From owner-eat-l@ipe.cc.VT.EDU Wed Feb 1 08:29:12 1995 Return-Path: Received: from ipe.cc.vt.edu by netcom19.netcom.com (8.6.9/Netcom) id IAA19203; Wed, 1 Feb 1995 08:29:10 -0800 Received: from ipe.cc.vt.edu (listserv@ipe.cc.vt.edu [128.173.4.8]) by ipe.cc.vt.edu (8.6.9/8.6.9) with SMTP id KAA07770; Wed, 1 Feb 1995 10:59:40 -0500 Message-Id: <199502011559.KAA07770@ipe.cc.vt.edu> Date: Wed, 1 Feb 1995 08:01:40 -0800 Reply-To: Lori Varela Sender: Foodlore/Recipe Exchange From: Lori Varela Subject: Re: crockpot turkey breast recipes Comments: To: Susan Ronholt Hansen Comments: cc: Multiple recipients of list EAT-L To: Multiple recipients of list EAT-L In-Reply-To: <199502010741.CAA101688@ipe.cc.vt.edu> Status: RO Hi Susan, No a crockpot is not a roemertopf. I believe a roemertopf is a clay cooker that you soak in water and then place ingedients inside and bake for an amount of time. The moisture in the clay keeps the meat etc moist. Well a crockpot contains a crock (made of ceramic) that is placed inside a heating element. Usually there are two temperatures. High and low. The crockpot will cook nearly everything (I even have seen recipes for bread and cakes... tho have not tried them) slowly. You can start dinner before you leave in the morning and when you arrive home the meal is done. It is electric and is shaped kinda like a small barrow. _____#____ * * * * * * * * * ** * * rival * \*********/ Looks _kinda_ like that (my kids are better artist than I). Lori Varela On Wed, 1 Feb 1995, Susan Ronholt Hansen wrote: > Could someone please widen my English vocabulary: What exactly is a > crockpot? Is it a Roemertopf? > Thank you > Susan Ronholt Hansen, Denmark > From owner-eat-l@ipe.cc.VT.EDU Thu Feb 2 11:56:10 1995 Return-Path: Received: from ipe.cc.vt.edu by netcom2.netcom.com (8.6.9/Netcom) id LAA28655; Thu, 2 Feb 1995 11:56:05 -0800 Received: from ipe.cc.vt.edu (listserv@ipe.cc.vt.edu [128.173.4.8]) by ipe.cc.vt.edu (8.6.9/8.6.9) with SMTP id NAA24816; Thu, 2 Feb 1995 13:46:56 -0500 Message-Id: <199502021846.NAA24816@ipe.cc.vt.edu> Date: Wed, 1 Feb 1995 08:15:24 -0800 Reply-To: Joel Ehrlich Sender: Foodlore/Recipe Exchange From: Joel Ehrlich Organization: Salata * Redondo Beach, CA * 310-543-0439 V.32bis Subject: Re: crockpot turkey breast recipes Comments: To: EAT-L@ipe.cc.VT.EDU To: Multiple recipients of list EAT-L Status: RO Susan Ronholt Hansen wrote about Re: crockpot turkey breast recipes to All on 31 Jan 95 22:40:34 saying... SRH> Could someone please widen my English vocabulary: What exactly is a SRH> crockpot? Is it a Roemertopf? A "Crockpot" (registered trademark name) is a slow cooker which maintains a temperature of roughly 160 degrees F. It usually consists of a cooking container (usually, though not always, ceramic) within an outer container houses the heating element, thermostat and controls. The cooking container is always used with its cover on. Very little moisture is lost by this process which, due to the slow rate of cooking, tends to produce very moist, tender foods. It is excellent for making stews. It also works well on tough cuts of meat. Typical cooking times runs between 8 and 14 hours. Joel ... I DID read the manual! That's why I'm confused!! From owner-eat-l@ipe.cc.vt.edu Wed Feb 1 07:25:25 1995 Return-Path: Received: from ipe.cc.vt.edu by mail3.netcom.com (8.6.9/Netcom) id HAA20088; Wed, 1 Feb 1995 07:24:59 -0800 Received: from ipe.cc.vt.edu (listserv@ipe.cc.vt.edu [128.173.4.8]) by ipe.cc.vt.edu (8.6.9/8.6.9) with SMTP id JAA52342; Wed, 1 Feb 1995 09:58:11 -0500 Message-Id: <199502011458.JAA52342@ipe.cc.vt.edu> Date: Wed, 1 Feb 1995 09:57:57 EST Reply-To: jimm@hi.com Sender: Foodlore/Recipe Exchange From: Jim McGrath Subject: Re: What is a crockpot Comments: To: EAT-L@ipe.cc.vt.edu To: Multiple recipients of list EAT-L Status: RO > > Could someone please widen my English vocabulary: What exactly is a > crockpot? Is it a Roemertopf? > Thank you > Susan Ronholt Hansen, Denmark > A crockpot is an electric powered slow cooker. It is cylindrical