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so tell me about cooking in the crockpot. I'm not against them in principle, and I prepare and like a lot of the kind of food that ought to be good when cooked in a crockpot (soups, dried beans, braised things). I've generally been dissatisfied with the food I make in the crockpot, though. The beans are often mushy, the food doesn't taste that good. Spices lose their flavor, the veggies end up mushy and tasteless. I don't even like steel cut oats in the crockpot -- too mushy. THe only time I've used it for oats is when I host a post-run brunch -- it's nice to to put the oats in the crockpot and clear the stovetop for my husband to use for bacon and whole wheat pancakes. Am I doing something wrong, crockpot-wise?
so tell me about cooking in the crockpot. I'm not against them in principle, and I prepare and like a lot of the kind of food that ought to be good when cooked in a crockpot (soups, dried beans, braised things). I've generally been dissatisfied with the food I make in the crockpot, though. The beans are often mushy, the food doesn't taste that good. Spices lose their flavor, the veggies end up mushy and tasteless. I don't even like steel cut oats in the crockpot -- too mushy. THe only time I've used it for oats is when I host a post-run brunch -- it's nice to to put the oats in the crockpot and clear the stovetop for my husband to use for bacon and whole wheat pancakes.
Am I doing something wrong, crockpot-wise?
The only way to problem solve is for you to walk us through what you are doing. Crockpots are generally fairly foolproof; most beans get to a certain level of firmness and then hold that.
Also, your use of the word "mushy" reminds me of this:
have you ever went over a friends house to eat and the food just aint no good i mean the macaroni's soggy the peas are mushed and the chicken tastes like wood so you try to play it off like you think you can by sayin that youre full and then your friend says momma he's just being polite he aint finished uh uh that's bull so your heart starts pumpin and you think of a lie and you say that you already ate and your friend says man there's plenty of food so you pile some more on your plate while the stinky foods steamin your mind starts to dreamin of the moment that it's time to leave and then you look at your plate and your chickens slowly rottin into something that looks like cheese oh so you say that's it i got to leave this place i dont care what these people think im just sittin here makin myself nauseous with this ugly food that stinks so you bust out the door while its still closed still sick from the food you ate and then you run to the store for quick relief from a bottle of kaopectate and then you call your friend two weeks later to see how he has been and he says i understand about the food baby bubbah but we're still friends
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Poor baby
The oats stick to any surface but teflon. The cast iron is easier to clean if only because I can burn any residue off if I need. FWIW, my DO is actually a chicken fryer. It is great. I would never use the coals-holding top that the traditional DO has, and this does everything else and has a handle.
The oats stick to any surface but teflon. The cast iron is easier to clean if only because I can burn any residue off if I need.
FWIW, my DO is actually a chicken fryer. It is great. I would never use the coals-holding top that the traditional DO has, and this does everything else and has a handle.
Who makes that? I likey. A LOT.
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Lodge makes it.
ONLY buy Lodge cast iron.
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I've never heard that song, but I've been invited to dinners like that. I've never cut and run, but I've wanted to.
My experience with beans is that when they're cooked too long, they get mushy, whether on the stove or crockpot. It' s just that on the stove I can monitor. (I guess I could monitor the crockpot too, but the point is not to have to). I mean, split peas or lentils get mushy, and i don't mind, but they don't take long enough for the slow cooker to seem worth it.
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I've never heard that song, but I've been invited to dinners like that. I've never cut and run, but I've wanted to. My experience with beans is that when they're cooked too long, they get mushy, whether on the stove or crockpot. It' s just that on the stove I can monitor. (I guess I could monitor the crockpot too, but the point is not to have to). I mean, split peas or lentils get mushy, and i don't mind, but they don't take long enough for the slow cooker to seem worth it.
I put unsoaked dried beans into the crockpot. I add 3-4x the bean volume in liquid. I turn on the crockpot. 6-8 hours later, the beans are perfect. These are red beans, pintos, black beans, etc. Not lentils or split peas or mung beans, of course.
Arguably, that song was the first rap song.
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I put unsoaked dried beans into the crockpot. I add 3-4x the bean volume in liquid. I turn on the crockpot. 6-8 hours later, the beans are perfect. These are red beans, pintos, black beans, etc. Not lentils or split peas or mung beans, of course. Arguably, that song was the first rap song.
Trent, is that 6-8 hours on low?
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I do "refried" 8 hours on high....but again they are supposed to be very soft when done. But I didnt find them much too soft. I had tossed in the ham rind from Xmas dinner for flavor and the pot liquor was really good so I kept it with a few unmashed beans and had hot bean soup.
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I think it is low, yes. It does not have any real controls. Just on and off and time buttons. Did I mention, it came from CostCo?
You know if one were to do an analysis of your internet postings one might thing you were a sales rep FOR the companies you most despise. Panera. Costco.
With the exception of some little marathon somewhere.
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You think he doesn't despise that little rinky dink marathon?
Oh, wait... that's me.
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It's a 5k. It hurt like hell...then I tried to pick it up. The end.
Does the Flying Monkey 5K Marathon start before or after the Flying Monkey Half-Marathon?
It starts at the same time as the Flying Monkey 100-miler.
I couldn't do it without your help.
hee hee. I like the way it rolls off the keyboard.
Well, at least I didnt go find any REALLY interesting forums to googlespam you in....yet.