the vegetables? And does cooking it on hi or low have effect on this?
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Crock pot turned to warm for 45mins- 1hr
I put beef in my crock pot with cream of mushroom soup and an onion soup packet around 1pm. I set it on high for 2hrs and meant to turn it to low. At 3:47 I realized I forgot to turn the setting to ...
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New crockpot cook times rule?
Apparently many people really do not like the "newer" and "hotter" crock pots. With the temperature being hotter, many people are reporting their food being burnt.
Thing is because most of the ...
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Does a stovetop warming element obviate the need for a slow cooker?
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I am not convinced that wasting all the energy needed to heat an oven is necessary for replacing a slow cooker. A well-designed (thick bottom, continuing to heavy walls) pot on the stove ...
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How can I smoke something without a smoker
I am looking to smoke some meat for my chili, but the problem is, I have no smoker. I understand there are products like liquid smoke, however, this didn't create the taste I wanted or really much of ...
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I need to keep blacks beans and rice warm.
In about an hour I need to leave with a pot of black beans and rice. I don't have a crock pot, but I do have a cast iron pot with lid. To keep it all warm can I put it in an iron pot, and put it in ...
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Will my food continue to cook on the warm setting?
I want to start a meal in my crock pot and the recipe only calls for about 4 hours of cooking. However, no one will be home for another 3 hours to turn it off, but it will shut down and go to the warm ...
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Left crockpot unplugged for about an hour [duplicate]
I'm making chicken chili. Or trying to... This morning I turned on my crockpot to high for about 40 minutes. I then drove to work and replugged it, about an hour after unplugging it. After cooking it ...
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Add spices/herbs early or late to a chili or stew in a crockpot slow-cooker?
Should spices and herbs be added early to a chili/stew in a crockpot slow-cooker to maximize their flavors? Or do the spices/herbs cook-out over a long time, effectively disappearing, and should ...
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How long do meatballs in sauce need to be heated in a crock pot?
I'm participating in a pot luck lunch this week. I'm bringing fully cooked meatballs, served in pasta sauce. My plan is to make the meatballs (around 30 - 40) the night before, cook them fully in ...
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What is the difference between roasting, baking, and broasting?
For example, when making a turkey for Thanksgiving, I generally place it in the oven (covered in foil or a turkey bag), and cook it for many hours at the recommended heat setting.
I can crock-pot a "...
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How to prevent the crockpot burning my soups
I love making soups in my crockpot. SO, I make it, starting with the crock on High. After about an hour, I drop it to low (middle setting), and let it cook. (I always cook my meats outside the crock, ...
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Can a slow cooker meatloaf get a browned crust?
So my wife cooks a few times a year. She saw a recipe in one of her online magazines for Carla Hall's (Top Chef) meatloaf.
The picture in her magazine clearly shows the meatloaf has a very brown ...
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