Slow Cookers were worth getting ???
2006-08-10 10:39:22 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
It's great because it turns off to a warm setting automatically, so you have less chance of overcooking your food. I have a "SmartPot" and I love it.
If you don't want to invest in a programmable crockpot, get a regular one and then buy an appliance timer (like what you use to turn your lights on automatically) for $5 at any hardware store, and it works the same - your pot will just turn off instead of switching to warm.
2006-08-10 11:35:37 · answer #1 · answered by LorraineKB 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think the sentence is better than average based on what I usually see here, but the reason I'm here is to throw in my 2 cents about slow cookers. I bought a slow cooker from Walmart that I thought would meet my needs and it was cheap. It had a plastic lid with which I was very unhappy. Doesn't hold the heat well and looked very nasty after a few uses (Yes, I did wash it in between uses). I had to order a glass lid from the company and now I'm happy with the cooker, but it wasn't cheap. So, I should have bought the more expensive cooker to begin with. Good luck!
2006-08-16 00:48:05 · answer #2 · answered by connie_mspt 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have always used slow cookers and just bought a programmable one from Walmart and they are wonderful, well worth getting one and as usual you can either pre cook the ingredients or just shove them in raw. Enjoy.
2006-08-17 09:09:41 · answer #3 · answered by frankmilano610 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you are a busy working woman a slow cooker cannot be beat just remember to put your veggies on the bottom of the cooker and potatoes go in first too a good reference cookbook for slow cookers is anything by betty crocker they devote a whole section of their cookbooks to slow cookers happy cooking
2006-08-17 03:48:58 · answer #4 · answered by wildirishrose19522000 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This one for the price is very good, 4 quart size for small family.
CorningWare Programmable Slow Cooker - 4-qt.
http://www.become.com/shop?q=programmable+slow+cooker&aq=corning+programmable+slow+cooker&start=1&num=10&v=grid&pid=204899087
2006-08-15 12:32:20 · answer #5 · answered by Swirly 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a smart pot and love it. To make clean up easier I always use the reynolds slow cooker liners.
2006-08-10 12:42:44 · answer #6 · answered by merry l 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a must have, they do have some which are programmable. You Will be able to cook anything in it last thanksgiving i cook a turkey in my slow cooker.
2006-08-18 06:51:00 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Judge the size family you are cooking for, If only for 1 or 2 them just get the smallest, Med for 4 to 6 , they are so great, fill the night befor, or in the morn, plug in and set go to work or out for the day and your meal is done just right, and safe for leaveing on all day,
2006-08-10 10:59:05 · answer #8 · answered by marieaa65 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on what it is. I just nuked a hot pocket for lunch, but I've got some chicken wings in the sink thawing that I'm going to fry for dinner.
2016-03-27 07:13:04 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I love mine - it's just got High, low and then the 3rd setting makes it cook on high for a few hours, then it switches to low. Works great for roasts.... by the way -- walmart special -- 5 bucks thank you very much :D
2006-08-10 18:51:26 · answer #10 · answered by rt49andellis 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