Why do the new Crock Pots cook so much faster than the older models. The days of turning it on in the morning on low and have it ready when you come home in the evening are gone. The liquid level will drop and you screw up a meal. Rival Crock's have gone to Hell...Reason...They cook too fast and get to hot. Thank God I still have my older model that is a true "slow cooker". I have used Rival Crock's since they first came out, probably in the early 70's. My latest purchase, model 33511, is a looser. I think the 4 litte "vent" slots at the top let's the moisture escape and contributes to the drying up of the contents. Why do you think today's crocks cook hotter and faster? Jerry
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Hi, That is so that the crock pot goes on high heat to get things heated up faster and then shifts automatically to low after it is hot...so that it does not over cook your food when left for a whole day...
Make sure that what you are cooking is something that can be cooked in a slow cooker. Put all the ingrediants into the pot, plug it in and set it to either Low -This setting is the most used setting. Usually takes 8 hours or so depending on what you are cooking. High -This setting is faster and usually cooks in half the time as Low, but meats aren't as as tender cooked on this setting. Also make sure you put in enough liquid. You usually want the pot filled 2/3 with whatever liquid you are using to cook with.
The difference is the time and how warm it cooks. Low cooks a slow, lower heat - cooks 6-8 hours. And High is a faster cook at 4-6 hours. I tend to use low for stews and chilis.
Probably, nothing. About 6 years ago the standards on these were changed, to increase low to 200 degrees instead of 180, high to 300. Things that took 6 hours can now take 4. If you are using older recipes, or recipes perfected in older pots, they will always overcook. You can check this by putting water in, covering, and checking with an instant read thermometer after 1 hour. If it is 200, there is nothing wrong with you or the pot.
I grabbled this blurb from a Ronson Slow Cooker Manual. Not the same model, but it has the same settings:
On Setting 1 (Low) the Slow Cooker can operate all day and night if required. When set to 2 (High) it is very much like a covered pot on the stove. Foods will cook in ½ the time required for 1 (Low) When set to Auto, the Slow Cooker will cook on 2 until the food reaches a pre-set temperature, then switches to 1 and maintains a constant slow cooking temperature. “Auto” is the ideal setting for someone leaving the house for the whole day as most food will cook for 8-9 hours and be ready to serve when they return.
The auto button is ususally it startts off on high setting to warm up the crock and when it reaches a pre set temperature it will shift to med or low which ever is the next lower setting it will continue cooking at this setting unless you change it
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