tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5090591139439935093.post5869456658056368472..comments2024-03-28T00:15:12.461-07:00Comments on A Year of Slow Cooking: What Size CrockPot Slow Cooker To Buy Stephanie ODeahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08618710485017373256noreply@blogger.comBlogger63125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5090591139439935093.post-23991653498212371342020-09-21T12:09:42.468-07:002020-09-21T12:09:42.468-07:00For cleaning baked-on 'goop', denture-clea...For cleaning baked-on 'goop', denture-cleaning tablets/powder, plus hot water and an overnight soak followed by a wipe (if you're lucky) or a rub usually works.Christine65https://www.blogger.com/profile/16466457829576632746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5090591139439935093.post-29782064489572535522016-04-25T10:00:10.604-07:002016-04-25T10:00:10.604-07:00I have a timer plug that I use for my slow cooker,...I have a timer plug that I use for my slow cooker, as mine is a basic model too.��Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01957229539390052105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5090591139439935093.post-22028872481403505832012-09-02T08:06:54.919-07:002012-09-02T08:06:54.919-07:00Hi Liz,
I agree with your husband! ;-)
I haven'...Hi Liz,<br />I agree with your husband! ;-)<br />I haven't put together a list of 8-10 hour recipes, but that's a fantastic idea. Thank you!<br /><br />All of the large-batch bean, soup, stew, and big ol'chunks of meat will take a good 8-10 hours to cook. I'd recommend starting out with Taco Soup, pulled pork, hrino psito, chili, cowboy stew, pasta fagioli, pizza soup, sausage andStephanie ODeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08618710485017373256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5090591139439935093.post-89506937736390228342012-09-02T06:29:37.342-07:002012-09-02T06:29:37.342-07:00My husband just bought me my first crock pot (extr...My husband just bought me my first crock pot (extremely basic without a timer--although to be fair, i dont think he knew there were crock-pots with a self-starting timer). I love reading all your recipes, but there are many that i cannot attempt due to time restraints of working full time. Do you have a way to look up recipes that take 8-10 hours? Husband says I cannot have a new crock-pot Liznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5090591139439935093.post-91732851281242690682012-04-16T07:56:01.084-07:002012-04-16T07:56:01.084-07:00Hi guys in regards to cleaning your slow cookers I...Hi guys in regards to cleaning your slow cookers I was recommended [ SLOW COOKER BAGS ] by my sister about a year ago and was amazed I mean absolutely amazed as to the results.<br />I use my cooker for almost everything including chicken and rice and beef mushroom soup with barley.<br />Prior to the bags I spent as much time cleaning and scraping and soaking that i almost gave up no using it. Big Jimnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5090591139439935093.post-91055465691557270112011-09-30T09:18:14.562-07:002011-09-30T09:18:14.562-07:00In several recipes you use oatmeal and specify not...In several recipes you use oatmeal and specify not instant, but is quick cooking okay?Donnanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5090591139439935093.post-69133963669881940522010-09-24T04:10:39.551-07:002010-09-24T04:10:39.551-07:00Okay, so this blog has caused me to go NUTS about ...Okay, so this blog has caused me to go NUTS about using our slow cooker. We have a Hamilton Beach 6 quart Stay or Go, but I just bought a Hamilton Beach 2in1 and a Proctor Silex 1.5 quart to round out our options. So now we have 1.5, 2, 4 and 6 quart cooking options. I have been cooking your recipes for about 5 months, but found the 6 quart was too large for most of our meals. Ordered your Jeffnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5090591139439935093.post-79615701262110573882010-04-19T09:32:19.277-07:002010-04-19T09:32:19.277-07:00Hi Valko,
