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Grandma bothered by rattling crockpot
« on: July 15, 2009, 12:55:05 PM »
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hippywife  (1000+ posts)        Sat Jul-11-09 10:35 PM
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I think my crockpot cooks at too high a temp.

I have this Rival model: http://www.amazon.com/Rival-SCVP600-SS-Smart-Pot-Progra...

I prepared an Italian Pot Roast in my enameled cast iron dutch oven and then transferred it to the crockpot and have it set on the lowest setting, which is 10-hours. It's just bubbling away. And many times when I use it the lid will rattle because it's really, really light-weight glass and not the heavy glass like my older round crockpot.

Put a brick on top of the lid.

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politicat  (1000+ posts)        Sat Jul-11-09 11:37 PM
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1. Do you have a probe thermometer?

Put a quart of water in the crockpot and turn it to the lowest setting. Check the temp 15 minutes later. Crank to the next setting, check temp 5 minutes later. Proceed through all settings; then if nothing else, you know what they are and if it's mis-calibrated.

If the cook temp exceeds 212F/100C, use a quart of soybean oil instead (higher boiling temp - like 572F). Just be careful disposing of it.

Now, why would one have to be careful disposing of soybean oil?

It's a natural substance, isn't it?

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hippywife  (1000+ posts)        Sun Jul-12-09 02:47 AM
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3. I do have one for when I make yogurt.

I might do that some time but I never leave it on when I'm not home. There's still a part of me that doesn't trust doing that. I just keep an eye on it.

Good thing to do; never leave electrical appliances on when away from home.

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TreasonousBastard  (1000+ posts)      Sun Jul-12-09 01:22 AM
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2. Mine has the same problem, and...

I've seen even the better countertop ovens screw up temps, too. This seems to be pervasive.

I suspect the manufacturers are either skimping on thermostatic controllers or can't get good ones any more. I can deal with the oven, but it drives me nuts when my crockpot bubbles and boils too fast on low. And "warm" is hardly warm.

(I have lots of thermometers and probes-- I really should check the exact temps like I do with the ovens and not just go on hunches.)

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hippywife  (1000+ posts)        Sun Jul-12-09 02:50 AM
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4. I just woke up and came down to check on it.

I tasted it and it is fabulous! One of the best recipes I've ever tried! I'll post it sometime tomorrow when I'm not keeping Bill up with the clacking on the keyboard. LOL

Had to remove the meat or it would have fallen apart any minute. Chuck roast.

The diet cola primitive:

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Tab  (1000+ posts)        Sun Jul-12-09 05:07 PM
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5. Chances are you have an analog switch dial

try putting it in-between

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hippywife  (1000+ posts)        Sun Jul-12-09 05:10 PM
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6. There's no dial at all.

It's all done with buttons.

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Lorax  (255 posts)      Mon Jul-13-09 02:49 AM
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7. I have that crockpot.

I have that exact same crockpot and I mine seems to cook too hot. I never measured it, but everything I cooked in it would end up overdone or burnt. I never had that problem with my old round crockpot. I don't use it anymore. Actually, since I bought a pressure cooker, I might just give away my crockpots.

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Sugarcoated  (1000+ posts)      Tue Jul-14-09 01:16 AM
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8. Weird.

Mine was just the opposite. Nothing ever got done when it was supposed to. After cooking things on high all day, I'd have to put it in a pot or the oven and cook it at a normal temperature for an hour or more.

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hippywife  (1000+ posts)        Tue Jul-14-09 07:40 PM
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9. I would imagine that if some of them are defective and heating too high, it would be just as plausible to have one not heat enough.

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pengillian101  (793 posts)        Wed Jul-15-09 01:02 AM
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10. I prepared an Italian Pot Roast in my enameled cast iron dutch oven

Just a thought - using two cooking methods/pots seem redundant - couldn't you just put that enameled cast iron dutch oven that was used for searing in a slow oven instead?

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hippywife  (1000+ posts)        Wed Jul-15-09 09:02 AM
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11. I could have but

I use propane and I don't want to use up that much running my oven for hours. The other reason is that I put mine on in the evening and let it slow cook while I was sleeping...or trying to.

A rattling crockpot lid can disturb Grandma's slumber?

Damn, she must have good ears.
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Re: Grandma bothered by rattling crockpot
« Reply #1 on: July 15, 2009, 02:01:16 PM »
The rattling is probably not in the crockpot but her head
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Re: Grandma bothered by rattling crockpot
« Reply #2 on: July 15, 2009, 02:05:49 PM »
Quote from: FGL on July 15, 2009, 02:01:16 PM
The rattling is probably not in the crockpot but her head

A few loose marbles?
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Re: Grandma bothered by rattling crockpot
« Reply #3 on: July 15, 2009, 03:33:29 PM »
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Re: Grandma bothered by rattling crockpot
« Reply #4 on: July 15, 2009, 05:25:24 PM »
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A few loose marbles?

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or screws.

You guys better be careful. That's the coach's woman you're talking about.
She's a dirty, smelly, hairy, old former hippie, but he likes her.
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Re: Grandma bothered by rattling crockpot
« Reply #5 on: July 15, 2009, 06:12:58 PM »
Meh. I live just 12 feet above sea level, so Ive gotten used to everything cooking faster than listed on the instructions. Its a matter of learning to keep an eye on everything, or figuring out how much time to deduct off of to start. Personally Ive learned to lose about 10 minutes of every hour listed, and will adjust from there.

