Slow cooker / Crock pot advice

clmoore · 05-07-2007, 12:50 PM

Hi,
Do any of you use a slow cooker or crock pot? Are they the same thing? I want to start cooking some meat in them, but I am NOT a cook. Do any of you use them? What kind? What do you cook and how?
Thanks!

francine · 05-07-2007, 12:51 PM

I use my crockpot (same as slow cooker) for beef stew especially. You can look online for recipes, just google crockpot recipes.

sjmiller · 05-07-2007, 12:51 PM

Yes, they're the same thing.

I suggest you find recipes designed for slow cookers.

mmmcheese · 05-07-2007, 12:52 PM

Crock Pot is a brand name of a slow cooker, so yes, they are the same. I don't use mine very often, but they are fantastic! There are recipes on the Crock Pot webiste: www.crockpot.com VERY easy and you can just adjust the recipes to fit with your way of eating. :-)

Candid · 05-07-2007, 12:54 PM

There is a sticky in the Lowcarb Recipes and Suggestions.

DiamondDeb · 05-07-2007, 12:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by clmoore

Hi,
Do any of you use a slow cooker or crock pot? Are they the same thing? I want to start cooking some meat in them, but I am NOT a cook. Do any of you use them? What kind? What do you cook and how?
Thanks!

I use mine a lot. I am also not a cook. lol...my favorite "recipe" is to take a few pounds of chicken breasts or a turkey breast, dump in crockpot, add garlic and walk away... See, I am NOT a cook!

BUT it's good & I can do whatever I want to the poultry, add to stirfry, salads, eat plain, etc...

clmoore · 05-07-2007, 12:58 PM

I know this is probably a dumb question, but do you have to add liquid to the meat to cook it in the crock pot?

cadams · 05-07-2007, 12:59 PM

There's also a Crockpot BBQ Pit if you are looking to cook meat. It works really well. I've cooked a whole pork shoulder in it and made great pulled pork BBQ which ended up being extremely cheap since the shoulder was like 69 cents/lb. Ribs are also good and a whole 11 lb Turkey worked well, all the bones just came right out, carving was a snap. They are pretty cheap at Walmart.

Charski · 05-07-2007, 01:01 PM

Click here

Add your favorite Crock Pot Recipe!

for TONS of slow cooker/Crockpot ideas.

A slow cooker is the same thing as a Crockpot, in essence, but Rival has trademarked Crockpot for their version of slow cookers. So, a Crockpot IS a slow cooker, but not all slow cookers are Crockpots!

DiamondDeb · 05-07-2007, 01:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by clmoore

I know this is probably a dumb question, but do you have to add liquid to the meat to cook it in the crock pot?

I rarely do. I use frozen meat much of the time and it always ends up with a lot of liquid.

Wasabell · 05-07-2007, 02:14 PM

Beef short ribs....dirt cheap and tougher than leather.

Except...

Season with salt/pepper. Sear them in a skillet just to get them good and brown. Put them in a crock pot with a sliced up onion, and some garlic (to taste). Add a can of beef broth (low sodium). Put on low for all day.

Tender, fallin'-off-the-bone, absolutely to-die-for.

Jan

Bluqq · 05-07-2007, 02:20 PM

oh my gosh
corned beef and cabbage
pot roast
beef stew
those are my top 3!

clmoore · 05-08-2007, 04:30 AM

Thanks to you all!

I really need to figure out how to have meat around ready to eat so I will stay/get on plan!

Any other ideas would be great for me if you have them.

05-07-2007, 12:50 PM	#1
clmoore Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Tennessee Posts: 2,245 Gallery: clmoore Stats: 261/150/145 WOE: RNY Gastric bypass Aug 2008 low carb Start Date: Aug 2008	Slow cooker / Crock pot advice Hi, Do any of you use a slow cooker or crock pot? Are they the same thing? I want to start cooking some meat in them, but I am NOT a cook. Do any of you use them? What kind? What do you cook and how? Thanks!

