quiltmau

slow cooker=long cook time

Silver Sandy

Add Lipton onion soup dry mix for flavor, or you can add a package of gravy mix to the water. Cooking in a crock pot you need to add seasonings - more than you would normally use. Great place to cook chili, spagetti sauce with meatballs, etc. A real time saver for someone who works or wants to quilt all day. Another form of seasoning is Italian salad dressing dry mix. Add's great flavor to pork chops.

Central Ohio Quilter

The older models were not nearly as hot as the newer models and therefore cooked slower and made the meat much more tender and tasty.

Old hen

Why don't you try it WHILE your kitchen remodel is taking place? That would be an excellent way to prepare a delicous meal, and be able to stay out of the kitchen at the same time.

kathome

I only quickly went through the other posts and didn't see the true answer to your original question.

"Crock Pot" was and is a registered, trademarked name by the Rival company. A slow cooker is the generic name.

MadQuilter

I took a class in crock-potting once (I was terrified that I would burn the house down) and the teacher said that the cheaper cuts of meat are more suitable than the better cuts. I've tried it and she was right.

katiebear1

I noticed that also. Even on LOW setting my new cooker would be boiling in four hours. I was talking to my daughter about that and she said it now a "goverment knows best " thing. All crock pots and slow cookers have to reach a certain temperture in a certain amount of time to ensure that the food is "safe" Kind of defeats the whole purpose of a crock pot ( putting something in before you go to work) and letting it slow cook all day. Just another example of our "Big Brother " goverment .

mythreesuns

Your food never has to reach boiling point for food safety. The temp has to reach 145.. or higher..except 165 for poultry or stuffed foods. My newer crock pot has 3 different settings.. keep warm, low or high. I used mine today to keep my pizza hot dish hot until supper time..was in there from noon until 6 pm.. was fantastic.

If your crock boils on low...I would call the company who made it. As it is a defect. I have three different sizes at home here..and two in our camper. Not one issue with any of them.

dd

Does anyone use the plastic liners? I love them. Clean up is so much easier. No more scrubbing and soaking the liner to get it clean.

emmy

sailablazin: what brand/kind, size roasters do you have? I like the idea of using a better grade of meat without turning on the oven. Thanks.