Why get a crock-pot?

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TheFied

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Went over to a friend's house to pick something up and he had some chili on with some chili..... I was wondering why use a crock pot and not your stove? What is the benefit? He had a fairly new one that had the removable gig to make it easier to clean.

I have a big pot that I use for stew, soup and chili.
 
well, you could stick something in there and leave it in the corner of the kitchen while you either go someplace or do other things on the stove. i have a gas stove and wouldn't really want to leave the open flame on for hours while i left the house, but i wouldn't think twice really about putting something in the crock pot.
 
maybe not, but can you make sure nothing is going to fall on that and start a fire? can you keep kids hands and dogs paws off of it? can someone accidentally turn it off or mess up your timer? most of those issues can likely be avoided by the majority of people who own a crockpot, but it's just a convenient piece to stick in the corner, cover, and let cook dinner while the rest of your kitchen is still free.
 
Never put something on the stove and leave home -- electric or not. Friend of mine did that. Came home to a smoldering pile of ashes. Crockpots are very low heat and are designed to cook safely. Stovetop cooking requires close monitoring.
 
Crock pot (on low at least) is more the equivalent of a dutch oven in a very low-temperature oven. For safety reasons, you don't want to leave your oven on all day if you're not home. Crock pot is safer.
 
Crockpots are also great for keeping food/beverages/dip warm while your house is filled with guests and helps to keep you out of the kitchen all day/night.
 
Yeah, cooking a stew or a few other dishes overnight or all day while you are at work is one answer, then help keeping stuff warm at Thanksgiving is the other-but then you need two or three crock pots taking up shelf space all year long.
 
Crock pots sometimes do not get the meat up to the required temperature for the food to be safe...
 
I've cooked many a roast in my crock pot and they always turn out great. I've also cooked a pork loin and it was outstanding. Chicken is no problem.

I put my black eyes peas on at about 4 p.m. on New Year's Eve, and when I wake up in the morning, they're perfect. Plenty of good luck for me in the new year!

We cannot allow this anti-crock pot propaganda to stand!
 
i only use mine for two things:

1. cheese dip - keeps it warm for an all day party. hard to serve queso without it really.

2. my special butter - trying to cook it on a stove will burn it most likely without a whole lot of attention.
 
I swear by my crockpot. No other techniques allows you to safely slow cook chilis, roasts, etc... In addition, they consume much much less power than a typical stove or stove top... AND it is safe to leave running for 8 hours unattended. I call BS on the 'not safe to cook meats' statement above. Even at 'low' temperature, you typically cook meats 8 hours long which has got to be enough time to make it safe to eat. I've been using a crock pot almost weekly for years and never had an issue.

I'm making crock pot chili when I get home. Good idea!
 
My wife does a slow cook chicken in the crock pot for several hours -- drop in some mushrooms, onions, fresh garlic (generous quantities), carrots, celery, etc -- and it's so tender it just falls off the bone. Throw it on a plate with some brown rice and a veggie -- it will set you free.

Love the crock pot.
 
Tasty stew:

2 lbs stew meat
2 potatoes, 1 green pepper, 1 onion - chopped in fairly large pieces
1 can cream of celery (or mushroom) soup
1/2 can water; salt and pepper to taste

Cook on low for 8 hours or until you get home from work. Easy and yummy!
 
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