Crock Pot Liners

[Joel Merrill]

Do you all know about these? A lot of people I talk to don't. They are a heat resistant plastic bag you line your crock pot with. Then when you are done, you just throw it away and you don't have to wash your crock pot. It's the best invention since Teflon. Your grocery store should have them with that plastic wrap, sandwich bags and things like that.

Joel

[Rosalie Ross]

Yes, I bought some, recently too. My daughter gave me a crockpot cookbook for Christmas last year, and I was all excited to start usuing that neat cookbook. Well, now I find out that I really do need another crockpot as the one we have does not heat evenly I think and the element may be wearing out....so....I am considering buying one of those larger ones, that look like they will heat evenly...and more too. So guess I've been waiting to do that...as in order to use those liners...which i now have,,,you have to use your Crock Pot....Right!!! You encouraged me...Joel! Thanks. John will love you for it. :basic01 Rosalie

[Joel Merrill]

Yes, I bought some, recently too. My daughter gave me a crockpot cookbook for Christmas last year, and I was all excited to start usuing that neat cookbook. Well, now I find out that I really do need another crockpot as the one we have does not heat evenly I think and the element may be wearing out....so....I am considering buying one of those larger ones, that look like they will heat evenly...and more too. So guess I've been waiting to do that...as in order to use those liners...which i now have,,,you have to use your Crock Pot....Right!!! You encouraged me...Joel! Thanks. John will love you for it. :basic01 Rosalie
I use a crock pot more than anything else. I love to do a pot roast in one. I put the potatoes and carrots on the bottom, then the roast and then the slices of onion. Then I add about a cup of water and my herbs and spices and cook it on low for 8 to 12 hours.

Sometimes I put a pork roast in all by it's self and cook it over night on low. Then I drain it real well and shred up the roast and add BBQ sauce. If you can get Sue Bee brand BBQ sauce, it is the best. I serve it on hamburger buns. Young people just love it.

Joel

[Marsha Gupton]

Joel, I got a crock pot for Christmas and today I am going to put the beef roast in. Does it get done and is it fork tender???

[Joel Merrill]

Joel, I got a crock pot for Christmas and today I am going to put the beef roast in. Does it get done and is it fork tender???

It gets very tender. Of course it depends some on how lean the meat is and how long you cook it. I tend to cook it a little longer than I need to because I usually do it over night or while I'm at work. Because it cooks so slow and retains the liquid, it is hard to over cook things. I always cook on low. Add very little liquid because it will make a lot of it's own. If you are putting some vegetables in with it, you need a little liquid, not more than a cup.

Joel

[Desiree Allen-Baker]

WHAT?! A liner for the crock pot? BRILLIANT! I'll have to remember to try these the next time I use my crock.

[Marsha Gupton]

Roast beef is TENDER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! About 2:00 this afternoon I started this. I put the potatoes in first and then the carrots and then the roast on top. Put onions on top of roast. Then I put a can of cream of mushroom soup on top of the roast and added 1 cup of water. I have had it cooking on low until a few minutes ago. I tasted of the meat and veggies and it is delicious. The roast is so tender it just falls apart. I am thrilled!:)

[Joel Merrill]

Roast beef is TENDER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! About 2:00 this afternoon I started this. I put the potatoes in first and then the carrots and then the roast on top. Put onions on top of roast. Then I put a can of cream of mushroom soup on top of the roast and added 1 cup of water. I have had it cooking on low until a few minutes ago. I tasted of the meat and veggies and it is delicious. The roast is so tender it just falls apart. I am thrilled!:)
Yep :basic01 The reply up the thread about my BBQ pork sandwiches works like that. Once the pork roast is done, it comes apart easily with a fork in each hand. Beef roasts vary a little more depending on how lean that are. I sometimes do deer roasts which are extremely lean. They are still very tender but they don't fall apart like the beef or pork roasts. I like to spice up my roasts. I'm always experimenting. I pour some Worcestershire sauce over the top before I start. I usually add some bouillon to the water I add. Oregano, and whole cloves are good. I like to add a bay leaf but some people don't like bay leaves.

Chicken will just fall off the bone when done in a crock pot.

