Guest guest Posted June 13, 2002 Report Share Posted June 13, 2002 I'm not new to veganism (12 years vegan), but don't know anything about crockpot cooking. Can anyone tell me please what the advantages are and how you do it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 14, 2002 Report Share Posted June 14, 2002 Hi. I am relatively new to veganism, but not new to crockpot use. The basic concept is to throw stuff into the cooker and let it do it's thing without having to fuss over it all day. I love making split pea soup the most. And it only takes about 2 or 3 hours! Have fun with it! Wendy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 14, 2002 Report Share Posted June 14, 2002 Okay, I understand the not having to fuss over it advantage. However, I own a pressure cooker and can make split pea soup in half an hour. So, please tell me the advantage of the crockpot over a pressure cooker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 14, 2002 Report Share Posted June 14, 2002 How to cook with a crockpot is follow the recipes you like from these archives. Very, very easy. One great advantage to me is preparing a meal the night before or in the morning to enjoy at dinnertime. Another advantage is that once you start the crockpot, also known as a slow cooker, you don't tend to it much. Like you wouldn't leave the stove or oven on if you are leaving your home for awhile, but you can do that safely with a crockpot. It's very nice to put your dinner in the crockpot in the morning and have it ready and waiting for you when you get home from work 8-10 hours later. Amirah --- wembar <wembar wrote: > I'm not new to veganism (12 years vegan), but > don't know anything > about crockpot cooking. Can anyone tell me > please what the advantages > are and how you do it? > > ===== " There are only two ways to live your life: as though nothing is a miracle, or as though everything is a miracle. " --Albert Einstein - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup http://fifaworldcup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 14, 2002 Report Share Posted June 14, 2002 That's a tough one since I use my pressure cooker a lot too. I think the main difference is that of not having to keep an eye on it as it cooks. I love my pressure cooker for beans and such, but must admit to a touch of fear that it would explode (due to parental warnings). Other than that, I couldn't say. :^) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 14, 2002 Report Share Posted June 14, 2002 Very simple, you can put th esoup in in the morning and come home to a ready-made meal!! At 03:35 AM 14-06-2002 -0000, you wrote: >Okay, I understand the not having to fuss over it advantage. >However, I own a pressure cooker and can make split pea soup in half an hour. So, please tell me the advantage of the crockpot over a pressure cooker. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 14, 2002 Report Share Posted June 14, 2002 Okay, thanks for answering! I think I will stick to my pressure cooker for now. But it's nice to finally know what a crockpot is about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 16, 2002 Report Share Posted June 16, 2002 The nice thing, imo, about a pressure cooker is that the ingredients cook so quickly that they keep individual flavors. In something like vegetable soup or stew, for example, the carrots taste like carrots, the potatoes like potatoes, etc. If you use a crock pot, it all tastes the same by the time it's done. The nice thing, imo, about a crock pot is that the ingredients all cook so slowly that the flavors totally blend together. For example, in chili, you have a complex blend of flavors, not just beans, tomatoes, and spices. I suppose the answer is that they're both great tools but neither is all purpose. Sandra, who loves both and can't count how many of each she has owned in her life Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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