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hbugal
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Crockpot help...
What am I doing wrong?
I can cook...really I can...
Yet I cant make anything in a crockpot!!! I follow the recipe to the "T"...I usually wind up burning it or it's so dried out you dont want to eat it. (If it says "cook on low setting for 8-10 hours it's burned,yet there is still liquid, before 8 hours)
My mother told me that it's b/c it's such a big crockpot that the recipes are for smaller crockpots...could that be it?
If so how do I adjust the recipe?
TIA
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Posted 9/14/09 3:38 PM  |
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hope316
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Re: Crockpot help...
i have a big crockpot and I don't have that problem. not sure why it would burn id you still have liquids
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| Posted 9/14/09 6:29 PM |
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hbugal
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Re: Crockpot help...
Posted by hope316
i have a big crockpot and I don't have that problem. not sure why it would burn id you still have liquids
It's really weird...
Could the crockpot itself maybe be too hot?
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| Posted 9/14/09 7:21 PM |
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springchick
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Re: Crockpot help...
I have a big crock pot and I never adjust the recipe because of it size. Id it say 8-10 hrs than I just put 8 hrs. What are you making??
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| Posted 9/14/09 7:33 PM |
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hbugal
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Re: Crockpot help...
Posted by springchick
I have a big crock pot and I never adjust the recipe because of it size. Id it say 8-10 hrs than I just put 8 hrs. What are you making??
It doesnt matter what I make in the darn thing....
Maybe a crockpot just isnt for me...
Today it was chinese spareribs...they were OK..the sauce was over cooked though...
Maybe I should be doubling recipes?
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| Posted 9/14/09 11:59 PM |
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rojerono
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Re: Crockpot help...
Trial and error.
My oven in the house is WAY different than it was in my apartment. I overcooked more than a few things before I finally went and got a friggin' new meat thermometer! 
If a recipe calls for 8 hours on high.. and your experience is that your pot will overcook it... try 8 hours on low. Or 5 hours on high. You'll find the groove that suits your equipment!
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| Posted 9/15/09 12:58 AM |
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KGools
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Re: Crockpot help...
My crockpot cooks a little faster. I usually have to adjust the time, like if it says cook for 8 hours, I know it will be done in 6.
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| Posted 9/15/09 9:24 AM |
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Deeluvsvinny
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Re: Crockpot help...
I have a large crockpot and I use recipes, but I just keep checking on it. like I don't think I've ever really cooked anythign for 8 hours on high. It's more like 5 or 6 on high or 8 on low.
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| Posted 9/15/09 11:47 AM |
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hbugal
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Re: Crockpot help...
Posted by rojerono
Trial and error.
My oven in the house is WAY different than it was in my apartment. I overcooked more than a few things before I finally went and got a friggin' new meat thermometer!
If a recipe calls for 8 hours on high.. and your experience is that your pot will overcook it... try 8 hours on low. Or 5 hours on high. You'll find the groove that suits your equipment!
OK...silly question...Basically if I were cooking stew on the stove I know when it's done pretty much by looking at it...Will I know that with a crockpot?
Right now Im doing chicken cutlets with diced tomato, garlic, and white wine...wish me luck...
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| Posted 9/15/09 2:42 PM |
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Melissa1013
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Re: Crockpot help...
Posted by hbugal
Posted by rojerono
Trial and error.
My oven in the house is WAY different than it was in my apartment. I overcooked more than a few things before I finally went and got a friggin' new meat thermometer!
If a recipe calls for 8 hours on high.. and your experience is that your pot will overcook it... try 8 hours on low. Or 5 hours on high. You'll find the groove that suits your equipment!
OK...silly question...Basically if I were cooking stew on the stove I know when it's done pretty much by looking at it...Will I know that with a crockpot?
Right now Im doing chicken cutlets with diced tomato, garlic, and white wine...wish me luck...
My crockpot is big too but I don't seem to have a problem. I would say try shorting the time like a PP said.
That chicken recipe sounds good...would you mind sharing it? 
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| Posted 9/15/09 4:22 PM |
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