01-27-2016, 02:37 PM
(01-27-2016, 02:32 PM)Belsnickel Wrote: As to the slow cooker, not even just in the morning for prep, but the night before for most recipes. Our slow cooker gets a workout because I will throw something together, put the crock in the fridge overnight. In the morning, before showering and all, I get it out so it has some time to get back to room temp (though it never really does) and then throw it in the shell and start it up. There are sometimes ingredients that you want to leave out until the morning, but most of the time this works well. Doesn't make you feel rushed in the morning and you can do dinner prep after you've satisfied your hunger instead of having to wait to eat.
Dried beans actually need hours of soak time before they start cooking.
BTW I once tried to cook dried peas in a crock pot. I figured they would cook just like beans, but I ended up with a pot full of peas and ham the consistency of mashed potatoes. It still tasted good, but it wasn't the peas soup I was expecting.
