slow cooker purchasing

[Guest guest]

I agree. I had a non-removable crock once and one time I burned chili in it

so badly that we ended up having to throw out the crock. The one I have now

is actually a crock that goes on top of a griddle type plate, and I can just

throw the crock itself in the dishwasher. I love it!

 

Cherrie

 

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<FerretsR1

 

Thursday, April 07, 2005 8:28 AM

slow cooker purchasing

 

 

>

> Well, how big is your family? That'll help start to determine a size you

> need.

>

> I personally don't like fancy ones. I've had two crockpots in 25 years

> and both have been cheap ones with just a high and low. I do like the

> removable crock inside. Mom had one that wasn't removable - what a pain.

> That same pot had so many features - it went from slow cooker to deep

> fryer. Needless to say the one time I used it I burnt my food. Hence why

> the non-removable crock is a pain.

>

> Faith

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Faith,

 

Thanks for replying. I will just be cooking for one person but I want

to make extra servings so I can freeze them. I am thinking maybe a 4

or 5 quart crockpot will be the right one.

 

I broke the glass lid to my old one. I didn't use the old one very

much and inherited it so it's very old. They certainly have a large

variety in the stores from the simple ones to really fancy ones with

all kinds of features. I did like that it had a removable crock in

it.

 

I am just reading " Eat to Live " with its ideas about food and

improving your health and thought that a slowcooker would be the way

to go to have meals made with beans.

 

Mary Ann

 

 

 

, FerretsR1@a... wrote:

> Well, how big is your family? That'll help start to determine a

size you need.

>

> I personally don't like fancy ones. I've had two crockpots in 25

years and both have been cheap ones with just a high and low. I do

like the removable crock inside. Mom had one that wasn't removable -

what a pain. That same pot had so many features - it went from slow

cooker to deep fryer. Needless to say the one time I used it I burnt

my food. Hence why the non-removable crock is a pain.

>

> Faith

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Mary Ann,

 

I cook for just me, and I use the biggest size crockpot--6 1/2 or 7

qts; I forget which it is. That sounds like it'd make a huge amount of

food, but it seems to be the right amount so I have a couple of meals

for the week in which I make the stew or soup, plus plenty to freeze.

 

As far as features go--if you are gone all day, you may want a

programmable crockpot so you can have it turn down its heat to warm

after a certain number of hours.

 

 

, " Mary Ann/mosinski0 "

<mosinski@m...> wrote:

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> I will just be cooking

> for one person but I want

> to make extra servings so I can freeze them.