Slow Cooker (Crock Pot) Recipes?

DucksNuts · 07-22-2007, 09:32 PM

I rely on my slow cooker a lot as I am gone from 7.30am - 6pm Monday to Friday and I want to try some new recipes.

Got any favorites that a young family will like?

Weird Harold · 07-22-2007, 09:53 PM

No I don't have any recipes, only questions. My wife and I are shopping for a crockpot/slowcooker. From what I gather Crockpot is a brand name. Mother in law says get a crockpot, not a slowcooker, because a slowcooker is a pot sitting on a hot plate, while a crockpot has the heating elements on the bottom, and the side. Why do the heating element need to be on the side? Doesn't heat rise? So I saw a Crockpot brand in the store the other day, and it said slowcooker right on the package. What's up with that?

DucksNuts · 07-23-2007, 12:57 AM

We dont have crockpots over here....just slow cookers.

A slow cooker usually has a removable ceramic casserole dish that slides into an outer casing with elements on the bottom.

I havent seen them with elements up the sides, but you wouldnt want one with those anyways.

My greatest advice is...DONT get one thats too big for your family! Bigger isnt necessarily better unless you plan to make large quantities and freeze the massive amount of leftovers.

Mine has a low, high and auto settings...which I like. The Auto heats everything up really quickly, then clicks onto low and stays like that until you turn it off.

Aliantha · 07-23-2007, 01:54 AM

I know you could get crockpots over here in the 70's. Aren't they available anymore?

I don't do that sort of cooking much, so I don't have any good recipies.

Hmmmm...what am I doing in this thread?

Urbane Guerrilla · 07-23-2007, 04:23 AM

Crock-Pot (tm) is a brand name of slow-cooker. Rival makes 'em.

The recipe thread has a slow-cooker recipe for Boston baked beans from scratch.

For many years, Mable Hoffman (that's how she spells it) ruled the slow-cooker Earth. Now some competitors are composing their own slowcookbooks.

The array of heating elements probably has to do with trying to make the heat distribution more even, and a bigger array of elements would speed the time the cooker comes to full heat. A ceramic crock liner is an easy thing to wash, but it's a lousy conductor of heat.

piercehawkeye45 · 07-23-2007, 07:22 AM

I'll be able to give you a few recipes in a few days DucksNuts since I have many "country" friends that hunt and they are very good with croc pot cooking. I am bringing one up next year so I don't have to constantly eat dorm food and I've been meaning to ask, thanks for giving me the motivation.

limey · 07-23-2007, 01:05 PM

In order to know what not to suggest, we need to know what you've already been a-cookin' in yours, ducks ...

Cloud · 07-23-2007, 02:03 PM

no favorites really, but I'm working on grouping recipes on my del.icio.us account. Here are my crockpot entries:

http://del.icio.us/Violet.West/recipes:crockpot

jinx · 07-23-2007, 02:10 PM

The removable ceramic crock is key... someone left an old fashioned one with veal scallopini in it after a party at my house once. I was scarred for life by the cleaning process.
I don't use mine very often but I like it - has hi and low settings and hour buttons (2,4,6 and 8 I think) and it switches to warm when the designated hours are up.
I usually just put meat and veggies in it... ex. a bottom round roast with potatoes, onions, carrots... or a couple pork tender loins with sauerkraut... a roaster hen with rosemary and potatoes etc...

LabRat · 07-23-2007, 03:18 PM

Not Your Mother's Slow Cooker Cookbook

Not Your Mother's Slow Cooker Recipes for Two: For the Small Slow Cooker

THE best 2 cookbooks for explaining crock pots, which to buy, crock pot cookery basics (don't use dairy, what will freeze well etc. ), with recipes you'll actually eat.

SteveDallas · 07-23-2007, 03:44 PM

I'll check those out! I have a cookbook I bought a while back, but a distressingly large number of the recipes involved actual cooking. For example, take some chicken parts and brown them, then put them in the crock pot with . . . wait WTF?? If you have to brown the chicken, what's the point in the crock pot? However beef stew always worked well.

Cloud · 07-23-2007, 03:46 PM

because browning improves the flavor and texture.

DucksNuts · 07-23-2007, 06:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by limey

In order to know what not to suggest, we need to know what you've already been a-cookin' in yours, ducks ...

I do chilli con carne, lasagna, meat n vegies (stew type stuff), corned beef, spiced chicken, curried sausages and last nite a Baked Rice Pudding (awesome!!).

SD - I have recipes that require browing, but I dont bother.

Thanks for the links guys, I will check them out

BrianR · 07-23-2007, 07:27 PM

I live out of my little 1.5 qt slow cooker (12 volt!)

I have learned to cook alomst anything from meat to potatoes to soup to mac n cheese (NOT easy!).

I invent my own recipes but you likely do not like hobo food.

Brian

DucksNuts · 07-23-2007, 07:45 PM

I'd give hobo food a go Brian

07-22-2007, 09:32 PM	#1
DucksNuts Bitchy Little Brat Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 5,067	Slow Cooker (Crock Pot) Recipes? I rely on my slow cooker a lot as I am gone from 7.30am - 6pm Monday to Friday and I want to try some new recipes. Got any favorites that a young family will like?

