PURCHASING A NEW CROCK POT - HELP!!

SarcasmIsMyLoveLanguage

I did not know crockpot liners were a thing but I definitely have to look into them for my wife's sanities. Our crockpot we got for $10 from Goodwill, it's straight-up from the seventies and everything about it is wonderful. One knob for 'low', 'high', and 'off', works beautifully, looks like it's deliberately kitschy.

Hang on to it! They don't make them like that any more. Those 70's ones never die.

BekaBooluvsu

I like the idea of the rubber seal. I will look for a lid with one. My last slow cooker was I think 7 qt. Loved the size for meat sauces, chili etc. Even though I'm single I search for recipes that freeze well or I just eat the meal for the rest of the week.

Just me and my husband right now and I use my crock pot everyday. I start my food the night before, set on high, go to bed, wake up with food ready to go. I bought mine at Wal-Mart for $15(Rival is the brand). Works for my kind of cooking.

Alliwan

i got one when we got married almost 7 years ago and it is one base with 3 pot sizes and one lid that fits them all. comes with 2qt, 4qt and 6qt. So nice when i dont need a huge one for something but nice to have the huge one when im crockpotting a whole turkey breast.

it's always the one i recommend to anyone who asks as its so versitile

micheledavison39

If you are worried about it cooking all day while you are away, cook overnight instead. I have done that a number of times because I am routinely gone for 12-14 hours at a stretch and most recipes are 4-10 hours.

Turn it on before you go to bed and most things will be ready first thing in the morning. Dish out into containers and reheat later. Or take the whole crock out and put it in the fridge if you don't have time to dish it out that morning.