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Question about crock pot timing
Posted on 5/24/13 at 11:37 am
Posted on 5/24/13 at 11:37 am
I'd love to do more crock pot cooking while I'm away for the day, but the problem is, I can be away for a few hours more than the time that is ideal to achieve a perfect dish. Instead of buying a whole new crock pot with a timer, I was thinking about buying one of those timer accessories that you plug into.
My question is, should set the timer so that it begins a few hours after I'm gone, or should I start it right away and then cut it off and let it rest? I could see advantages each way. Concern for the protein sitting in the danger zone for too long before it begins to cook (I would sear/brown the meat), or what if I come home and find that it isn't quite cooked as long as I'd like it, now it's been sitting there off for a few hours.
Which do you think would be best?
My question is, should set the timer so that it begins a few hours after I'm gone, or should I start it right away and then cut it off and let it rest? I could see advantages each way. Concern for the protein sitting in the danger zone for too long before it begins to cook (I would sear/brown the meat), or what if I come home and find that it isn't quite cooked as long as I'd like it, now it's been sitting there off for a few hours.
Which do you think would be best?
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Posted on 5/24/13 at 11:52 am to Degas
I would buy a new one with a timer or a keep warm setting.
But I'm a woman.
But I'm a woman.
Posted on 5/24/13 at 11:55 am to Winkface
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I would buy a new one with a timer or a keep warm setting.
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But I'm a woman
A smart woman. This is what I would do also.
Mine has a 4 hour keep warm setting. When I have to work late, it's usually still on.
Posted on 5/24/13 at 11:58 am to Degas
Set timer to off after you leave.
Posted on 5/24/13 at 11:59 am to Degas
I don't have a timer. But if I'm gonna be gone for a long time I set it on low. Never had anything burn in it.
But then, I've never put food in it and then gone away for 2 weeks of vacation.
But then, I've never put food in it and then gone away for 2 weeks of vacation.
Posted on 5/24/13 at 12:02 pm to AHouseDivided
Mine has High for I think 4 hours, or low for 6 or 8. And after that it will stay on the keep warm setting. The only problem with a timer set to come on later is when you plug mine in, it isn't automatically on. You have to press the button to get it to the setting you want. I usually use the low 6 setting and it will still be warm 8 hours later when I get home.
Posted on 5/24/13 at 12:05 pm to Zach
That idea would be an interesting lab experiment. 
Posted on 5/24/13 at 12:18 pm to Winkface
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Winkface
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But I'm a woman.
I never realized. ETA: my crock pot has a timer, so I can;t be helpful to the OP.
This post was edited on 5/24/13 at 12:19 pm
Posted on 5/24/13 at 1:33 pm to Mo Jeaux
Looks like I'll simply invest in a crock pot with a timer rather than patch on a band-aid.
Thanks for the advice all.
Thanks for the advice all.
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