in shape, and is either ceramic or metal with a removable glass liner. A crockpot is useful for preparing foods that require cooking at barely a simmer for a long period of time. I guess you could consider it an electric powered Roemertopf that only comes in one shape. Jim From owner-eat-l@ipe.cc.VT.EDU Sat Feb 4 10:29:32 1995 Return-Path: Received: from ipe.cc.vt.edu by mail.netcom.com (8.6.9/Netcom) id KAA17689; Sat, 4 Feb 1995 10:29:30 -0800 Received: from ipe.cc.vt.edu (listserv@ipe.cc.vt.edu [128.173.4.8]) by ipe.cc.vt.edu (8.6.9/8.6.9) with SMTP id NAA11164; Sat, 4 Feb 1995 13:10:30 -0500 Message-Id: <199502041810.NAA11164@ipe.cc.vt.edu> Date: Fri, 3 Feb 1995 11:33:42 -0800 Reply-To: Joel Ehrlich Sender: Foodlore/Recipe Exchange From: Joel Ehrlich Organization: Salata * Redondo Beach, CA * 310-543-0439 V.32bis Subject: Re: crockpots Comments: To: EAT-L@ipe.cc.VT.EDU To: Multiple recipients of list EAT-L Status: RO Maryj - library wrote about crockpots to All on 02 Feb 95 20:07:53 saying... M-l> I made an excellent chicken dish in my crockpot last week. I gave M-l> some to my sister, who said "YOU CAN'T COOK CHICKEN THAT SLOW ON SUCH M-l> A LOW HEAT. YOU'LL GET SICK. BACTERIA. M-l> M-l> Now she has me worried. Can I get sick? M-l> Please tell me no. I love my crockpot. Crockpots used to cook (on low) at a lower temperature than they use these days. Today's crockpots run at about 160 degrees F on their low setting. That temperature was mandated by the FDA to prevent the very think your sister was talking about. It has also required massive revisions to recipies and cooking techniques (some dishes we made on the old crockpots cook too rapidly on the new ones). However, the long and the short of it is the new crockpots are quite safe for cooking anything, including milk and egg dishes, at their low setting. Joel ... Pie R square? NO! Pie R Round! Cornbread R Square! From owner-eat-l@ipe.cc.VT.EDU Sun Feb 5 10:47:27 1995 Return-Path: Received: from ipe.cc.vt.edu by mail3.netcom.com (8.6.9/Netcom) id KAA27660; Sun, 5 Feb 1995 10:47:25 -0800 Received: from ipe.cc.vt.edu (listserv@ipe.cc.vt.edu [128.173.4.8]) by ipe.cc.vt.edu (8.6.9/8.6.9) with SMTP id NAA22516; Sun, 5 Feb 1995 13:22:39 -0500 Message-Id: <199502051822.NAA22516@ipe.cc.vt.edu> Date: Sun, 5 Feb 1995 13:23:37 -0500 Reply-To: CrissyMA@AOL.COM Sender: Foodlore/Recipe Exchange From: Chris Marksberry Subject: Re: crockpots Comments: To: EAT-L@ipe.cc.vt.edu To: Multiple recipients of list EAT-L Status: RO Thanks Joel, This explains a lot. About a year ago I posted (and also gave to a friend) a Crock-Pot beer cheese soup recipe that came with my Crock-Pot (purchased about twenty plus years ago). I've been making this recipe successfully for years. Someone on this list tried it with good results and someone else tried it with bad results. My friend did not have any success with the recipe either and I couldn't understand why. Now I do. At the beginning of the Rival Crock-Pot Cook Book is a question and answer portion. It says: "Will the Crock-Pot cook at temperatures high enough to prevent bacteria growth?" "Yes, the Crock-Pot provides safe cooking of foods. According to U.S. Department of Agriculture, bacteria in foods is killed at a temperature of 165 F. maintained for 2 hours or more. Microbiologists have tested the Crock-Pot and proven foods cooking at 185 F. to 200 F., well above the safety limit." Do I need a new Crock-Pot? Chris Marksberry in Houston > Crockpots used to cook (on low) at a lower temperature than they use these >days. Today's crockpots run at about 160 degrees F on their low setting. That >temperature was mandated by the FDA to prevent the very think your sister >was talking about. It has also required massive revisions to recipies and >cooking techniques (some dishes we made on the old crockpots cook too rapidly >on the new ones). >However, the long and the short of it is the new crockpots are quite safe >for cooking anything, including milk and egg dishes, at their low setting. >Joel