Dry Cooking in a Crock Pot

[Hopz]

I have houseguests and yesterday I made a pot roast in the crockpot.

We all thought it was pretty good. They said they were going to get one too. I was looking at some recipes for them to use and I ran across one that said I could cook a pork shoulder in the crock pot- dry.

This seem right to you all? ?

Any other things to dry cook in one?

Experience, facts, conjectures all welcomed...

 

[kitchenelf]

The fat from the shoulder will create enough juice. By the time it's cooked the juice will be half-way up that baby!!!! I like to cook mine to the point of falling apart, which can take 10 - 12 hours depending on the size of the pork roast.

Crockpot cooking can be very addictive!!!!!!

I had the BEST chocolate cake/type dessert cooked in a crockpot.

 

[Hopz]

Chocolate Cake in a crock pot???

 

[crewsk]

Hopz, here's a link to a chocolate cake that I make quite frequently in the crock pot http://www.discusscooking.com/forums/f41/slow-cooker-hot-fudge-cake-tnt-14629.html?highlight=Crock+Chocolate+Cake

 

[skilletlicker]

I was looking at some recipes for them to use and I ran across one that said I could cook a pork shoulder in the crock pot- dry.

This seem right to you all? ?...

I've never started dry but I have browned pork butts or chuck roasts in a large pot, poured off the fat, deglazed the pot with water, stock, beer, or wine and used only the deglazing liquid in the crock pot.