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Question: Can you brown meat in this cooker?
Document: I bought this slow cooker to replace on old, tiny one that I had from way back. This one has been amazing. I use it to cook dinner most nights of the week and have really been discovering lots of great slow cooker recipes. It is very useful for cooking meat to be tender enough so that I can feed it to my (now a toddler) baby.
The lid does not fit, most often the steam goes out which kills the whole purpose of a slow cooker. Only the first two times, the meat was really tender and cooked slowly. After that, it started cooking up the whole thing in an hour, very hard and dry. Same meat, same sauce, and the lowest setting, still doesn't work. Such a big waste of money and counter space.
I ordered this cooker off ebay for roughly the same price as it is listed here. I have to say that so far I am very satisfied with it.My last slow cooker was an Oster, which got the job done, but was not all that great. I got this one to replace it after the old one got cracked.It heats evenly, and cooks meat great! A pot roast made in the was 10 TIMES more tender and juicy than the other one.
Cleaning is very easy! The glass lid is much lighter than my old (11 year old) slow cooker and that is a nice feature!Be aware that this slow cooker can not be programmed to automatically come on. You must do that manually. But would you really want meat sitting out for an hour or more before cooking begins?I've had no problems with my meat or the liquids over cooking/evaporating either. I recommend the Cuisinart PSC-400!
I really have come to depend on this pot, although the high is a little hot and you have to monitor for splashovers, meat will be cooked...I have used recipes from the booklet that came with the cooker and some of my old standbys. I cannot say enough good about Cuisinart customer service...just as my return time limit expired, the crock began to crack. I emailed the problem to Cuisinart and within 10 days I had a new pot delivered!
What I like best about this slow cooker is that I can set the timer in half-hour increments, no matter what heat setting is being used. And it shows how much time is remaining. I also like the retractable cord. My only complaint has been that the Low setting seems to be TOO low, because meat doesn't always get completely cooked in the time specified on the recipes, so I almost never use Low anymore. But I recommend it, and I would buy it again.
I have used it twice so far. I made a chuck roast that was just falling apart tender, then made an 8lb ham with coke/brown sugar. Both were fantastic. My kids loved them, and I got some great leftovers. Part of the reason I got this slow cooker was to make a larger amount of food that I could take to school for lunch and save some money.
My last effort in the large oval cooker was to try (repeatedly) to make beef brisket. The results always came out bland and stringy.Then, about 100 Alton Brown and Gordon Ramsey shows later, I was ready to return to the challenge of slow cooking. This time, I was armed with better information:1) Apart from stews, meats like dry heat. Avoid slow cookers for brisket especially.
Try to fill it at least 2/3, or you will likely overcook your food.3) No color, no flavor. If you cook any meats, poultry, etc., always brown them first in a skillet, if possible.4) Herbs are a mixed bag. Most dried herbs have diminishing flavor in a slow cooker, whereas fresh/undried herbs will tend to produce more flavor than you're used to.So I looked for a slow cooker that I could use for my experiments.
Received this for Christmas 2012 - I has always cooked hot, to a point my husband no longer wanted dinners cooked in it as the meat was always dried out (I couldn't cook any longer than 4 hours in it). It then started to overhead & completely shut off 13 months later. Took it in for repairs; the wiring & connector was replaced and it still didn't work, repair shop told me the PC board was fried.
Answer: Slow cookers really aren't used for browning meat. Browning meat should be done in a frying pan. Once browned, you transfer the meat and drippings to the slow cooker for the cooking process.