On Jun 11, 1:04*pm, Brooklyn1 <Gravesend1> wrote:
> On Sun, 10 Jun 2012 20:32:35 +0100, Geoff Lane
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> >On 10/06/2012 13:10, Gary wrote:
> >> Geoff Lane wrote:
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> >>> I have a large slow cooker but live alone.
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> >>> I have recently tried putting a smaller pot within the slow cooker for
> >>> small meals, I have a 16cm Le Creuset pot which fits nicely in the slow
> >>> cooker and seems to work OK.
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> >>> So far it has appeared to work OK but have any readers any comments as
> >>> to if this increases cooking time due to smaller pot not covering
> >>> heating area of larger slow cooker pot.
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> >>> Geoff Lane
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> >> If you are referring to a crock pot as a slow cooker, why would you put a
> >> smaller pot in there? Just put less food in there and put on the lid.
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> >> Regardless, a pot within a pot sounds like a wasteful step to me.
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> >The smaller pot allows the sauce to cover the contents for a small
> >dinner whereas in the bigger crockpot doesn't.
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> >Not really a waste as the smaller pot is easier to clean and the
> >crockpot only has water in it so just needs a wipe.
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> I don't cook small meals unless it's three fried eggs, or a package of
> ramen... ten minutes of kitchen time. *But if I'm going to cook it has
> to be minimally enough to feed ten... even when I cook for company I
> make double so to fill my freezer... that's why I'm braising ten pork
> chops right now and I'll cook two pounds of ziti, and there'll only be
> three of us for dinner. *I already tasted the sauce, I bet more than
> half will be consumed... pork chop sauce is to die for.

You're a real trend setter.