Crock pot

[singletrackmind]

Ha, same here, but browned ground turkey, bell peppers, onion added and cooked the tomatoes and tomato paste in the skillet first, then dumped it in with the beans and stuff. Crock pot is good.....but it sure does heat up my countertop.

[kaybee]

Crock pot is good.....but it sure does heat up my countertop.

I noticed that too. If you have an outlet near the stove, and the cord will reach, put the crockpot on top of the stove, in the center. The heat won't hurt the stove top.

KB

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

That's what I do, on the stove top surface.
I guess you could put a cookie sheet under it on the counter to feel safer.

But...my 2 crockpots are new, and they stand on little legs. They don't seem to get the under surface too hot. -Are you sure your pot isn't getting too old or burnt out coils or something? No fire hazards I hope?

I have a friend who uses an ancient crockpot from the 70's she got at a garage sale- it kind of gives me the creeps, thinking it might do something dangerous.
I worry.

[surgtech1956]

When I worked second shift, I would come home and throw some frozen boneless/skinless chicken breast in the crock pot with onions and cream of mushroom soup and let it cook all night and turn it off around 10am and I had lunch and/or dinner ready.

[Brandi]

Ahh back to the crockpot thread.
This season we are taking whole chicken's and a large can of enchilada sauce.
Cook all day, take meat off bone and make taco's or enchilda's. mmmmmm good!

[Zen]

Ooo Brandi, what a great idea!

Every time I read this thread title I see "crack pot". why do you supppose that is

[Wahine]

mmmmmm.

I have to agree, that's sounds fabulous.

I found a recipe for crock pot chicken provencal stew today. Yummy!!