buying a new slow cooker
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GadgetGuy
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Hi!! It all depends on the size & features that you are looking for. And what you want to cook in it.
mjd
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It would help to know why you aren't happy with your current one.
GadgetGuy
(Formerly Shermie)
Cast Iron Dutch Oven.
CD
I have one, along with a few other appliances that can slow cook.
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In the US I think now they cook way too hot. Dunno if it’s a health and safety rule but on any setting the pot styles seem to boil the hell outta everything.
So I use a lodge Dutch oven with a hot plate.
Cheap through Walmart. Way more precise temp control.
I found the casserole style crock pots cook more gentle. Not so bloody hot. They were $18 forever. Then $23 and last I bought a few they were about $28 at Walmart online.
So I use a lodge Dutch oven with a hot plate.
Cheap through Walmart. Way more precise temp control.
I found the casserole style crock pots cook more gentle. Not so bloody hot. They were $18 forever. Then $23 and last I bought a few they were about $28 at Walmart online.
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in many cases it will be some kind of meat, usually chicken (sometimes whole chicken), potatoes, stew (combination - roe deer and beef) .....
mjd
Veteran
Is it a plastic or glass lid?
Could it be the surface is uneven?
How long have you had it? Maybe there is a recall on your make and model.
Does it still cook properly (an unlevel lid will release moisture causing foods to dry out faster).
GadgetGuy
(Formerly Shermie)
A frind ofmine has a slow cooker like that one!!
GadgetGuy
(Formerly Shermie)
I have 3 big ones!!
CookieMonster
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fwiw....
in USA, the Feds got knots in their knickers because putting a frozen chicken in a crockpot on low heat allowed it to be in the "danger zone" too long.
so, regs/stds were changed to the much hotter/more powerful side. the new ones all do every level and setting much hotter/higher than the old ones.
the complaints/old/new rules/stds are now behind a paywall -
in USA, the Feds got knots in their knickers because putting a frozen chicken in a crockpot on low heat allowed it to be in the "danger zone" too long.
so, regs/stds were changed to the much hotter/more powerful side. the new ones all do every level and setting much hotter/higher than the old ones.
the complaints/old/new rules/stds are now behind a paywall -
GadgetGuy
(Formerly Shermie)
Such is the case with this small chicken roaster. The cooking element is inside the thick double-walled cover, which cooks a chicken & other things faster than your regular oven. Preheat time is shortened also. I ordered this from Amazon. Other larger ovens can cook a frozen bird with halogen heat & a cyclonic fan to get it done in almost record time!!
WirlyWirly
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ATK did a video in which they compared a slow-cooker with an Instant Pot (AKA Pressure Cooker/Multi-cooker). Both offer slow-cooker options, however they concluded that because the Instant Pot can do more for you than just slow-cook, it's the better option, unless you really need the large volume that a slow-cooker can offer.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGLX40ge4zQ
I've never owned a slow-cooker, but I do have an Instant Pot which I use several times a week for making rice, beans, steaming, or even just disinfecting various items. I've only used it's slow cooker option once, however it worked well and I would use it again.
I've never owned a slow-cooker, but I do have an Instant Pot which I use several times a week for making rice, beans, steaming, or even just disinfecting various items. I've only used it's slow cooker option once, however it worked well and I would use it again.
GadgetGuy
(Formerly Shermie)
My Ninja Foodi is alsoa slow cooker. I've never used that feature on it though, mainly because I have 2 other large units dedicated to slow cooking.