Advice When Cooking With A Crock Pot:

Advice when cooking with a crock pot:

I’m doing a salesman ship presentation at Toastmasters and since I am a fan of the crockpot I thought I would do on that as a product. So I did some research on advice about crockpots. So, why not share in the Tasks, Errands, and Projects oh My blog. Also eventually I can also add this topic to my Book of Lists.

Crockpots with a removable liner are easier to clean

Line crockpot with liner or spray with cooking spray to help in clean up.
Brown meats before crock potting them
Food should reach 140 digress as fast as possible so have the first hour on high and after that you can turn it low
Meat does a good job flavoring the whole dish so you don’t have to use as much.
Low setting is about 300 degrees
Liquids don’t thicken, add seasoned corn flour and make a pate with cold water and add to simmering liquid.
Food should be defrosted before putting into a crockpot
Most pasta, rice and fresh herbs need to be added toward the end.
One hour on high = 2 hours on low
Bring liquids to simmer before putting into crockpot will give pot a jump start in coking
Remove food from cooking bag before putting meal into freezer, thick liner sows the cooking down process
Avoid large chunks of meat at it may not cook thorally
Fill crockpot about 1/2 or 2/3s full or won’t cook as quickly and will cook faster
Programmed cooker will cook your meal by a predetermined time and switches to a setting to keep meal at the proper heat to be safe.
Food at the bottom will cook aster and since submerged in liquid will be most moist.
Always layer ingredients in the order given in the recipe.
Remove skin from chicken
Trim excess fat
You can thicken juice I pot by taking off the lids and cooking on high for the last half hour of cooking
Most meats take 8 hrs. When cooking on low.
Use cheaper cuts of meat as you can save money but they work better in a slow cooker.
Slow cookers don’t brown food, so sear meats or poultry in a skillet for extra flavor and added eye-appeal,
Moist long cooking times result in tender meats.
Veggies generally cook slower than meats. Place them under the meat
Each time you take off the lid it adds 20 min cooking time for cooking
Dairy and seafood tend to break down when cooked for an extended time.
Spin the cover can remove the condensation falls of
Pasta cooks better by itself.
Cayenne pepper and tabasco sauce tend to taste bitter if cooked for long periods.
Always cook raw meat and poultry dishes on HIGH setting for the first hour to speed up the time
Add vegetables like tomatoes, mushrooms and zucchini in the last 45 min cooking time
Cut vegetable into uniform sizes
Liquids do not lesson in the crockpot you may need to reduce liquid by 1/3or 12
For high-altitude cooking, add an additional 30 minutes for each hour
Add spices in the last hour of cooking
Don’t leave left overs in pot, could dry them out.