Crock-pot 9 hours ok?

[legend_018]

ok - I'm cooking a 7 bone roast in the crock pot tomorrow. Onion Soup mix packets and homemade cranberry sauce will be in there as well. I usually use the 7 bone steaks when doing this and I'm not too experienced with roasts in the crock pot.

should 9 hours be ok on LOW for the 5 pound "7 bone Roast" I bought?

I would think so, but thought I'd double check in case. I'm serving potatoes and a green bean casserole on the side. Today I made a home made cake called Grooms Peanut Butter Pound cake. It was in the Penzy Spice magazine I got. It's in the oven right now. I'll probably make the icing for it tomorrow. It's a combo chocolate chips/heavy cream mixture. : )

 

[Kayelle]

Are you going to be home tomorrow, legend? I like to start my CP on high for a couple of hrs, and then reduce to low. I've made your recipe before, and it's delicious. Just don't remember how long I cooked it.
Ykies, you're going to be able to keep away from that cake till tomorrow to frost it? It would be half gone by tomorrow in this house.

 

[legend_018]

Yes, I'll be home. I'm suppose to have dinner ready around 3:30pm, which means I'll have to set my alarm to get everything into the crockpot at 6:30am ish. I have only put my crock pot on high when I am rushed to get something done and forgot to put it all together in enough time to keep it cooking on low.

I also usually use the canned cranberry sauce, but this time I made my own.

On another note, I good thing I stuck a small toothpick (all I had) into the cake, since it seems like it's done. It said an hour and 35 minutes on 325 - starting off with a cold oven, but my oven took a LOT shorter than that. It also called for a different type of cake pan in the recipe and my oven was probably a still a LITTLE warm from the enchallada's I cooked earlier. It called for one large round cake pan, where I used two regular sized cake pans.

 

[Kayelle]

Yes, I'll be home. I'm suppose to have dinner ready around 3:30pm, which means I'll have to set my alarm to get everything into the crockpot at 6:30am ish. I have only put my crock pot on high when I am rushed to get something done and forgot to put it all together in enough time to keep it cooking on low.

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For sure, start it on high if you want it done by 3:30. Remember a solid 7 bone roast will take much longer than 7 bone steaks. If it's done before 3:30, no harm done.

 

[legend_018]

Should I still start at 6:30am? So how many hours on high before I turn it down to low? Cooking on high in the crockpot won't change aka overcook the roast right? I think 7 bone roasts/steaks are meant to be cooked on low or braised in the oven on low since it's not the highest quality meat out there. I think. The 7 bone steaks I've cooked before always come out good and tender though, but I've never cooked it any where else other than the crock pot. I don't use my crockpot a lot, but for some things i like cooking in it.

 

[Kayelle]

Yes, start around 6:30 am on high for about two hrs, then turn it down to low. Starting on high should have no affect, other than give it a head start, since the majority of cooking will be on low. Like I said, if it's done before 3:30, no harm done. I can't imagine overcooking in this case.

 

[legend_018]

my kids are usually up no later than 7:30am, would be ideal if I could just do it than. Since It's best that I start on high for a few hours - maybe I can get away with it.

 

[joesfolk]

I'm sure starting at 7:30 would be fine. If it gets to be late in the afternoon and the roast doesn't seem tender enough go ahead and turn it up to high for a while.

 

[babetoo]

7:30 is certainly early enough. it will be perfect buy 3:30, i use my crockpot a lot. joesfolk is right. on temp settings.