05-07-2007, 02:14 PM	#11
Wasabell Senior LCF Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Great State of Texas Posts: 229 Gallery: Wasabell Stats: 5' 4" 154/137/125 WOE: Atkins Start Date: 8/1/2005	Beef short ribs....dirt cheap and tougher than leather. Except... Season with salt/pepper. Sear them in a skillet just to get them good and brown. Put them in a crock pot with a sliced up onion, and some garlic (to taste). Add a can of beef broth (low sodium). Put on low for all day. Tender, fallin'-off-the-bone, absolutely to-die-for. Jan Last edited by Wasabell; 05-07-2007 at 02:15 PM.. Reason: typo

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05-07-2007, 12:51 PM	#2
francine Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Buffalo, New York, USA Posts: 1,239 Gallery: francine Stats: 155/130/135 WOE: little of everything	I use my crockpot (same as slow cooker) for beef stew especially. You can look online for recipes, just google crockpot recipes.

05-07-2007, 12:51 PM	#3
sjmiller MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,314 Gallery: sjmiller Stats: 182/125/125 WOE: Atkins Start Date: 12/29/03	Yes, they're the same thing. I suggest you find recipes designed for slow cookers.

05-07-2007, 12:52 PM	#4
mmmcheese Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Michigan Posts: 152 Gallery: mmmcheese WOE: Atkins Start Date: Feb 2009	Crock Pot is a brand name of a slow cooker, so yes, they are the same. I don't use mine very often, but they are fantastic! There are recipes on the Crock Pot webiste: www.crockpot.com VERY easy and you can just adjust the recipes to fit with your way of eating. :-)

05-07-2007, 12:54 PM	#5
Candid Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: 103.20 Posts: 1,747 Gallery: Candid WOE: Atkins Start Date: August 2002	There is a sticky in the Lowcarb Recipes and Suggestions.

05-07-2007, 12:58 PM	#7
clmoore Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Tennessee Posts: 2,245 Gallery: clmoore Stats: 261/150/145 WOE: RNY Gastric bypass Aug 2008 low carb Start Date: Aug 2008	I know this is probably a dumb question, but do you have to add liquid to the meat to cook it in the crock pot?

05-07-2007, 12:59 PM	#8
cadams Senior LCF Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Dumont, NJ Posts: 246 Gallery: cadams Stats: 248/200/170 WOE: Atkins Start Date: March 2000, Restart on August 2007	There's also a Crockpot BBQ Pit if you are looking to cook meat. It works really well. I've cooked a whole pork shoulder in it and made great pulled pork BBQ which ended up being extremely cheap since the shoulder was like 69 cents/lb. Ribs are also good and a whole 11 lb Turkey worked well, all the bones just came right out, carving was a snap. They are pretty cheap at Walmart.

05-07-2007, 01:01 PM	#9
Charski Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Mostly in the kitchen! Posts: 33,851 Gallery: Charski Stats: 174 (WW)/139/150 goal 5'5" 59 years YOUNG! WOE: ATKINS always Start Date: May 2003	Click here Add your favorite Crock Pot Recipe! for TONS of slow cooker/Crockpot ideas. A slow cooker is the same thing as a Crockpot, in essence, but Rival has trademarked Crockpot for their version of slow cookers. So, a Crockpot IS a slow cooker, but not all slow cookers are Crockpots!

05-07-2007, 02:20 PM	#12
Bluqq Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: New Yawk Posts: 22,181 Gallery: Bluqq Stats: at birth weight, lucky for mom she had big hips Start Date: 11/24/05	oh my gosh corned beef and cabbage pot roast beef stew those are my top 3!

05-08-2007, 04:30 AM	#13
clmoore Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Tennessee Posts: 2,245 Gallery: clmoore Stats: 261/150/145 WOE: RNY Gastric bypass Aug 2008 low carb Start Date: Aug 2008	Thanks to you all! I really need to figure out how to have meat around ready to eat so I will stay/get on plan! Any other ideas would be great for me if you have them.