Comments on: Crock Pots – Do You Preheat? http://www.cyber-kitchen.com/wordpress/2012/09/10/crock-pots-do-you-preheat/ The new Board for Mimi's Cyber Kitchen Mon, 11 Feb 2013 18:30:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: patti43 http://www.cyber-kitchen.com/wordpress/2012/09/10/crock-pots-do-you-preheat/#comment-614 patti43 Thu, 13 Sep 2012 15:34:43 +0000 http://www.cyber-kitchen.com/wordpress/2012/09/10/crock-pots-do-you-preheat/#comment-614 The powers-that-be say the newer crock pots cook hotter than the old ones due to safety concerns.   I don't know if it's true but my newer one does seem to cook faster.  Never thought of preheating it, though.  The powers-that-be say the newer crock pots cook hotter than the old ones due to safety concerns.   I don’t know if it’s true but my newer one does seem to cook faster.  Never thought of preheating it, though. 

]]> By: Sweets http://www.cyber-kitchen.com/wordpress/2012/09/10/crock-pots-do-you-preheat/#comment-601 Sweets Wed, 12 Sep 2012 07:05:18 +0000 http://www.cyber-kitchen.com/wordpress/2012/09/10/crock-pots-do-you-preheat/#comment-601 That's a good question Becky and I have never thought of it that way. I think it must heat up quick enough that it isn't an issue. I don't preheat mine either.   I think I would be concerned though if I pre-heated the crock and then put cold food in it. I would be afraid of the crock breaking when I added the cold food to it. That’s a good question Becky and I have never thought of it that way. I think it must heat up quick enough that it isn’t an issue. I don’t preheat mine either.
 
I think I would be concerned though if I pre-heated the crock and then put cold food in it. I would be afraid of the crock breaking when I added the cold food to it.

]]> By: Becky http://www.cyber-kitchen.com/wordpress/2012/09/10/crock-pots-do-you-preheat/#comment-598 Becky Tue, 11 Sep 2012 20:52:00 +0000 http://www.cyber-kitchen.com/wordpress/2012/09/10/crock-pots-do-you-preheat/#comment-598 I started wondering about it yesterday when I was cooking meat for sloppy joes.  The meat was hot and for some reason, I wondered how putting it in a room temperature crock pot might impact it.  I've never preheated a crock pot for chili or anything which requires cooking the meat and then putting it with other ingredients.  We've never gotten sick so I guess it isn't a big deal. I usually put the crock pot on high to get the temperature up quicker and then turn it down unless I'm trying to cook it faster. I started wondering about it yesterday when I was cooking meat for sloppy joes.  The meat was hot and for some reason, I wondered how putting it in a room temperature crock pot might impact it.  I’ve never preheated a crock pot for chili or anything which requires cooking the meat and then putting it with other ingredients.  We’ve never gotten sick so I guess it isn’t a big deal.

I usually put the crock pot on high to get the temperature up quicker and then turn it down unless I’m trying to cook it faster.

]]> By: SherryPA http://www.cyber-kitchen.com/wordpress/2012/09/10/crock-pots-do-you-preheat/#comment-596 SherryPA Tue, 11 Sep 2012 20:06:00 +0000 http://www.cyber-kitchen.com/wordpress/2012/09/10/crock-pots-do-you-preheat/#comment-596 I've never preheated a crockpot either.  Seems like I'm always in a hurry and am just glad the food landed in the pot to begin with! I’ve never preheated a crockpot either.  Seems like I’m always in a hurry and am just glad the food landed in the pot to begin with!

]]> By: Kez http://www.cyber-kitchen.com/wordpress/2012/09/10/crock-pots-do-you-preheat/#comment-591 Kez Tue, 11 Sep 2012 18:30:39 +0000 http://www.cyber-kitchen.com/wordpress/2012/09/10/crock-pots-do-you-preheat/#comment-591 I have never heard of preheating a crock pot.  When I was working, I used to put everything in the crockpot (the dish, not the electric part) at night, and I then put the whole thing in the refrigerator.  I took the pot out of the refrigerator, immediately plugged it in, turned it on, and headed off for work.  I never had a problem using this method. I have never heard of preheating a crock pot.  When I was working, I used to put everything in the crockpot (the dish, not the electric part) at night, and I then put the whole thing in the refrigerator.  I took the pot out of the refrigerator, immediately plugged it in, turned it on, and headed off for work.  I never had a problem using this method.

]]> By: Nalani http://www.cyber-kitchen.com/wordpress/2012/09/10/crock-pots-do-you-preheat/#comment-589 Nalani Tue, 11 Sep 2012 17:45:48 +0000 http://www.cyber-kitchen.com/wordpress/2012/09/10/crock-pots-do-you-preheat/#comment-589 I use my crock pot a lot and in fact used it last night when I made a meat sauce and cooked it all night in the garage.  But don't think I've ever put cold precooked food in one. I usually start from scratch, put everything in it, set it for high for an hour and then turn dwon to low for how many hours I want to cook it. It seems to start getting hot quickly.  I use my crock pot a lot and in fact used it last night when I made a meat sauce and cooked it all night in the garage.  But don’t think I’ve ever put cold precooked food in one.

I usually start from scratch, put everything in it, set it for high for an hour and then turn dwon to low for how many hours I want to cook it.

It seems to start getting hot quickly. 

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