Well, I finally decided what to make for the first meal in
the new slow cooker.
I Googled, I researched, I poured over recipes and finally
decided to try this one:
Aaaaaand…..it was a total fail!
Well okay, not a TOTAL fail. We ate what we could. The short
ribs were edible, just a bit on the rare side….the vegetables were crunchy and the
potatoes had hard centers!
I followed the recipe.
I went with the low setting
for an all day cook.
Big mistake.
BIG.
HUGE!
Still, it takes a nice picture don't ya' think?
Still, it takes a nice picture don't ya' think?
But it begs the question….is my slow cooker defective?
I did everything exactly like the video showed……I even
cranked it up to high for the last several hours when it looked like things weren’t
going well…..
Where did I go wrong?
I see there will be more experimenting in my future, but
right now I’m off to rummage around in the kitchen for a snack…....
I've never had a fail like that after cooking for 6-8 hrs on low. Sometimes meat, especially chicken dries out so I cook chicken recipes on low 4-6 hrs instead of 6 to 8 hrs. Are you sure you didn't have your cooker set to warm and thought it was on the low setting?
ReplyDeleteI cook beef for 8-10 hours. I have made beef stew with smaller pieces of potatoes and carrots and it was done by 8 hours. I wonder if yours is too low a temp.
ReplyDeleteOh no! Luckily there are snacks!
ReplyDeletehmmmmmmm.....looks beautiful. too dang bad it didn't 'turn out'. I think I'd write to/call the recipe writer/pot maker.
ReplyDeleteOh no! I would try another recipe quick to make sure it's not defective. Good Luck!
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