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slow cooker liners?

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I like the thought behind them, but I don't like the idea of cooking in plastic at all.  Are the temps in a slow cooker low enough for that not to be a problem?  Is there a healthier alternative?

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Re: slow cooker liners?

  • dosafyredosafyre

    I guess I never felt the need. Slow cookers are ceramic, so most things don't stick to them anyways. With something like chili, there's just a little rim of goo at the top. I usually end up washing dishes in the pot...and just let it soak afterwards to get anything more cooked-on loosened up before wiping it off. 

    Shudder...I would never cook in plastic. 

     

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  • wheelsonthebuswheelsonthebus member
    Those liners gross me out. Anytime I can take plastic out of my life, I do it.  It's worth it to me to scrub the slow cooker when occasionally stuff gets stuck on.

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  • CD+ALCD+AL member

    We were supposed to have dinner at a friend's house one night, and she made something in the crockpot with one of those liners.  We got there just in time to see her dump the entire thing b/c the liner melted into the food.  Needless to say, we ordered pizza that night.

    I just use cooking spray and spray the heck out of the inside of the crock all the way up to and including the little ledge where the lid sits.  Usually that keeps it clean enough that one trip through the dishwasher gets it, but occasionally something will really bake on, especially when I use the high setting.  In that case, a little baking powder and water paste rubbed with a damp papertowel takes it right off.  Cheaper than the liners too.

     
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  • ec3under4ec3under4
    I never have any problems with my crockpot getting yucky. I think the ceramic is easy to clean but a plastic liner would kind of gross me out!
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  • Switzerland87Switzerland87 member
    imagedosafyre:

    I guess I never felt the need. Slow cookers are ceramic, so most things don't stick to them anyways. With something like chili, there's just a little rim of goo at the top. I usually end up washing dishes in the pot...and just let it soak afterwards to get anything more cooked-on loosened up before wiping it off. 

    Shudder...I would never cook in plastic. 

     

    All of the above. Plus, there is nothing EF about using an unnecessary, disposable liner. It just creates more waste. 

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  • ExcitedtostartExcitedtostart member
    imagedosafyre:

    I guess I never felt the need. Slow cookers are ceramic, so most things don't stick to them anyways. With something like chili, there's just a little rim of goo at the top. I usually end up washing dishes in the pot...and just let it soak afterwards to get anything more cooked-on loosened up before wiping it off. 

    Shudder...I would never cook in plastic.  

    This. It grosses me out, and I'm not super EF. Cooking or storing in plastic just skeeves me out. 

    My ceramic insert never looks very clean, but I just got over it. I mean, it is clean, and it washes easily, it just has a dull sheen/spots on it. I typically soak it over night in hot water and some dawn and it washes easily the next day. I don't know how to get rid of the dull sheen, but I don't really care what it looks like if it's clean. 

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