"JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote in
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> "Dan Goodman" > wrote in message
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>> JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
>>
>>> "Dan Goodman" > wrote in message
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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
>>>
>>>
>>> Why do you want to boil potatoes in a slow cooker? What is the
>>> source of this idea?
>>
>> I really don't see why that matters.
>> Dan Goodman
>
>
> 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.

Other than using it with a timer so you come home to boiled potatoes (or
nearly boiled potatoes).



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