"ship" > wrote in message
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> Hi
>
> I've just had a (potentially) brilliant idea!
> I am toying with buying this slow cooker from Morphy Richards which
> comes with "digital control".
>> "Morphy Richards 48730 Stainless Steel Slow Cooker with digital timer"
> http://www.amazon.co.uk/Morphy-Richa...2897943&sr=8-1
>
> The slight problem is that it is rather large capacity. Now from time
> to time this will be INVALUABLE
> but most days I will just be cooking for myself.
> But it occurs to me that if I am just cooking for MYSELF - (e.g. I
> want to cook something ready for my
> lunch when I leave in the morning - maybe something that could do 2 or
> 3 meals...), that I could
> put my food inside a smaller container (e.g. glass/clay/metal??), and
> fill the gap with water.
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> ie. I would put the container inside the cooker (possibly raised on a
> fork or something to allow water to circulate).
> I could then simply boil the kettle before I go and then sling the
> water into the big pot and leave for work.
>
> [Yes if my house burns down then fine - that's a risk I'm prepared to
> take]
>
> But would it work technically? i.e. is 4 hours enough time to slow
> cook a lunch?


Depends on your lunch. Many chicken dishes cook in that time. For myself, I
would cook a batch of something, then freeze individual portions of the
leftovers. I would not bother with the smaller containers INSIDE the crock.
What does that buy you? You are going to have to put that food away anyway.


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> Personally I wouldnt want to cook inside plastic because of taste and
> health issues,
> but I figure a solid inert container might work. I suppose one problem
> could be that not enough
> heat would transfer fast enough into my food - particularly if my
> container was made from
> clay or glass (metal would presumably conduct better - but it would
> need to be coated with
> something inert - e.g. teflon or enamel or something)
>
> - Any thoughts?
>
>
> Ship
>
> P.S. And what about if cooking my EVENING MEAL - i.e. I wouldnt want
> it for about 10 hours
>


I would not, personally, plan a crockpot meal for lunch and dinner unless I
wanted to use 2 separate crockpots. There are many, many recipes for meals
that are 10-12 hours to cook. Many beef and lamb recipes, for instance.
Lentil soup. Bean soups...

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