chriscal
Assistant Cook
Been trying some recipes from a book.
Sometimes you might find something like this - note all in one paragraph being perhaps point 6 ....
5. ....
6. Heat soup, fry vegetables, pour soup over vegetables in crock pot. Cook for 6 hours on low or 4 hours on high.
7. Serve over rice.
This implies that after placing hot food in the cooker you immediately start the cooking - so there is significant heat already in the pot. My wife assumes this means fry the vegetables, pour over the soup then set the cooking timer, high or low, to start sometime later in the day by which time the contents will be cold and take significantly longer to reach cooking temperature.
So what is the real correct time if she wants to start later ?
And if the cooking time is discussed as part of a single point then is it correct to assume that there is already heat in the pot and the time given is correct ?
I do understand that slow cooking times are fairly broad but if the contents start off cold then you might need to consider adding another 1-2 hours to the cooking time on low to accomplish the same as if you had started with hot contents.
Sometimes you might find something like this - note all in one paragraph being perhaps point 6 ....
5. ....
6. Heat soup, fry vegetables, pour soup over vegetables in crock pot. Cook for 6 hours on low or 4 hours on high.
7. Serve over rice.
This implies that after placing hot food in the cooker you immediately start the cooking - so there is significant heat already in the pot. My wife assumes this means fry the vegetables, pour over the soup then set the cooking timer, high or low, to start sometime later in the day by which time the contents will be cold and take significantly longer to reach cooking temperature.
So what is the real correct time if she wants to start later ?
And if the cooking time is discussed as part of a single point then is it correct to assume that there is already heat in the pot and the time given is correct ?
I do understand that slow cooking times are fairly broad but if the contents start off cold then you might need to consider adding another 1-2 hours to the cooking time on low to accomplish the same as if you had started with hot contents.