But this is a primitive after all, and it expects to have everything spelled out in advance, as it doesn't know how to improvise.
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Re: Grandma bothered by rattling crockpot
« Reply #6 on: July 15, 2009, 06:38:56 PM »
Quote from: GOBUCKS on July 15, 2009, 05:25:24 PM
You guys better be careful. That's the coach's woman you're talking about.
She's a dirty, smelly, hairy, old former hippie, but he likes her.

Well now, Grandma's just a little simple, that's all.

The only ungrandmotherly thing about her--besides that she hangs around Skins's island--is her Hatred for God, and hence her Hatred of all that is good and decent.  I dunno why that is; she appears to come from good family in Ohio.  Perhaps she was just looking for something to Hate, and God by chance strolled by, and became the target.

I was suprised to learn that Grandma is only 50 years old--she looks much older, like in her late 60s, in photographs she's put up before--which makes her the youngest primitive hanging around the cooking and baking forum; younger (of course) than the Rita Hayworth primitive, younger than the warped primitive, younger than the sparkling husband primitive, &c., &c., &c.

Hell, Grandma's practically an infant, compared with them.

What one finds endearing, in a silly sort of way, about Grandma is that she and her husband live in isolated rural northeastern Oklahoma, and they think they're living life the way life was lived in the old days.

However, unless I missed something in the history books, I don't think Abe and Mary in their log cabin or Joe and Sadie in their sod house had cat-litter boxes, microwave ovens, freezers, indoor plumbing, automobiles, pharmaceuticals, electric mixers, and of course internet access.

It's sort of warmly amusing, in a silly way, how Grandma tries to fool herself.

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Re: Grandma bothered by rattling crockpot
« Reply #7 on: July 16, 2009, 10:40:17 AM »
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Now, why would one have to be careful disposing of soybean oil?

It's a natural substance, isn't it?
Some people think it's toxic and can cause cancer and brain damage. Oh and apparently it is also a triglyceride which mean it probably does a number on your cholesterol count!
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Re: Grandma bothered by rattling crockpot
« Reply #8 on: July 16, 2009, 10:51:07 AM »
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Now, why would one have to be careful disposing of soybean oil?
It's a natural substance, isn't it?

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Some people think it's toxic and can cause cancer and brain damage. Oh and apparently it is also a triglyceride which mean it probably does a number on your cholesterol count!

So...disposal options do not include drinking it?
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Re: Grandma bothered by rattling crockpot
« Reply #9 on: July 16, 2009, 12:33:59 PM »
Quote from: Toastedturningtidelegs on July 16, 2009, 10:40:17 AM
Some people think it's toxic and can cause cancer and brain damage. Oh and apparently it is also a triglyceride which mean it probably does a number on your cholesterol count!


Don't drink it?    :tongue:



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Re: Grandma bothered by rattling crockpot
« Reply #10 on: July 16, 2009, 12:35:08 PM »
Every crock pot I have ever owned had a glass lid.  The one I cooked in yesterday has a glass lid.  These glass lids normally do not have vent openings so.........duh.......the lid rattles due to the escaping steam.     :p

Another thing.....if she thinks it is cooking too hot at one setting....and will not go to the trouble to verify the temp problem...why not just go down a setting?   :mental:
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Re: Grandma bothered by rattling crockpot
« Reply #11 on: July 16, 2009, 12:43:21 PM »
Quote from: Wineslob on July 16, 2009, 12:33:59 PM

Don't drink it?    :tongue:




Sure, if you happen to be working toward a massive cardiac it can only help you achieve it! :p
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Re: Grandma bothered by rattling crockpot
« Reply #12 on: July 16, 2009, 01:52:45 PM »
Why not just crack the lid a little?

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Re: Grandma bothered by rattling crockpot
« Reply #13 on: July 16, 2009, 02:24:50 PM »
Quote from: lizard on July 16, 2009, 12:35:08 PM
Every crock pot I have ever owned had a glass lid.  The one I cooked in yesterday has a glass lid.  These glass lids normally do not have vent openings so.........duh.......the lid rattles due to the escaping steam.     :p

Hmmm . . . the one that my wife made some kick-ass BBQ chicken in last weekend has a vent.  (Yes, you read that right--BBQ chicken in a crock pot.  It's in BBQ sauce.)
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Re: Grandma bothered by rattling crockpot
« Reply #14 on: July 16, 2009, 02:43:09 PM »
Quote from: lizard on July 16, 2009, 12:35:08 PM
Every crock pot I have ever owned had a glass lid.  The one I cooked in yesterday has a glass lid.  These glass lids normally do not have vent openings so.........duh.......the lid rattles due to the escaping steam.     :p

The old standard 'Rival Electric Crock Pot' often come with clear plastic lids now. The logical thing is to vent the lid slightly by leaving it slightly off-center to allow steam to escape.
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Re: Grandma bothered by rattling crockpot
« Reply #15 on: July 16, 2009, 03:26:39 PM »
I'm not sure why, but this thread makes me very uncomfortable.

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