Would you combine a pork butt roast and a jumbo pack of chicken thighs in
the same crock pot?

I've put off everything while on my buffalo kick but the two other meats
have been getting old in the fridge.

Can I cook them together at the same time? I was thinking about putting the
pork butt in an oven bag and surrounding that with the thighs.

A killing two birds with one stone scenario, kinda/sorta.

Timing them both to doneness might be a challenge.

Your thoughts?

Thanks,

Andy

Andy wrote:
> Would you combine a pork butt roast and a jumbo pack of chicken thighs in
> the same crock pot?
>
> I've put off everything while on my buffalo kick but the two other meats
> have been getting old in the fridge.
>
> Can I cook them together at the same time? I was thinking about putting the
> pork butt in an oven bag and surrounding that with the thighs.
>
> A killing two birds with one stone scenario, kinda/sorta.
>
> Timing them both to doneness might be a challenge.
>
> Your thoughts?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Andy


I don't have the faintest idea how they would taste if cooked like this
even if one is in an oven bag. Does a neighbor have a crockpot you
could borrow just for the day?? That way it would not be a guessing
game when one of the dishes is done.

Just a suggestion...............

itsjoannotjoann said...

>
> Andy wrote:
>> Would you combine a pork butt roast and a jumbo pack of chicken
>> thighs in the same crock pot?
>>
>> I've put off everything while on my buffalo kick but the two other
>> meats have been getting old in the fridge.
>>
>> Can I cook them together at the same time? I was thinking about
>> putting the pork butt in an oven bag and surrounding that with the
>> thighs.
>>
>> A killing two birds with one stone scenario, kinda/sorta.
>>
>> Timing them both to doneness might be a challenge.
>>
>> Your thoughts?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Andy
>
>
> I don't have the faintest idea how they would taste if cooked like
> this even if one is in an oven bag. Does a neighbor have a crockpot
> you could borrow just for the day?? That way it would not be a
> guessing game when one of the dishes is done.
>
> Just a suggestion...............


joan,

I'd love to cook with Joanne (my nextdoor neighbor) but I don't think her
husband would think highly of it.

I've thought about it before. <G>

Andy

One time on Usenet, Andy <q> said:

> Would you combine a pork butt roast and a jumbo pack of chicken thighs in
> the same crock pot?

You must have a giant crock pot, Andy!

> I've put off everything while on my buffalo kick but the two other meats
> have been getting old in the fridge.
>
> Can I cook them together at the same time? I was thinking about putting the
> pork butt in an oven bag and surrounding that with the thighs.
>
> A killing two birds with one stone scenario, kinda/sorta.
>
> Timing them both to doneness might be a challenge.

Just about any meat will be done after 8-10 hours on low, 4-5 hours
on high, especially if you cut the pork roast into a couple of pieces.
My concern would be the flavors of the meat melding together -- you
could end up with chicken-flavored pork and vice versa. Then again,
maybe that's not such a bad thing. FWIW, this is one reason why I
have two crock pots... :-)


--
"Little Malice" is Jani in WA
~ mom, Trollop, novice cook ~

Little Malice said...

> One time on Usenet, Andy <q> said:
>
>> Would you combine a pork butt roast and a jumbo pack of chicken
>> thighs in the same crock pot?
>
> You must have a giant crock pot, Andy!
>
>> I've put off everything while on my buffalo kick but the two other
>> meats have been getting old in the fridge.
>>
>> Can I cook them together at the same time? I was thinking about
>> putting the pork butt in an oven bag and surrounding that with the
>> thighs.
>>
>> A killing two birds with one stone scenario, kinda/sorta.
>>
>> Timing them both to doneness might be a challenge.
>
> Just about any meat will be done after 8-10 hours on low, 4-5 hours
> on high, especially if you cut the pork roast into a couple of pieces.
> My concern would be the flavors of the meat melding together -- you
> could end up with chicken-flavored pork and vice versa. Then again,
> maybe that's not such a bad thing. FWIW, this is one reason why I
> have two crock pots... :-)


Jani,

There you go again, being all reasonable and making sense and stuff.

Andy
Who's only used one a handful of times.

Andy wrote:
>
> I'd love to cook with Joanne (my nextdoor neighbor) but I don't think her
> husband would think highly of it.
>
> I've thought about it before. <G>
>
> Andy


Awwwwww, where's your backbone?!? Live dangerously, all he could do is
shoot you and then we'd see the report on CNN.

:-))

itsjoannotjoann said...

>
> Andy wrote:
>>
>> I'd love to cook with Joanne (my nextdoor neighbor) but I don't think
>> her husband would think highly of it.
>>
>> I've thought about it before. <G>
>>
>> Andy
>
>
> Awwwwww, where's your backbone?!? Live dangerously, all he could do
> is shoot you and then we'd see the report on CNN.
>
>:-))


[To music]: I want my FTV.

One time on Usenet, Andy <q> said:
> Little Malice said...
> > One time on Usenet, Andy <q> said:

> >> Would you combine a pork butt roast and a jumbo pack of chicken
> >> thighs in the same crock pot?
> >
> > You must have a giant crock pot, Andy!

> >> I've put off everything while on my buffalo kick but the two other
> >> meats have been getting old in the fridge.
> >>
> >> Can I cook them together at the same time? I was thinking about
> >> putting the pork butt in an oven bag and surrounding that with the
> >> thighs.
> >>
> >> A killing two birds with one stone scenario, kinda/sorta.
> >>
> >> Timing them both to doneness might be a challenge.

> > Just about any meat will be done after 8-10 hours on low, 4-5 hours
> > on high, especially if you cut the pork roast into a couple of pieces.
> > My concern would be the flavors of the meat melding together -- you
> > could end up with chicken-flavored pork and vice versa. Then again,
> > maybe that's not such a bad thing. FWIW, this is one reason why I
> > have two crock pots... :-)

> Jani,
>
> There you go again, being all reasonable and making sense and stuff.

I'm sorry, I can't help myself. ;-)

> Andy
> Who's only used one a handful of times.

I love crock pots, even for non-crock pot recipes. For example,
I'm making chicken cacciatore tonight -- I originally started using
this recipe in college on the stove, but I like it much better after
simmering in the crock pot all day. Speaking of which, I need to get
it going...


--
"Little Malice" is Jani in WA
~ mom, Trollop, novice cook ~