yes, that is correct. The slow cookers w...Hi Valko,<br />yes, that is correct. The slow cookers work best when the entire volume of ingredients is about 2/3 to 3/4 of the stoneware insert.<br /><br />--stephStephanie ODeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08618710485017373256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5090591139439935093.post-55038162063978384552010-04-18T23:12:06.895-07:002010-04-18T23:12:06.895-07:00Thank you, I think I found detailed info here rega...Thank you, I think I found detailed info here regarding crockpot content level. It's 3/4 of all ingredients both solids and liquids. Correct?Valko206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5090591139439935093.post-87724424519349764762010-01-21T08:50:50.487-08:002010-01-21T08:50:50.487-08:00This is awesome!! I just discovered your website...This is awesome!! I just discovered your website today. My husband can't eat any gluten either, so this will be a huge help to me. However, I have to go a step further and make everything sugar free too (he's also diabetic), which is no easy task since all the gluten free brownie, cake, and pancake mixes all have sugar in them. I'm going to have to figure out how to combine GF Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07384487911190253756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5090591139439935093.post-19551510219848752122009-12-30T07:51:51.492-08:002009-12-30T07:51:51.492-08:00For Christmas I got a 4 qt crock pot and your book...For Christmas I got a 4 qt crock pot and your book. Some of the recipes I like are for 6 quart cookers. How do I adjust? Just take 2/3 of everything? or cut back on some of the liquid?<br /><br />Answer to this is probably in here somewhere but I can't find it.<br /><br />Master GardenerMaster Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16515186267124226530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5090591139439935093.post-70787025110410091832009-09-26T12:51:42.439-07:002009-09-26T12:51:42.439-07:00I heard a trick for cleaning (or really for not cl...I heard a trick for cleaning (or really for not cleaning) that you soak the crock pot with a dryer sheet, which somehow coats it and prevents sticking. I've never tried it because I'm scared to eat fabric softener. Anyone else heard of this or tried it?HBombhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13042273146716988959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5090591139439935093.post-20717514906868986862009-09-16T10:43:00.200-07:002009-09-16T10:43:00.200-07:00I just wanted to say thanks for this blog!! I have...I just wanted to say thanks for this blog!! I haven't been following my reader very carefully and was very pleasantly surprised to learn that you are also a gluten free family! I was recently diagnosed with food allergies (dairy/wheat/yeast) so I am now going back to your old posts and doing some meal planning.<br /><br />Keep up the great work!<br /><br />Alana MoralesAlana, Author of Domestically Challengedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12006543608466783617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5090591139439935093.post-80355376549692573002009-09-13T14:30:04.463-07:002009-09-13T14:30:04.463-07:00cool place will be back to gleen more ideas than...cool place will be back to gleen more ideas thanks for the hard work for all of usPJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02807442587587976098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5090591139439935093.post-35072477797825280232009-09-08T19:58:36.528-07:002009-09-08T19:58:36.528-07:00I doubt anyone's going to read all the way dow...I doubt anyone's going to read all the way down to this comment, but I have a Hamilton Beach slow cooker with three inserts--2, 4, and 6 quarts. They nest inside of each other and all use the same lid (making storage a breeze). We're a family of two but I love cooking a huge batch of food so that we never have to buy lunch out. The slow cooker works well and the different inserts are Amandanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5090591139439935093.post-65995527747758388182009-09-02T08:53:44.584-07:002009-09-02T08:53:44.584-07:00I find it easy to clean with some washing up liqui...I find it easy to clean with some washing up liquid straght after cooking.<br /><br />Before the residue sets and builds up on the cookerBuilding Materials & Supplieshttp://www.london-diy.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5090591139439935093.post-56851633898887304562009-08-28T20:46:34.792-07:002009-08-28T20:46:34.792-07:00The first time I came across this blog, I was look...The first time I came across this blog, I was looking for crockpot recipes and was excited by yours. Then things happened and I found myself doing other things.<br /><br />I am back now and pleased to discover that all of your recipes are gluten free. I have been recently diagnosed with, at the least, a gluten intolerance. You have no idea how happy I am to see that I can use your recipes withoutHeathernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5090591139439935093.post-59055070367458496532009-08-23T23:02:42.897-07:002009-08-23T23:02:42.897-07:00Hey Stephanie,