I also do green bean casserole in the crock pot. I add chopped nuts to it. Somewhere on this forum I posted a sausage and rice stuffing recipe. It is wonderful and I do it in the crock pot. A crock pot is ideal for soups and stews.

There are 3 sizes of crock pots. I love to make oatmeal in the small 1 quart crock pot. There are instructions for it in the book that comes with the crock pot. If you put raisins in it, they will be so plump and juicy that they almost become grapes again.

Joel :fav07

[Brenda Jackson]

I love my slow cooker! However, I would be very wary of using plastic in it, as the chemicals have been shown to leach, and even if it is supposed to be heat resistant I would not be happy. I have never had any trouble cleaning mine, it has just taken a rinse apart from one time when I left a roast eleven and a half hours overnight.

[Gina Stevenson]

'Was thinking about what Brenda was thinking while liners were spoken of; I'm wary of such things ... some may say overcautious, but I just am. Even wonder about those flexible baking dishes they say are fine for baking now, up to about 440 degrees Fahrenheit.

Came back to say that I agree with all that's been said re slow cookers ... they are nice [tho' I've not used one in ages; might have to try it again sometime].

[Joel Merrill]

'Was thinking about what Brenda was thinking while liners were spoken of; I'm wary of such things ... some may say overcautious, but I just am. Even wonder about those flexible baking dishes they say are fine for baking now, up to about 440 degrees Fahrenheit.

Came back to say that I agree with all that's been said re slow cookers ... they are nice [tho' I've not used one in ages; might have to try it again sometime].
There are many things, even foods, that are bad for you if you eat too much of it. I don't think a crock pot liner now and then is going to hurt you.

Joel

[Marsha Gupton]

Believe me a crock pot liner is not going to hurt you. We had a chili cook off at work once and several people used the liners and they seemed to work well and the chili was delicious.

[Gina Stevenson]

There are many things, even foods, that are bad for you if you eat too much of it. I don't think a crock pot liner now and then is going to hurt you.

Joel

Well, I guess if it's "now 'n then" ... guess I was thinking some might like the slow cooker so much, they use them several times/week, or whatever. ;)

[Anne and Dwayne Hood]

That is interesting-the liner. I am surprised that Dwayne has not noticed them, and bought some.

[Joel Merrill]

Well, I guess if it's "now 'n then" ... guess I was thinking some might like the slow cooker so much, they use them several times/week, or whatever. ;)
I have heard that you should not microwave food in containers that aren't made for it, like Cool Whip containers. The way people sue here in the US, companies are very careful what they put on the market. I remember an artificial sweetener that was taken of the market because it caused cancer in rats. It turned out that they were feeding the rats doses that would gag a horse. Then something like 1 in a 100 got cancer and they don't know that it wouldn't have got cancer anyway. I'm guessing that you could eat out of a crock pot liner 3 times a day for 50 years and die in a car accident.

Joel

[Barbara Moulton]

I knew I was an "adult" the year my mother gave me a "crock pot" for Christmas. What does it tell you that she has been dead almost 23 years and I am still using that same crock pot?

It's huge and of a colour that screams "early eighties" but it just keeps on trucking.

Sometimes I see newer, more attractive crock pots in the store and I think about buying one. But whenever I haul this huge contraption from my cupboard, I feel a connection with my mom.

And when I take chili to a church potluck, usually someone will comment on the crockpot's size.

[Sara Sheppard]

I have 2 large crock pots and 2 "dip" size crock pots. I use them ALL them time. I love the convenience and easy clean up.

About the liners, I do think that things tend to burn in them where they wouldn't in a crock pot alone. So be careful about leaving things on high too long in them.

Sara

[Sara Sheppard]

Okay...now for an easy and tasty crock pot recipe.

Layer from bottom:
sliced potatoes
a few dices of onion
chopped ham
1 cup of shredded cheddar cheese
Repeat those 4 layers again...
Pour 2 cans of cream of mushroom soup on top (you might want to use reduced sodium if your ham is really salty)
sprinkle with paprika

Cook on high about 6 hours or on low about 8-10 hours...basically until the potatoes are as soft as you like them to be.

This recipe could certainly just be made as one layer instead of repeating the 2nd layer and then just one can of soup. But, its great as left overs, so go ahead and make the big pot. :)

Serve with warm bread....yummy!!

