Calling All Potheads

[DevilsBrew]

With Fall approaching, I am in the market for a new crock pot. This time around I want to go programmable. Any brand recommendations?

 

[Swedishchef]

Aaaaaaahhh. The fall meal made in a slow cooker! I am looking forward to it as well.

Personally, I love ours: (broken link removed to http://www.canadiantire.ca/AST/browse/8/KitchenBath/2/Appliances/SlowCookers/PRD~0431605P/Hamilton+Beach+Programmable+Slow+Cooker.jsp?locale=en)

I like the handles that are far from the pot. In the past we had slow cookers that had small handles and it is a PITA to carry when hot.

Happy cooking!

Andrew

 

[Jack Straw]

Reminds me of a family get together a few years back. There was a huge argument on the difference between a slow cooker and a crock pot.

 

[Jags]

Subscribing. I want a programmable one as well. And make it oval, not round, please.

 

[begreen]

Folks seem to like the Cuisinarts a lot. FWIW, this unit is the top seller at Amazon:http://www.amazon.com/Crock-Pot-SCV...en-Stainless/dp/B001KVZTFO/ref=zg_bs_694666_1
For affordability the Hamilton Beach 33565Simplicity 6 qt. gets high marks.

 

[BrotherBart]

They probably make them with WiFi now.

 

[DevilsBrew]

WiFi? I am trying to figure out kWhs. He he.

 

[DevilsBrew]

Thanks for the feedback. I'm looking forward to being slow cooker crazy this year. There are so many options out there and I don't want to get stuck with a dud.

 

[Jack Straw]

Thanks for the feedback. I'm looking forward to being slow cooker crazy this year. There are so many options out there and I don't want to get stuck with a dud.

I'm glad Mrs. Straw doesn't think like you

 

[Jags]

They probably make them with WiFi now.

There is an app for that...

 

[Jack Straw]

I like BB's idea of using the crock pot outside in the summer.

 

[btuser]

If I was going to get one I'd make sure it had a really good temp control with a digital readout. I've been experimenting with sous vide (slow cooking in a water bath) using my beer brewing kettle, but its a little large for smaller meals. It would be cool to use it on the kitchen table.

 

[begreen]

One important feature for some folks is delayed start. Check for this if it's important to you.

 

[Adios Pantalones]

I am somewhat at a loss as to the use of programmable start. I just envision tepid food sitting for hours before the heat kicks in.

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[Jags]

I am somewhat at a loss as to the use of programmable start. I just envision tepid food sitting for hours before the heat kicks in.

Refrigerate the whole pot first (overnight). That sucker will stay cold for hours till the crock turns on and starts to heat. I often get the crock pot setup at night. Stick it in the fridge and in the morning crank it on before I head out the door (crock only in the fridge, not the heating elements).

 

[Adios Pantalones]

Refrigerate the whole pot first (overnight). That sucker will stay cold for hours till the crock turns on and starts to heat. I often get the crock pot setup at night. Stick it in the fridge and in the morning crank it on before I head out the door (crock only in the fridge, not the heating elements).

I have done somewhat the same. I feel like an old man saying that- even with a premium brand- I feel a bit uneasy leaving with the heating element on all day.

 

[Adios Pantalones]

Jags- I completely dismissed the idea of the built- in insulation. How does it know when to keep the cold stuff cold, and the hot stuff hot? (old joke, I know)

 

[Jags]

How do it know, how do it know?

 

[Jags]

I feel a bit uneasy leaving with the heating element on all day.

Yet builds a fire in a steel box with a chimney running through the ceiling and roof lines (in a wooden house)....

 

[Adios Pantalones]

Yet builds a fire in a steel box with a chimney running through the ceiling and roof lines (in a wooden house)....

You colledj boys may be comfortable with all that 'tricity everywhere, but no sir- I don't a trust it one bit.

Cept'n my computer

 

[Jags]

Cept'n my computer

Look OUT! That cell phone (battery) in your front jeans pocket is about to bite something important.

 

[ScotO]

With Fall approaching, I am in the market for a new crock pot. This time around I want to go programmable. Any brand recommendations?

ahhh, HAM AND BEANS, BABY!! (made on the firepit in the big kettle, of course.....just reheated later in the fall in the crockpot!)

 

[ScotO]

I have done somewhat the same. I feel like an old man saying that- even with a premium brand- I feel a bit uneasy leaving with the heating element on all day.

plug it into a GFI circuit, and you shouldn't have any worries....

 

[Hearth Mistress]

And I thought this thread was going to be about something else.....

So, since I'm here, I might as well chime in. My crockpot kicked 2 falls ago. I used it almost everday from labor day until Easter for everything from chili to apple cobbler and everything in between. When it died, I did the same thing, looked at all of the options, sizes, feature, etc and finally decided on none of them.

My hubby bought me an oval Le Creuset 9 1/2 qt oval french oven and that's all I use. Thank god I was with him when he bought it or he would have bought the 15 1/2 qt goose pot that weight 25 lbs BEFORE you put anything in it! (Bigger is not better always). I've since bought a few other pieces -we have an outlet store nearby so I don't have to remortgage the house for each piece. I have a ceramic top stove, no issues there either.

I have no regrets, don't miss my crockpot and have a nice collection now of enameled cast iron with tons of uses!

 

[DevilsBrew]

Le Creuset. Sweet.