YooHoot
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Post by YooHoot on Aug 17, 2014 16:20:46 GMT
Starting in the fall I LOVE to use my crockpot but I leave for work at 6:15am in the morning. I don't really want to start the crockpot until later because by the time we actually eat it's closer to 5:30-6:00. That's almost 12 hrs of cooking time. I have one with the WARM option that clicks over after a certain time but honestly I think it still stays too hot and continuously cooks the meal. I've even put a frozen pot roast and chicken to help slow it down. I wish they had a slow cooker that had a clock/timer option so you could set it to turn on at a certain time (like a Keurig). Do they make something like this?
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Post by KikiPea on Aug 17, 2014 16:25:22 GMT
Hmmmmm, I don't know, but I would think it would sit at room temp too long and could make you sick.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 17, 2014 16:28:59 GMT
From the stand point of food safety a delayed start could end up a major food poisoning issue. Most people who use crock pots put meat in the recipes. You don't want your meat sitting on the counter at room temp for several hours before it starts cooking. If you prep the meal the night before, set it in the fridge, is there someone who leaves the house later than you do that could put the pot in and turn it on?
eta: the "warm" is too hot because it is set for safe meat holding temps.
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Post by YooHoot on Aug 17, 2014 16:29:47 GMT
I wish they made crockpots like the old days. The new ones are so hot they cook in 4 hours (safety reasons I guess). I'd even be okay with an hour delay but last time I had family members "turn it on" I came home to a cold crock pot.  |
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Post by YooHoot on Aug 17, 2014 16:32:28 GMT
From the stand point of food safety a delayed start could end up a major food poisoning issue. Most people who use crock pots put meat in the recipes. You don't want your meat sitting on the counter at room temp for several hours before it starts cooking. If you prep the meal the night before, set it in the fridge, is there someone who leaves the house later than you do that could put the pot in and turn it on? eta: the "warm" is too hot because it is set for safe meat holding temps. That might be my only option. I'll slap a sticky note on their foreheads.  |
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Post by chaosisapony on Aug 17, 2014 16:38:26 GMT
I agree, today's crock pots cook way too hot. If a recipe says 8 hours of cooking that actually means 3-4. I bought a plain plug in timer last year and plugged it into my crock pot to delay the start. It worked. I'm not stupid with it and delay it a crazy amount of time. Usually 3-4 hours or so and I don't do it on a hot day. No one has gotten food poisoning yet.  |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 17, 2014 16:38:33 GMT
Charge the forgetter the price of dinner and the price of dinner out. That should get their attention to remember. Unless it is the dh..... in which case send him to be with no dinner (j/k... sorta) It is agrevating that no one else in the house can remember stuff like that.
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Post by YooHoot on Aug 17, 2014 16:41:23 GMT
No kidding Volt! Great idea!!
I use frozen meat for the most part (chicken breasts in the bag from Sams). I was thinking of 1-2 hour delay so I'm not too worried about food poisoning just trying to avoid the overcooking.
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Post by Nink on Aug 17, 2014 22:07:14 GMT
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Post by Rachel on Aug 17, 2014 23:23:55 GMT
I have a timer I plug the crockpot into and it delays the start, but I can only use it on my non-digital crockpot. It works well.
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Post by Jili on Aug 17, 2014 23:28:00 GMT
Honestly, this is why I really only use the crockpot on days I am home or on weekends. Seems kind of counterintuitive, doesn't it?  |
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Post by tiggerpooh2380 on Aug 18, 2014 0:12:18 GMT
From the stand point of food safety a delayed start could end up a major food poisoning issue. Most people who use crock pots put meat in the recipes. You don't want your meat sitting on the counter at room temp for several hours before it starts cooking. If you prep the meal the night before, set it in the fridge, is there someone who leaves the house later than you do that could put the pot in and turn it on? eta: the "warm" is too hot because it is set for safe meat holding temps. That might be my only option. I'll slap a sticky note on their foreheads. I think if you were putting it in frozen you may be okay with it being in there for about an hour before it started, but I would worry to much that it would never start.
