Crockpots

[Óttar]

Anyone here have a crockpot? Which would you recommend? I just saw a video where a guy took a large plate of chicken breasts, some potatoes, brussel sprouts, canned whole tomatoes and marinara sauce, put them in a crockpot, and then set it to cook for 6 hours and apparently he just made all his meals for the week in 5 minutes. I'm thinking about getting one of these things.

I really like this idea as I hate to cook and wait for 40 minutes for a single meal.

[Bloodeagle]

Crockpots are nice and convenient. I have put a roast on in the morning, gone to work and returned to a nice meal.
They do consume electricity which is expensive in my region.
The last crockpot I had cracked after a year of moderate use.

[Loddfafner]

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[Óttar]

Have you tried crockpots.com?

[Loddfafner]

You don't have to look far.

[Austin]

You don't have to look far.

wow that guy had some interesting posts holy...http://www.theapricity.com/forum/sho...5530#post85530

[Bloodeagle]

wow that guy had some interesting posts holy...http://www.theapricity.com/forum/sho...5530#post85530

I can only wonder why he was banned.

[Eldritch]

Crockpots are nice and convenient. I have put a roast on in the morning, gone to work and returned to a nice meal.
They do consume electricity which is expensive in my region.
The last crockpot I had cracked after a year of moderate use.

I have a Römertopf clay pot, which I assume would a bit similar to the pot above. To prevent it cracking you're supposed to soak it in water for 10-15 min., then put it into a cool oven, and only then start heating it up.

They are very nice and an easy way to make a tasty meal. However unglazed clay pots absorb some of the flavours of the food, so it's a good idea to have separate ones for chicken and meat and for fish and seafood.

[Bloodeagle]

I have a Römertopf clay pot, which I assume would a bit similar to the pot above. To prevent it cracking you're supposed to soak it in water for 10-15 min., then put it into a cool oven, and only then start heating it up.

They are very nice and an easy way to make a tasty meal. However unglazed clay pots absorb some of the flavours of the food, so it's a good idea to have separate ones for chicken and meat and for fish and seafood.

The crockpot version is glazed. I suppose it did overheat from lack of water.

My favorite cooking utensil for similar meals is the Dutch Oven or in my case a French Oven.
I currently use a glazed version. It did cost an arm and a leg but I will never end up destroying this beauty.

[Tom Cat]

My wife is the cook. I'm just the eater, and dishwasher.

She normally prepares roasts and vegetables in a smaller traditional crockpot when cooking just for the two of us. But for special occassions involving guests, she uses a larger crockpot she received as a gift. The first time I saw it, I couldn't resist commenting, "That's a lot of crock."

Okay, you can slap the back of my head now.