Any idiot can operate a crockpot, right?

#1

Any idiot can operate a crockpot, right?

Posted: 3/20/05 at 10:45pm

Well...apparently not this idiot.

I start my roast at 8:15 thinking it would be done by 12:15 on High.

I just notice at 10:45 that it is set on LOW which means I have to set my alarm to get up at 4:15am to take it out of the pot.

*pounds forhead with heel of hand* Stupid! Stupid! Stupid!

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#2

re: Any idiot can operate a crockpot, right?

Posted: 3/20/05 at 10:47pm

People still use them ?

I have no idea how it works

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#3

re: Any idiot can operate a crockpot, right?

Posted: 3/20/05 at 10:48pm

Very convenient for busy families. We use it a couple times a month.

#4

re: Any idiot can operate a crockpot, right?

Posted: 3/20/05 at 10:50pm

I need to get one.

#5

re: Any idiot can operate a crockpot, right?

Posted: 3/20/05 at 10:50pm

my mom uses her crock pot all the time! :)

#6

re: Any idiot can operate a crockpot, right?

Posted: 3/20/05 at 10:51pm

It IS handy to use and convenient IF you set the flipping dial correctly. AAAARGH!

It's great in the summer, too, because you don't have to heat up the kitchen by using the stove.

4:15 am 4 flipping 15 flipping A.M.

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#7

re: Any idiot can operate a crockpot, right?

Posted: 3/20/05 at 10:52pm

Liam - what does your mother cook?

#8

re: Any idiot can operate a crockpot, right?

Posted: 3/20/05 at 10:52pm

Put it this way. Do you REALLY care about the roast? I would forget the thing and sleep.

#9

re: Any idiot can operate a crockpot, right?

Posted: 3/20/05 at 10:53pm

Yes I care about the roast. It cost a good portion of my food budget for the next few days.

*weeps softly and resets her alarm clock*

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#10

re: Any idiot can operate a crockpot, right?

Posted: 3/20/05 at 11:01pm

10 hrs instead of 8 hrs? It won't be mush? It's a chuck roast...

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#11

re: Any idiot can operate a crockpot, right?

Posted: 3/20/05 at 11:02pm

They are great for making homemade soup, chili, roasts, meatballs, etc. Just start the soup and leave it to simmer all day is the best! I use my roomate's all the time and make up my own soup recipes. I love to expirement in the kitchen!

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#12

re: Any idiot can operate a crockpot, right?

Posted: 3/20/05 at 11:06pm

Undi - I thought you were just a party girl - now a cook also?

#13

re: Any idiot can operate a crockpot, right?

Posted: 3/20/05 at 11:06pm

Undi,

Thanks for the reassurance. I need my sleep--which is one reason why I messed up the settings.

*crosses fingers and heads for bed*

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#14

re: Any idiot can operate a crockpot, right?

Posted: 3/20/05 at 11:06pm

LOLOLOL....beacon, always do the low setting, that way you can't fail.

I use mine ALL the time.....and I love it

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#15

re: Any idiot can operate a crockpot, right?

Posted: 3/20/05 at 11:11pm

let's hear it for the many uses and advantages of the good ol' crock pot!

it has saved me from many a starvation!!!!

#16

re: Any idiot can operate a crockpot, right?

Posted: 3/20/05 at 11:19pm

Um, any idiot can operate a crock pot?

I feel really good about having mastered the ice cube trays...

getting the hang of the toaster...

the coffee makes still sits in the corner and makes faces at me...

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#17

re: Any idiot can operate a crockpot, right?

Posted: 3/20/05 at 11:24pm

costumemistress, somewhere in a 4th floor apartment in Peter Cooper Village is a plug in teapot staring at my "mother-in-law" who at 96 is afraid of anything with a plug.......

we're going to have an intervention with her next month when we're there

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#18

re: Any idiot can operate a crockpot, right?

Posted: 3/21/05 at 8:17am

The Roast Survived. Very tender. I put a packet of dry onion soup mix over it and then a can of cream of mushroom soup. It is so yummy that way.

I made mashed potatoes for the gravy. Steamed some broccoli. And there's chocolate cake with buttercreme frosting.

I can't wait to get home for dinner and "24"!

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#19

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Posted: 3/21/05 at 9:03am

Dinner at Beacons !!!!

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#20

re: Any idiot can operate a crockpot, right?

Posted: 3/21/05 at 9:19am

I just drooled all over my Dolce & Gabbana. I haven't eaten since 1974. Gettin' a little peckish over here.

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#21

re: Any idiot can operate a crockpot, right?

Posted: 3/21/05 at 1:05pm

my "Secret" recipe for perfect pot roast: Throw the cheapest roast you can find in the crockpot with 1 can Mushroom soup and 1 can tomato soup- throw in a bag of them little carrots, too.

Put it on low all day while you are at work. Come home, make some mashed taters to soak up the gravy and enjoy!

#22

re: Any idiot can operate a crockpot, right?

Posted: 3/21/05 at 1:06pm

You could whip up a mean beef stew in that thing.

#23

re: Any idiot can operate a crockpot, right?

Posted: 3/21/05 at 1:08pm

I love my crock pot....It's graet for making Lentil Soup! I've also used it to make Red Beans for Red Beans and Rice.

#24

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Posted: 3/21/05 at 1:18pm

love love love my crock pot. Chili in the crock pot is to die for... and black bean soup.

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#25

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Posted: 3/21/05 at 4:15pm

Crock pots are wonderful. I make a mean ham barbeque.

Of course, the last time I did make it, I accidently put it on HIGH instead of LOW (the whole secret to a great ham BBQ is to let the barbeque sauce soak through the ham. Delish). And I forgot to put Pam in it. My mother was none too happy.

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