On Sun, 10 Jun 2012 20:32:35 +0100, Geoff Lane
> wrote:

>On 10/06/2012 13:10, Gary wrote:
>> Geoff Lane wrote:
>>>
>>> I have a large slow cooker but live alone.
>
>>> I have recently tried putting a smaller pot within the slow cooker for
>>> small meals, I have a 16cm Le Creuset pot which fits nicely in the slow
>>> cooker and seems to work OK.
>>>
>>> So far it has appeared to work OK but have any readers any comments as
>>> to if this increases cooking time due to smaller pot not covering
>>> heating area of larger slow cooker pot.
>>>
>>> Geoff Lane
>>
>> If you are referring to a crock pot as a slow cooker, why would you put a
>> smaller pot in there? Just put less food in there and put on the lid.
>>
>> Regardless, a pot within a pot sounds like a wasteful step to me.
>>
>> Gary
>
>The smaller pot allows the sauce to cover the contents for a small
>dinner whereas in the bigger crockpot doesn't.
>
>Not really a waste as the smaller pot is easier to clean and the
>crockpot only has water in it so just needs a wipe.

I don't cook small meals unless it's three fried eggs, or a package of
ramen... ten minutes of kitchen time. But if I'm going to cook it has
to be minimally enough to feed ten... even when I cook for company I
make double so to fill my freezer... that's why I'm braising ten pork
chops right now and I'll cook two pounds of ziti, and there'll only be
three of us for dinner. I already tasted the sauce, I bet more than
half will be consumed... pork chop sauce is to die for.