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Texannie
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07-16-2001
| Sunday, April 16, 2006 - 1:43 pm
I am taking a pot roast over to a friend of mine's whose husband died. I normally do it in the crockpot, but I don't want her to have to worry about bringing anything back to me. I know I could cook it in the crockpot and then transfer it to an aluminum pan, but I was wondering about just cooking it in the oven in the travel pan instead. I normally do my pot roast 1/2 day on high and it's just perfect.
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Sunday, April 16, 2006 - 4:29 pm
Get one of those "oven bags" for the roast. They are super easy, tell you how long to cook meat (w/sizes, etc.) and you can add potatoes, carrots, onions, the works and still have very little clean-up. The one problem I've had w/those aluminum pans are that they are NOT sturdy enough to carry roasts! They bend all to pieces. If I have to use one I set it on a cookie sheet, but then that makes the cooking time off a bit, too. Lower temps (250-300), lots of moisture and DO NOT put a lid on the roast -- it should work just fine!
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Whoami
Member
08-03-2001
| Sunday, April 16, 2006 - 8:26 pm
Hmmmm, what about trying those new crock pot liners they're advertising on TV (Reynolds Slow Cooker Liner). Its made by the same folks who make that non-stick foil (great stuff!). From what I can see in the tv commercial, the liner fits like a trash bag. You're supposed to just be able to pull out the bag and toss it, and that's how you "clean up" after using the crock pot. So what I'm thinking is, make the roast in your crock pot like you are used to doing (so it comes out the way you like), and use the liner to line your crock. Then just pull out the bag, roast and all, and maybe transfer it into one of those disposable pans to take it over to your friends house. Those plastic ones are sturdier than the tin ones. Either way, you're supposed to put them on a cookie sheet anyway, rather than directly on the oven rack (at least, the ones I've always purchased say so in their usage instructions. Or, if the crock pot liner is sturdy enough, just take it to her in that!
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Monday, April 17, 2006 - 1:19 am
I think I am just going to cook it like I normally do and then transfer it. I would hate to have it not cook right. thanks for the suggestions.
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