I just bought a new crockpot today. I never feel like a new home is a home until I have an oven, a crock pot and a microwave oven. I have an oven, now the crock...2 down, one to go.
Even though I am single, I find crock pots to be extremely useful. It is my way to get tasty bean dishes into my life to enjoy the nutrients that they can provide. I would like to learn more about the "chemistry" and principles behind how slow cookers work. The first thing I did when I got my home was to fill it half way with water and then turn it on. I noted that at the low setting the water is 50 degrees centigrade, at the medium setting 80 degrees, and I am guessing at high will be boiling - haven't got there yet to make sure.
I have found tons of pages with recipes but after looking through more than 30 pages of results found nothing that really educated me about this appliance.
Do all crock pots cook at about the same temperature for low, medium and high? BTW, mine is 375 watt, 110 volts. What are each of these settings most useful for? When would I use that setting? Is there a table/chart somewhere that tells me, for example, how long 5 pounds of potatoes have to cook at medium before they are done?
Any insight would be helpful.
Even though I am single, I find crock pots to be extremely useful. It is my way to get tasty bean dishes into my life to enjoy the nutrients that they can provide. I would like to learn more about the "chemistry" and principles behind how slow cookers work. The first thing I did when I got my home was to fill it half way with water and then turn it on. I noted that at the low setting the water is 50 degrees centigrade, at the medium setting 80 degrees, and I am guessing at high will be boiling - haven't got there yet to make sure.
I have found tons of pages with recipes but after looking through more than 30 pages of results found nothing that really educated me about this appliance.
Do all crock pots cook at about the same temperature for low, medium and high? BTW, mine is 375 watt, 110 volts. What are each of these settings most useful for? When would I use that setting? Is there a table/chart somewhere that tells me, for example, how long 5 pounds of potatoes have to cook at medium before they are done?
Any insight would be helpful.