Also my DH and I also decided to prep everything the day before and just put the crock in and turn it on, well the whole crock cracked and was then unusable.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 18, 2014 0:24:25 GMT
We've used our crockpot constantly and for years with an appliance timer. And, yes, it sits outs for 4 or 5 hours before turning on. Never had a problem - food is well cooked.
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Post by tiffanytwisted on Aug 18, 2014 0:35:55 GMT
I'm going to try the appliance timer w/mine. What a great idea! There are so many breakfast recipes I've wanted to try, but I'm not getting up at 4:00 in the morning to turn on my crockpot!
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Post by freebird on Aug 18, 2014 0:47:15 GMT
I bought a cord with a dimmer on it to cook it slower but have been too nervous to try it yet while I'm not home. I might take it with me to the shop one day to see if it works.
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Post by AussieMeg on Aug 18, 2014 0:54:18 GMT
Yes they do make crock pots with a timer delay. DSO is trying to talk me into buying one, despite the fact that we have a perfectly good crock pot (albeit without the timer). I guess it would be cheaper to buy an appliance timer thingy. I used to have one but could never work out how to use it.
I don't use my crock pot as much as I would like. The high setting cooks a meal in 3-4 hours, and the low setting cooks in 6-8 hours. But I leave for work at 8:30am so even the low setting means that the meal is cooked at 4:30pm, which is 2 full hours before we eat dinner. If I had one with a timer I would use it more, even knowing that the meat is sitting there for 2 hours before cooking starts.
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Post by Basket1lady on Aug 18, 2014 1:04:11 GMT
Can you put something on the bottom of the crock pot (like crunched up foil) to keep the meat off the bottom of the pot? That will lessen the direct heat from the heating element in the bottom of the crock pot. I make a lot of slow cooked meats and this is what I do if I need to keep things in the crock pot that long. Also, have everything in the crock pot prepped and put it all in the fridge. That way, all the ingredients and the crock pot ceramic liner itself will be cold. That will buy you another hour or two.
If it's your DH that you want to start the crockpot, put his keys in the fridge with the crock pot. He can't leave without his keys and he will be reminded to turn on the crock pot.
That's all I've got!
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Post by Nicole in TX on Aug 18, 2014 1:08:40 GMT
I bought one at Bed, Bath, and Beyond that switches to warm after the programmed cooking time is done. It works well.
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Post by littlemama on Aug 18, 2014 12:42:30 GMT
Crock pots nowadays are horrible. The temperature they cook at is ridiculous. The whole point of a crock pot is for people to turn them on before they leave for work, and have a well prepared meal when they get home 10 hours later. With today's crock pots, everything is over cooked.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 18, 2014 15:18:04 GMT
I know that Cuisinart makes one at BB&Beyond.
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Post by JustCallMeMommy on Aug 18, 2014 17:14:55 GMT
With all of the iPhone controlled devises, we will all soon have complete control of our Crock Pots (along with our porch lights) while away from home.
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Post by MDscrapaholic on Aug 18, 2014 17:29:52 GMT
I put my meat in the crock pot frozen. Start it at 7:45 and come home at 6 p.m. and it's always good.
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Post by kma on Aug 19, 2014 1:11:59 GMT
I looked all over and could not find one with the delayed start. I have the Hamilton Beach programmable. I've just learned how it cooks and cut back my cooking time now. It switches to warm when it's done. I do find the probe works great for meats to get the right temperature and then go to warm. I just give it a slightly lower temp to go to warm than what is actually required.
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Post by AussieMeg on Aug 19, 2014 4:38:23 GMT
I looked all over and could not find one with the delayed start. I found a KitchenAid Artisan Slow Cooker 92395 (we call them slow cookers not crockpots here and in NZ). 24-Hour Feature: Program the slow cooker for a specific cooking time up to 24 hours in 30-minute increments. After the time ends, the slow cooker automatically goes into keep warm mode for up to four hours. KitchenAid crockpot |
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Post by DaisyDoodles on Aug 19, 2014 6:19:21 GMT
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Post by kma on Aug 19, 2014 22:41:35 GMT
Thanks Meg! Bummer. I have had mine for a few years and don't want to buy another model yet but I did look all over for one last time. Good to know!
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