Calling All Cooks for Crock Pot Chilli

[Lost Dutchman]

Sorry for the vanity but I need Freeper Help!!!

Since I just arrived from Phoenix AZ to Maine last year my family wants me to bring a crockpot chili to the reunion on Sat Jun 30th. They also added the stipulation that is should be in a crockpot (to keep it warm) and mild (so everyone can eat it)

I have made chili before, (long time ago) but it has never been either crockpot nor mild, and I don't think they will be willing to try anything else.

Any help would be appreciated...

Thanks...

Lost Dutchman aka Sean O.

[willgolfforfood]

I’m from Texas, and I question the timing and intent of this post.

[cuz_it_aint_their_money]

In a crock-pot and be mild?

You might as well open a large restaurant sized can of Hormel chili and be done with it!

[Jaysun]

I’m from Texas, and I question the timing and intent of this post.

I'm also from Texas and I'm reluctant to share my secrets (such as cigar ashes or chocolate) on the net.

[Elyse]

They also added the stipulation that is should be in a crockpot (to keep it warm) and mild (so everyone can eat it)

It all has to be mild? Geesh, open a can of chili and dump it in a crockpot, those people don't deserve real homemade chili and they probably won't be able to tell the difference anyway.

[ladtx]

Humph-—Hey you’re from the southwest - bring some chili - but make it our way. Sounds like they don’t want real chili.

[Lost Dutchman]

Not sure what you mean, but I am just trying to get a good mild chili for a crockpot in a short time.

[Jaysun]

If you’re completely lost, they sell chili kits in the grocery store. Just read the bag or box and cook accordingly. Add it to the crockpot before you go. Cooking it start to finish in a crockpot would take about 17 days, give or take.

[SeafoodGumbo]

They also added the stipulation that is should be in a crockpot (to keep it warm) and mild (so everyone can eat it)

Mild chili? Sacrilege.

[A_Tradition_Continues]

get yourself some of this...might even find it locally. http://www.foodlocker.com/twoalchilmix.html Cook it up and put in cockpot to keep hot.

[Elyse]

LOL! I was typing while you were posting. Great minds think alike!

[Lost Dutchman]

Boy did I open a can of worms here...

Guess I should have just gone to cook.com

:)

[Lost Dutchman]

Actually, I am from Maine, but I am retired USAF an came back to Maine after 15yrs in Arizona...

I just want to feed my relatives, not kill them. :)

[ConorMacNessa]

Not only a sacrilege but an oxymoron.

[SeafoodGumbo]

Considering that this is a reunion and there will be (I assume) many dishes to choose from, it seems unreasonable for anyone to expect you to make a mild chili. If someone can’t handle what chili’s supposed to taste like, they should fill up on other dishes.

[Lost Dutchman]

Sorry, but I just wanted to put a little TLC in it then that...

[Charles Henrickson]

Pinging our chefs.

[Lost Dutchman]

No Fear!

I am sure that noone here in Maine could survive eating a chili made with your Texas secrets. ;)

[Sax]

When I make chili at home I have the larger common pot, and a smaller concentrated sub pot that’s been scooped out and is simmering with the extra, hotter peppers (and sometimes beans.)

Once the milder chili has been served up, the little pot’s contents rejoin the big pot for the more robust serving.

If you don’t want to use the crockpot, just transfer it into the cp afterwards.

Since they don’t seem so likely to appreciate traditional chili, you may as well northern it up - line the bowls with rice, top with shredded cheddar and a dolup of sour cream. Pseudo-chili for the timid.

[Hi Heels]

Just make your own chili and put it in the crockpot. It’ll be fine. Might have to add a bit of water, but it will be fine.