I know that crock pots have changed a lot over the years, and recipes from the early days of crockpotting don’t work the same now; but I haven’t taken time to really study it.
Another upcoming retirement job!
“I know that crock pots have changed a lot over the years, and recipes from the early days of crockpotting don’t work the same now; but I haven’t taken time to really study it.”
The new crockpots are HOT! I got one at Lowe’s last Christmas - a good deal and it was smaller than the big one I’ve had for decades. I made the concoction I’ve always made in a crockpot - cubed round steak with cream of stuff soups. Well, on low it was boiling away in just an hour or two. In the old crockpot, it never boiled on low and barely boiled on high.
In googling a bit, it’s the food safety Nazi’s at it again, thinking cooking slow is dangerous. So they have ruined my using crockpots now - without truly being able to SLOW cook, some tough cuts of meat stay tough - boiling just tightens up those fibers even more, according to Mr. Good Eats.
I can’t figure out how to moderate the temperature. The environmental Nazi’s messing up my washing machine temperatures I could get around by managing the hot/cold spigots at the wall. But this one I can’t figure how to to fix.