[Brenda Jackson]

There are a group of chemicals, called phthalates that are sometimes added to plastics to make them flexible and less brittle. Phthalates are environmental contaminants that can exhibit hormone-like behavior by acting as endocrine disruptors in humans and animals. If you heat up plastics, you could increase the leaching of phthalates from the containers into water and food. And then there is the land fill question. Something that burnes is really unsafe! All for the sake of a few minutes of rinsing! A lot of things are said to be safe then there are deaths and they have to take them off the market. I prefer not to play Russian roulette with my health thankyou!

[Marsha Gupton]

Okay...now for an easy and tasty crock pot recipe.

Layer from bottom:
sliced potatoes
a few dices of onion
chopped ham
1 cup of shredded cheddar cheese
Repeat those 4 layers again...
Pour 2 cans of cream of mushroom soup on top (you might want to use reduced sodium if your ham is really salty)
sprinkle with paprika

Cook on high about 6 hours or on low about 8-10 hours...basically until the potatoes are as soft as you like them to be.

This recipe could certainly just be made as one layer instead of repeating the 2nd layer and then just one can of soup. But, its great as left overs, so go ahead and make the big pot. :)

Serve with warm bread....yummy!!

This is good.

[Sara Sheppard]

Marsha,

It would have been better if I had put enough ham in when you all came over. LOL You guys ended up getting cheesy potatoes. (Not that there is anything wrong with cheesy potatoes.) LOL

Sara

[Joel Merrill]

I knew I was an "adult" the year my mother gave me a "crock pot" for Christmas. What does it tell you that she has been dead almost 23 years and I am still using that same crock pot?

It's huge and of a colour that screams "early eighties" but it just keeps on trucking.

Sometimes I see newer, more attractive crock pots in the store and I think about buying one. But whenever I haul this huge contraption from my cupboard, I feel a connection with my mom.

And when I take chili to a church potluck, usually someone will comment on the crockpot's size.

When I was single (1975) my grandma gave me 10 bucks for Christmas. I spent it on a K-Mart brand crock pot. It was the medium sized crock pot and one of the older ones where the crock didn't come out for cleaning. I used it for many years. The heater on one side quit working and I still used it for a while. Then I got to wondering if it was heating at a safe temperature since I like to cook on low. By then I had a family so I bought the bigger one with a removable crock.

Joel

[Cindi Hammons]

My slow cooker fits in my low-water volume dishwasher. No need to add more to the landfill. However, the liner really is brilliant...but I'll probably pass due to expense and green reasons.

[Londa Paul]

HA HA HA HA ...

I first read this thread as crack pot liners...Huh? Smirk!:laughing

[Gina Stevenson]

HA HA HA HA ...

I first read this thread as crack pot liners...Huh? Smirk!:laughing

Hey, Londa! Have you read what's-her-name's book re "cracked pots" ... er sumpin'!? Good one. BTW, what's-her-name, I think, was Patsy Clairmont.

[Billy Rolfe]

HA HA HA HA ...

I first read this thread as crack pot liners...Huh? Smirk!:laughing

That's funny, but I thought that too when I first ready it. :basic05

[Mike Schutz]

I used a liner for a pork roast (using a modification of Joel's recipe) and the liner broke, allowing the juice to escape. So, in this case the liner didn't work for me.

But it was still a great pork roast - both for Sunday dinner and pulled pork sandwiches the next day!

[Joel Merrill]

I used a liner for a pork roast (using a modification of Joel's recipe) and the liner broke, allowing the juice to escape. So, in this case the liner didn't work for me.

But it was still a great pork roast - both for Sunday dinner and pulled pork sandwiches the next day!
I've never had one break but I've had them leak before because I poked it with a knife or a fork. It has always been after I was done cooking so it didn't burn on. What I hate is when they get a crust burnt around the edge. That is when a liner is nice to have. If the liner leaks, it is still easier to clean up.

Joel

[Kathy O'Connor]

I think you get a better flavor when you use the liners. For some reason, I've never liked crock pot meals due to an unusual flavor they seems to have. The liners seem to prevent whatever causes it, so now I'm enjoying the crock pot meals. Does anyone else know what I'm talking about...the unusual flavor?