Any idiot can operate a crockpot, right?
Any idiot can operate a crockpot, right?
beacon1
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/31/04
#0Any 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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Mr Roxy
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/17/03
#1re: 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
brdlwyr
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/14/05
#2re: Any idiot can operate a crockpot, right?
Posted: 3/20/05 at 10:48pmVery convenient for busy families. We use it a couple times a month.
Ebonic_Singer
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/18/04
#4re: Any idiot can operate a crockpot, right?
Posted: 3/20/05 at 10:50pmmy mom uses her crock pot all the time! :)
beacon1
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/31/04
#5re: 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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brdlwyr
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/14/05
#6re: Any idiot can operate a crockpot, right?
Posted: 3/20/05 at 10:52pmLiam - what does your mother cook?
insomniak
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/7/04
#7re: Any idiot can operate a crockpot, right?
Posted: 3/20/05 at 10:52pmPut it this way. Do you REALLY care about the roast? I would forget the thing and sleep.
beacon1
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/31/04
#8re: 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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beacon1
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/31/04
#9re: Any idiot can operate a crockpot, right?
Posted: 3/20/05 at 11:01pm10 hrs instead of 8 hrs? It won't be mush? It's a chuck roast...
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#10re: Any idiot can operate a crockpot, right?
Posted: 3/20/05 at 11:02pmThey 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!
brdlwyr
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/14/05
#11re: Any idiot can operate a crockpot, right?
Posted: 3/20/05 at 11:06pmUndi - I thought you were just a party girl - now a cook also?
beacon1
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/31/04
#12re: 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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#13re: 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
Marquise
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/1/04
#14re: 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!!!! 
#15re: 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...
#16re: 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
beacon1
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/31/04
#17re: 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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#18re: Any idiot can operate a crockpot, right?
Posted: 3/21/05 at 9:03amDinner at Beacons !!!!
#19re: Any idiot can operate a crockpot, right?
Posted: 3/21/05 at 9:19amI just drooled all over my Dolce & Gabbana. I haven't eaten since 1974. Gettin' a little peckish over here.
Unknown User
Joined: 12/31/69
#20re: 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!
#21re: Any idiot can operate a crockpot, right?
Posted: 3/21/05 at 1:06pmYou could whip up a mean beef stew in that thing.
WindyCityActor
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/13/03
#22re: Any idiot can operate a crockpot, right?
Posted: 3/21/05 at 1:08pmI 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.
#23re: Any idiot can operate a crockpot, right?
Posted: 3/21/05 at 1:18pmlove love love my crock pot. Chili in the crock pot is to die for... and black bean soup.
FabalaCohen
Broadway Star Joined: 10/30/04
#24re: Any idiot can operate a crockpot, right?
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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