Stove

Michael 'Dog3' Lonergan said:

I've had a strange week and it got even stranger last night. The SO
came home late and informed he he had bought a new stove. I was
[censored] he did this without consulting me but then I realized it was a
surprise.

Would have been more of a surprise if he didn't tell you and the guys just
showed up to deliver it! Imagine the look on your face! 😉

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Ob Food:

My last bottom round roast was horrible. I threw it in the oven like
I would any other pot roast. It was the worst roast I ever made.
Soooo... Due to the last thread on slow cookers, I broke down and
decided to put the 2nd bottom round in it today. Nothing fancy. I
just took a few ideas I found on rfc. Onions, potatoes and carrots in
the bottom of the cooker. I put slivers of garlic in the roast and
rubbed in some ground pepper and kosher salt. Threw the roast on top
of the veggies and poured in a couple of cans of beef broth along
with a couple of bay leaves. It's on low and I'll cook it all day.
Wish me luck.

Michael

Did you brown the beef first? Really doesn't matter except for appearance.
It should come out just fine.

Jill

"jmcquown" <[email hidden]> hitched up their panties and posted
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Quoted message said:

Michael 'Dog3' Lonergan said:

I've had a strange week and it got even stranger last night. The SO
came home late and informed he he had bought a new stove. I was
[censored] he did this without consulting me but then I realized it was a
surprise.

Would have been more of a surprise if he didn't tell you and the guys
just showed up to deliver it! Imagine the look on your face! 😉

Quoted message said:

Ob Food:

My last bottom round roast was horrible. I threw it in the oven like
I would any other pot roast. It was the worst roast I ever made.
Soooo... Due to the last thread on slow cookers, I broke down and
decided to put the 2nd bottom round in it today. Nothing fancy. I
just took a few ideas I found on rfc. Onions, potatoes and carrots in
the bottom of the cooker. I put slivers of garlic in the roast and
rubbed in some ground pepper and kosher salt. Threw the roast on top
of the veggies and poured in a couple of cans of beef broth along
with a couple of bay leaves. It's on low and I'll cook it all day.
Wish me luck.

Michael

Did you brown the beef first? Really doesn't matter except for
appearance. It should come out just fine.

Jill

No dammit. I forgot to do it. I have never used the slow cooker for a
"meal" type meat before. I usually only use it to caramelize onions, snacky
things for work etc.

Michael

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“It requires a certain kind of mind to see beauty in a hamburger bun.”
_Ray Kroc, creator of the McDonald's franchise

Quoted message said:

No dammit. I forgot to do it. I have never used the slow cooker for a
"meal" type meat before. I usually only use it to caramelize onions,
snacky
things for work etc.

Michael

That recipe for french dip roast beef that Damsel had posted a few times is
super good.

jmcquown wrote on 26 Feb 2006 in rec.food.cooking

Quoted message said:

Did you brown the beef first? Really doesn't matter except for
appearance. It should come out just fine.

Jill

Crock Potting is very similar to Braising...Browning the meat does make a
difference in flavours. But it will be ok if you didn't brown the meat.
Just keep it in mind if you like the un-browned results....Browning would
mean you'd love the results.

General rule number 1: Braising just means you'd use less pots and pans
than Crock Potting.

General rule number 2 : Running your oven costs more than running your
crock pot.

General rule number 3: Most any good braising pans cost way more than a
crock pot, except for those braising pans not made from metal.

I think you lose less liquid due to evaporation in a crock pot than a
braising pan.

I think you have better heat control with the oven; due to having more
watts and more temp control. So taking the lid off during crock potting
is almost forbidden, due to the time required to recover the lost heat.
Add 20 minutes to cooking time if you do decde to lift the lid while
crock potting.

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-Alan