07-22-2007, 09:53 PM	#2
Weird Harold Vice-President of Resentment Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Central Illinois Posts: 199	No I don't have any recipes, only questions. My wife and I are shopping for a crockpot/slowcooker. From what I gather Crockpot is a brand name. Mother in law says get a crockpot, not a slowcooker, because a slowcooker is a pot sitting on a hot plate, while a crockpot has the heating elements on the bottom, and the side. Why do the heating element need to be on the side? Doesn't heat rise? So I saw a Crockpot brand in the store the other day, and it said slowcooker right on the package. What's up with that? __________________ I don't need a whole lottsa money. I don't need a big fine car.

07-23-2007, 01:54 AM	#4
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	I know you could get crockpots over here in the 70's. Aren't they available anymore? I don't do that sort of cooking much, so I don't have any good recipies. Hmmmm...what am I doing in this thread? __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

07-23-2007, 04:23 AM	#5
Urbane Guerrilla Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Southern California Posts: 6,674	Crock-Pot (tm) is a brand name of slow-cooker. Rival makes 'em. The recipe thread has a slow-cooker recipe for Boston baked beans from scratch. For many years, Mable Hoffman (that's how she spells it) ruled the slow-cooker Earth. Now some competitors are composing their own slowcookbooks. The array of heating elements probably has to do with trying to make the heat distribution more even, and a bigger array of elements would speed the time the cooker comes to full heat. A ceramic crock liner is an easy thing to wash, but it's a lousy conductor of heat. __________________ Wanna stop school shootings? End Gun-Free Zones, of course.

07-23-2007, 01:05 PM	#7
limey Encroaching on your decrees Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An island within the south-west coast of Scotland Posts: 7,016	In order to know what not to suggest, we need to know what you've already been a-cookin' in yours, ducks ... __________________ Living it up on the edge ... of civilisation, within the southwest coast of

07-23-2007, 12:57 AM	#3
DucksNuts Bitchy Little Brat Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 5,067	We dont have crockpots over here....just slow cookers. A slow cooker usually has a removable ceramic casserole dish that slides into an outer casing with elements on the bottom. I havent seen them with elements up the sides, but you wouldnt want one with those anyways. My greatest advice is...DONT get one thats too big for your family! Bigger isnt necessarily better unless you plan to make large quantities and freeze the massive amount of leftovers. Mine has a low, high and auto settings...which I like. The Auto heats everything up really quickly, then clicks onto low and stays like that until you turn it off.

07-23-2007, 07:22 AM	#6
piercehawkeye45 Franklin Pierce Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,695	I'll be able to give you a few recipes in a few days DucksNuts since I have many "country" friends that hunt and they are very good with croc pot cooking. I am bringing one up next year so I don't have to constantly eat dorm food and I've been meaning to ask, thanks for giving me the motivation.

07-23-2007, 02:03 PM	#8
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	no favorites really, but I'm working on grouping recipes on my del.icio.us account. Here are my crockpot entries: http://del.icio.us/Violet.West/recipes:crockpot __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

07-23-2007, 02:10 PM	#9
jinx Come on, cat. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: general vicinity of Philadelphia area Posts: 7,013	The removable ceramic crock is key... someone left an old fashioned one with veal scallopini in it after a party at my house once. I was scarred for life by the cleaning process. I don't use mine very often but I like it - has hi and low settings and hour buttons (2,4,6 and 8 I think) and it switches to warm when the designated hours are up. I usually just put meat and veggies in it... ex. a bottom round roast with potatoes, onions, carrots... or a couple pork tender loins with sauerkraut... a roaster hen with rosemary and potatoes etc... __________________ Crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good.

07-23-2007, 03:18 PM	#10
LabRat twatfaced two legged bumhole Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,143	Not Your Mother's Slow Cooker Cookbook Not Your Mother's Slow Cooker Recipes for Two: For the Small Slow Cooker THE best 2 cookbooks for explaining crock pots, which to buy, crock pot cookery basics (don't use dairy, what will freeze well etc. ), with recipes you'll actually eat. __________________ Strength does not come from how much weight you can lift, or how many miles you can run. It comes from knowing that you set a goal, and rose to the challenge. Strength comes from within.

07-23-2007, 03:44 PM	#11
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	I'll check those out! I have a cookbook I bought a while back, but a distressingly large number of the recipes involved actual cooking. For example, take some chicken parts and brown them, then put them in the crock pot with . . . wait WTF?? If you have to brown the chicken, what's the point in the crock pot? However beef stew always worked well.

07-23-2007, 03:46 PM	#12
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	because browning improves the flavor and texture. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

07-23-2007, 07:27 PM	#14
BrianR Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 3,338	I live out of my little 1.5 qt slow cooker (12 volt!) I have learned to cook alomst anything from meat to potatoes to soup to mac n cheese (NOT easy!). I invent my own recipes but you likely do not like hobo food. Brian __________________ Never be afraid to tell the world who you are. -- Anonymous

07-23-2007, 07:45 PM	#15
DucksNuts Bitchy Little Brat Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 5,067	I'd give hobo food a go Brian

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