I was looking for some freezer-frie...Hey Stephanie,<br />I was looking for some freezer-friendly, healthy muffins that I could eat for breakfast without feeling guilty. I ran across this website, and she had a tasty looking recipe that includes a gluten-free adaptation. I immediately thought of you (is that a little weird?). Just don't tell your kiddos there are parsnips in them!<br /><br />http://www.ourbigearth.com/2008/05/Sharonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5090591139439935093.post-73350877157505929362009-08-23T14:24:22.318-07:002009-08-23T14:24:22.318-07:00Hi MB, I have not used a metal slow cooker insert....Hi MB, I have not used a metal slow cooker insert. When I made the "lazy chicken" recipe, I first tried it in a friend's Presto cooker, and I was alarmed at how quickly it began to smoke, and transferred the food to my regular ceramic insert slow cooker.<br /><br />I don't have any information about the metal ones, I'm sorry.<br /><br />--stephStephanie ODeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08618710485017373256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5090591139439935093.post-48044771935869533752009-08-22T07:51:06.414-07:002009-08-22T07:51:06.414-07:00I have the metal crockpot/slow cooker on a heat el...I have the metal crockpot/slow cooker on a heat element and am reluctant to try the yogurt recipe in it b/c I figure there may be oils in the pan that would leachinto the milk?? Fortunately, I have a friend who was discarding her 6 qt ceramic crockpot so I used that, but long as we're asking questions of Steph the Crockpot Guru, thought I'd ask if oils wil leach out of metal crocks into mbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03333326303671493223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5090591139439935093.post-72512944129850373452009-08-21T09:40:15.811-07:002009-08-21T09:40:15.811-07:00I just found your link. Someone posted it on twitt...I just found your link. Someone posted it on twitter. I will bookmark it for future reference. I love using my crock pot and I'm always up for a new recipe. You pointed out a lot of info I did not know about slow cooking. Using the crock is my speed of cooking I do not enjoy cooking. I'm gluten free, my 5 siblings and many of our children are GF. Even our dogs are GF. Thank you again, Nancy of Sisters Three Gluten Freehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12633827799023413438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5090591139439935093.post-49465677782044327372009-08-18T10:49:26.212-07:002009-08-18T10:49:26.212-07:00A friend guided me to your blog and I just wanted ...A friend guided me to your blog and I just wanted to say thank you. I am currently expecting my first child and on a mission to find many good slow cooker recipes before I deliver so that I can keep up cooking even with a newborn in tow. Your "verdict" with each recipe is invaluable. Even though we all have different taste buds, I really appreciate knowing which recipes were completeMrs. Boomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02981219506047260784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5090591139439935093.post-50233820356551837462009-08-18T10:39:35.189-07:002009-08-18T10:39:35.189-07:00this is a great FAQ. I hope you've seen J&...this is a great FAQ. I hope you've seen J&J by now.Justinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18109997692267088407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5090591139439935093.post-78110612347924902672009-08-17T17:26:07.507-07:002009-08-17T17:26:07.507-07:00Stephanie, I don't know if you have ever tried...Stephanie, I don't know if you have ever tried Dawn Power Dissolver to clean your crockpot. I usually find it at Wal-mart and it cost less than $3. I use it for EVERYTHING. It is great for the crockpot! I just spray it on, wait about 10-15 minutes (if it is really cooked on!) wipe crusties and then put into the dishwasher. Cleans grease better than most cleaners also. Just a thought... where the wildthings growhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15016813400762504015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5090591139439935093.post-48464654391396446492009-08-15T16:01:19.864-07:002009-08-15T16:01:19.864-07:00Congrats on your upcoming new arrival! I am due i...Congrats on your upcoming new arrival! I am due in January too.Twisted Cinderellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14273548648344779210noreply@blogger.com