Crockpot settings | Imamother

smile1818

Wed, Nov 06 2019, 6:37 pm

I have a new 5 quart Hamilton beach crockpot. What setting is recommended for chulent. I have keep warm, low, high. What time should I put it up on Friday?
Thanks

ra_mom

Wed, Nov 06 2019, 6:44 pm

I like to put it up on low at 12pm and keep that way for 24 hours.
Dh prefers to cook it on high for 4 hours first and then turn down to low.

smile1818

Wed, Nov 06 2019, 8:24 pm

Any other suggestions?

essie14

Wed, Nov 06 2019, 8:29 pm

ra_mom wrote:

I like to put it up on low at 12pm and keep that way for 24 hours.
Dh prefers to cook it on high for 4 hours first and then turn down to low.

I do it the way your dh does.

shanarishona

Wed, Nov 06 2019, 8:35 pm

Keep warm is not safe temperature for more than 3 hours. In other words not for chulenr

amother

Maroon

Wed, Nov 06 2019, 8:45 pm

Put up Thursday night on high, turn to low on Friday afternoon.

amother

Natural

Wed, Nov 06 2019, 8:47 pm

I put it on high for 2/3 hours then turn it to low.
DON'T leave it on high all Thursday night, it'll get burnt.

amother

Oak

Wed, Nov 06 2019, 9:11 pm

I put it on low right before Shabbos with a piece of raw meat. I guess I don't like such well-cooked cholent!

amother

Maroon

Wed, Nov 06 2019, 9:11 pm

amother [ Natural ] wrote:

I put it on high for 2/3 hours then turn it to low.
DON'T leave it on high all Thursday night, it'll get burnt.

Mine doesn’t 🤷🏼‍♀️

Elfrida

Wed, Nov 06 2019, 9:54 pm

amother [ Oak ] wrote:

I put it on low right before Shabbos with a piece of raw meat. I guess I don't like such well-cooked cholent!

Make sure you leave enough time for the meat to be at least minimally cooked before candle lighting.

amother

Oak

Wed, Nov 06 2019, 10:43 pm

Elfrida wrote:

Make sure you leave enough time for the meat to be at least minimally cooked before candle lighting.

Either the meat has to be 2/3 cooked, or else it has to be totally raw. At least that's how I learned the halacha.

smile1818

Thu, Nov 07 2019, 9:27 am

Thanks.... I’ll put it on high till it bubbles and then change to low

amother

Orchid

Thu, Nov 07 2019, 10:20 am

I make it Friday morning and put it on high, lower to low later in the afternoon/before Shabbos

smile1818

Sun, Nov 10 2019, 3:47 am

So chulent came out great but the ceramic insert is impossible to clean. How do you get the burnt chulent off?

ra_mom

Sun, Nov 10 2019, 3:52 am

smile1818 wrote:

So chulent came out great but the ceramic insert is impossible to clean. How do you get the burnt chulent off?

Soak it and when softened, pull off pieces with the butter knives that come with the cutlery set.
Use a Reynolds slow cooker liner next time, or a sheet of parchment paper if you like that better.

amother

Orchid

Sun, Nov 10 2019, 4:15 am

smile1818 wrote:

So chulent came out great but the ceramic insert is impossible to clean. How do you get the burnt chulent off?

If it has enough liquid it won't burn next time. But hard washing (ceramic is also heavy) is why I don't use my croc pot very often.
People recommended the bag but it doesn't cook the same.

amother

Lawngreen

Sun, Nov 10 2019, 4:47 am

Some say spraying the insert with Pam prevents he chulent from sticking

amother

Natural

Sun, Nov 10 2019, 6:11 am

I scrape the pot right after serving when the chulent is still hot. It doesn't stick so bad if you don't let it sit.

Rubber Ducky

Sun, Nov 10 2019, 6:46 am

I spray the cholent pot ceramic insert with Pam, as suggested a few posts ago. Also, after serving, put the cover back on — you want to keep the crust on the side from drying out.