Recommend me a crockpot

Of course ovens and stove tops make better food, but the "flip a switch and walk away" convenience of a crockpot is appealing.

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Originally Posted by Tippster

Someone bought me an All-Clad for X-mas a couple years ago. It's waaaaay over-priced but works incredibly well.

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That's the one we have. One of the few things on our wedding registry that I use.


Hint- smoke a boston butt for about an hour or two, just to get the smoke on it, and pop the butt in the crockpot for the rest of the night.
Nobody knows but you, and it tastes perfect.

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Originally Posted by Pegleg

There are even a couple of new ones out there that can sear right in the cooker itself - the temp knob goes up to like 500 degrees. That's not only easier, it also means you can do things like deep fry in it as well as slow cook. I haven't used them, but I love the concept....

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This^^^^

I happily use both my crock pot, my dutch oven, and several other methods for slow and medium cooking... all have different pros/cons.

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Originally Posted by warthog

Hint- smoke a boston butt for about an hour or two, just to get the smoke on it, and pop the butt in the crockpot for the rest of the night.
Nobody knows but you, and it tastes perfect.

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Shut your filthy mouth. No one should ever do this. ;)

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Originally Posted by warthog

Hint- smoke a boston butt for about an hour or two, just to get the smoke on it, and pop the butt in the crockpot for the rest of the night.
Nobody knows but you, and it tastes perfect.

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But you'll know warthog. And you'll have to live with yourself afterwards. When you're brushing your teeth before bed you'll have to see yourself in the mirror. Do you think you'll be able to look yourself in the eyes after perpetrating such a heinous act of deception on your friends and family?

Sorry, I got a little carried away there. I'm a fan of dutch oven cooking but if you must use a crock pot then be sure to get the kind that allows you to heat the internal vessel on the stove first so that you can saute or sear in it before adding liquid. Otherwise how can you build any layers of flavor?

buy a pressure cooker.

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Originally Posted by Cruiser

Otherwise how can you build any layers of flavor?

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By searing in a nearby cast iron, sauteing the veggies and whatnot in it, then deglazing with the liquid, and putting it all in the crock pot, that's how!

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Originally Posted by riser3

buy a pressure cooker.

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TERRORIST !!!

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Originally Posted by Cruiser

But you'll know warthog. And you'll have to live with yourself afterwards. When you're brushing your teeth before bed you'll have to see yourself in the mirror. Do you think you'll be able to look yourself in the eyes after perpetrating such a heinous act of deception on your friends and family?

Sorry, I got a little carried away there. I'm a fan of dutch oven cooking but if you must use a crock pot then be sure to get the kind that allows you to heat the internal vessel on the stove first so that you can saute or sear in it before adding liquid. Otherwise how can you build any layers of flavor?

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Having kids affects everyone differently. I just dont have the time anymore. I am at peace with the deception.

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Originally Posted by Danno

By searing in a nearby cast iron, sauteing the veggies and whatnot in it, then deglazing with the liquid, and putting it all in the crock pot, that's how!

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Honestly that's what I do, despite the fact that one of the selling points of that all-clad is the cast aluminum liner that's supposed to go from cooktop to crockpot. I just hate searing stuff in non-stick pots.

Again, I didn't pay for the thing. I also like the large size and nearly rectangular shape - seems to fit large pieces of meat better than the round(ish) ceramic one we had and dropped.