Best Crockpot

[lunaria]

Originally Posted by Hello Kitty

Yes, this is absolutely true. I've read that the new 'warm' setting is the old low, so that might be worth a try. Another option is to get an appliance timer to turn the pot on when you're not home and turn off 4 hours later or whatever.

The only time I use my crockpot is when one of us is home during the day to put it in and turn it on. So much for fix it and forget it.

Has anyone tried tried this yet??? I would love to but hate to have raw food at dinner time. If that works, then probelm solved

[BethIrish]

Originally Posted by lunaria

Has anyone tried tried this yet??? I would love to but hate to have raw food at dinner time. If that works, then probelm solved

I actually do this all the time with my old school, non programmable crock. (It just has the dial that says off/low/high.) I either time it to start later (if I'm putting frozen meat in it) or to shut off when done. The residual heat keeps things warm for a couple of hours, and I can always flip it back on high when I get home to get things hotter.