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Slow Cooker question...

So a lot of recipes I've been looking at say to "cook on high for 4 hours". How exactly does this work when you are out of the house from 8-5:30?  Does it just turn to "warm" for the remaining 5 hours after it cooks?? Also - any good crockpot recipes/websites??

Re: Slow Cooker question...

  • Sometimes I make it the night before.  So, I will make 2 dinners one night and just reheat the 2nd the next night.  I mostly do this on Sundays or on evenings when DH is around to help out.  I also WAH on Fridays, so some Fridays I throw something in the crock pot around lunchtime.
  • i usually do the slow cook 6-8 hours b/c my pot stays pretty hot even at warm and things get a little overcooked.  i don't usually use recipes but some of our regular crockpot meals includes:

    sausage and peppers - i cut up sausage links, peppers, onions, and garlic, throw in a can of crushed tomatoes, and add italian spices

    pork - i'll put a pork loin in with bbq sauce for pulled pork sandwiches or instead of bbq sauce i'll sweet potatoes and top the pork with lots of apricot jam and a little soy sauce and garlic

    roast - a roast with cut up potatoes, celery, carrots, onions, seasoning and a cup of wine, water or broth

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  • I usually convert that to low for 6-8 hrs instead and then let it pop over to warm. 


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  • I use my crock pot a lot. Generally it's high for 4-5 OR low for 8-10 (depending on the meat).  I tend to use the low setting instead.  I will off this caution...in my experience, I have found white meat (pork and chicken) to cook faster.  In order to keep it from drying out, here's what I do....prep everything in the crockpot the night before and put it in the fridge.  I take it out just before I leave and place it into the base. The base is plugged into a timer and I will set the time to start in about an hour or two.  Yes - I leave the meat sitting there (gasp - and I'm alive to talk about it!!).  This way it will automatically turn on and yet controls it from over cooker.
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