What are some tips for cooking with a crock pot?

Dishes with pork, rice and chicken as well as soups are great for cooking in a crock pot. The one thing you don't want to cook in a crock pot is fish since it breaks up.

I love to cook with a crock pot, the results are always so tasty. There are many sites which will give you recipes, tips and tricks if you wish to do a Google search, but I have found a few things that work pretty well. Don't be concerned about buying an expensive cut of meat, cheaper works just fine and if it starts out tough, the long slow cooking will ensure that the meat is tender when the dish is ready.It does seem to make the dish more tasty if you brown the meat first, it's an extra job, but it is worth the effort.

Add a little wine to the sauce for extra flavor and tenderness. If you don't like your vegetables over-cooked add them halfway through cooking, that way the meat will be tender and the veggies will not be too soft. If the sauce seems to be a bit too watery at the end of cooking add some cornflour to thicken it before serving.

You can definitely adapt your existing recipes to use with your crock pot, just allow for the extra cooking time, that's really the only difference, it is almost impossible to over cook anything, (except vegetables) due to the very low cooking temperature. If you are organized you could prepare tomorrows meal the night before, or early in the morning so that it's ready for the evening meal. Don't be afraid to experiment, enjoy your crock pot!

You can do anything with a Crock Pot. One great tip is to not add water to meat. It will steam the meat and take out some of the flavor.

Always either marinate or put a rub on your roasts, it adds more flavor and makes the juices for gravies taste better. Try making cobblers in your crock pot, it's a great easy way to make a great classic dessert. You can absolutely revise old recipes to work in a crock pot.

I don't suggest doing any kind of pasta dish in there though, they never turn out right no matter what you do. Stews, soups, roasts, vegetables, sauces and desserts all work well in there. I like to take apples, pears, and craisins with just a sprinkle of brown sugar(less than 1/4 cup), 1/4 cup apple juice, 2 squeezes of orange juice, 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice, 1 tiny pinch of salt and 1 tiny pinch of black pepper and just let them stew down.

I add about a tablespoon of corn starch when the fruits are soft like an applesauce consistency and let the sauce thicken. Then I mix Oatmeal, 2 tablespoons brown sugar, 1/2 cup flour and about 1/2 a stick of butter and crumble that over the top. It takes about 4 hours total and the oatmeal mixture goes over the top for the last hour.

Chicken and dumplings is also possible in a crock pot. You can make a pork roast taste like it's been in a bbq smoker just by adding smoked paprika to your rub(I use smoked paprika, onion powder, black pepper, crushed red pepper, garlic powder, salt, brown sugar and cumin) and let it cook on low for 8 hours. Then I tend to break it apart to soak in the juices and add bbq sauce for pulled pork sandwiches.

Those are a couple of ideas for you, but definitely experiment and revamp those old recipes.

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