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Default boiled potatoes in slow cooker?


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>>>>>>> > I want to boil potatoes in a slow cooker. Googling for recipes
>>>>>>> > turns up: 1) Recipes for stuff which can be served with boiled
>>>>>>> > potatoes 2) Recipes for dishes which include boiled potatoes --
>>>>>>> > and
>>>>>>> > it seems at least half of them say to boil the potatoes and then
>>>>>>> > add them. Dan Goodman
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>>>>>>> Why do you want to boil potatoes in a slow cooker? What is the
>>>>>>> source
>>>>>>> of this idea?
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>>>>>> I really don't see why that matters.
>>>>>> Dan Goodman
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>>>>> It matters because a slow cooker is harder to clean than a simple pot
>>>>> with a lid. Unless you do not have a stove on which you can heat a
>>>>> pot, there is no sane reason to use a slow cooker to boil potatoes.
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>>>> Could it be possible that his slow cooker has an insert, Doctor?
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>>> Could be. What's it made of?
>>>

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>> Ah. I shouldn't have joined this "jumping to conclusions" game of yours.
>> I'm not as well-versed in it as you are. But, I'll pick Door # 3 - a
>> glazed pottery type crock. How did I do, Monte?
>>

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> OK. For me (and only me), glazed pottery cookware has no place in the
> kitchen. If you love it, fine.
>


Okay. And, the "If you love it, fine.", came from...?