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There are things to consider when using a slow cooker or crock pot. There are also various roast beef recipes you can make with your slow cooker.

Slow cookers or crock pots are countertop electrical cooking appliances that maintain a low temperature for several hours. This enables cooking stew or pot roast without the need to check on it from time to time.

Amateur cooks will find it very easy to handle and maintain. All you need to do is to fill it up, and then turn it on. After several hours, dinner can be served. However, when using the slow cooker, there are some things you need to consider. It is best to get one that has a removable liner, making it very easy to clean. If you already have one with a non-removable liner, you can just use a cooking bag; then, use cooking spray on the inner liner.

Make sure you only fill your slow cooker ½ up to 2/3 full.

The food will not be cooked properly if filled to the brim. However, if the liquid and food level is a bit lower, it will cook quickly.

You will find that the food along the bottom part of the slow cooker are moister and become cooked faster. This is because they are continuously immersed inside the simmering liquid. Since fats have a tendency to melt and cook easily when heated for a long time, resulting to an unpleasant texture, it is best to trim the excess fat formed and remove the skin from poultry.

During the last 30 minutes of cooking time, you can remove the lid and cook it on high to thicken the juices and add more flavors. It is best to cook on High during the 1st hour of cooking so that the temperature would easily reach 140 degrees, ensuring food safety. When you are almost done with your cooking, you can turn the dial to Low.

Do not place frozen foods inside your slow cooker. It should be defrosted first before cooking it. This way the temperature would easily reach 140 degrees. It also protects the appliance from being damaged.

Use cheaper cuts of meat because this requires about 8 hours of low cooking. Aside from being able to save money, they have less fat, moist and they result to more tender meats.

Ground meat should be cooked inside a skillet prior to cooking it in the slow cooker. If you will be cooking seafood in a slow cooker, this should be added in the last hour of cooking; otherwise, it will become overcooked and it will showcase a rubbery texture. Take note, 1 hour on high setting is actually equal to 2 hours on low setting.

Only use small amounts of Tabasco sauce and cayenne pepper because they become bitter when they are cooked for a long time. It is best to add them during the end of your cooking time.

Make sure you only add tender vegetables such as mushrooms, tomatoes and zucchini on the last 45 mins. of cooking time. This way, you will not overcook them.

Dairy products, on the other hand, must be added only during the last 30 minutes of cooking time.

Prior to storage, take out cooked food from the slow cooker or liner. Since the slow cooker’s liner is composed of thick material, cooked food will not be able to cool down quickly so as to prevent the growth of bacteria.

Only stir in spices during the last hour of cooking time. If you cook this for a long time, it will lose its flavor.

Carefully follow the layering instructions. Since vegetables are not cooked as easily as meat, you need to place them in the bottom of your slow cooker.

If you are using low temperature, do not lift the lid when you stir. This is because the heat will escape and extend the cooking time to 30 minutes more. You can check the cooking progress by spinning the cover so that the condensation would fall off, giving you a chance to look inside your slow cooker.

Here are some of the best Roast Beef Recipes you can cook with your slow cooker:

Roast Beef a la Mushroom Soup

Ingredients are 1 can of Cream of Mushroom Soup, small to medium shoulder or chuck of beef roast, 1 can of French Onion Soup, a dash of pepper and ½ can of water (for cleaning the soup can).

Procedure:

Place the first 3 ingredients inside your slow cooker. Mix the ingredients until thoroughly blended. Sprinkle a dash of pepper. Put the settings on Low and allow cooking for the entire night. The next day, remove the meat and prepare your gravy. If your gravy seems too thin, add about 1 to 2 tsp. of cornstarch with ¼ cups of cold water. Set the cooker on high. Stir in the mixture to thicken and serve.

Roast Beef with Gravy

Ingredients are olive oil, 3 to 3 ½ pounds Boneless Rump Roast, 8 garlic slivers, salt and pepper. You will also need a meat thermometer. For the gravy, you will need some beef stock or red wine and corn starch.

Procedure:

One hour prior to cooking remove the roast from the refrigerator at put it in room temperature.

Using a sharp knife, you need to cut about eight small incisions around your roast. You will place one sliver of garlic on each incision. Place one tablespoon of olive oil around your roast and then sprinkle it with salt and pepper. Put your roast on the oven rack with the fatty side up and a drip pan over a rack under the roasting rack. This way, you will not be required to turn the roast.

Brown your roast at 375oF for 30 minutes. Then, put it on 225oF. It would still 2 to 3 hours to cook but if it starts to drip and is already brown externally, use your meat thermometer to check its temperature. After this, pull your roast from the oven once the temperature reaches 135 to 140oF. Place it on an aluminum foil for about 15 minutes and carve to serve.

For the gravy:

Take out the dripping pan from the oven. Place it on the stove top while it is on medium heat. Collect the drippings, add water, beef stock or red wine. This will loosen the drippings off the pan. Then, dissolve one tablespon of cornstarch with water and add this on the drip pan. Stir it quickly as the gravy thickens. You can also add some butter, salt and pepper. Aside from this, you can also add some fresh thyme.

crock pot pork roast is a recipe which makes many people to lick their lips with tongue. It is a delicious food which attracts many people. It is very easy to prepare. It does not require any professionals to prepare. It can be even prepared by ordinary people with just sticking to the adding of ingredients correctly. It does not require any special skill rather than knowing the things to be added correctly. Crock pot pork roast is considered as one of the special food for young children and people. Before starting to prepare the crock pot pork roast, one has to get ready with various kinds of ingredients.

The things are pork loin roast, brown sugar, Dijon mu, apple cider vinegar, cloves garlic, chili powder, salt, black pepper, cumin, cinnamon. Proper mixture of these ingredients will make you taste the crock pot pork roast in a delicious manner.

First, the pork loin has to be placed in crock pot in a proper manner. Then mix all the ingredients in a bowl nicely. Then smash all things together to form a paste like substance.

Then apply the paste all over the roast with a spoon or with a stick like substance. Make sure that, the mixture is applied fully over the roast. If not, the roast may not have good impact of the mixture in its preparation. Allow the mixture to get fully applied on the surroundings’ of the roast. Keep the cork pot in heating position for eight hours. If not, the roast may not be cooked in a proper way. After eight hours, the roast is ready to eat. The roast can be served to children and elderly people in cups with adding of sauce and onion. The roast can be decorated in different forms. The cook can decorate the dish in different style as he or she wishes.

The pork roast is a delicious food item in western countries. House wives can make this item with just incurring of few expenses. Preparing in home will not incur that much expense as compared to buying from a hotel or a restaurant. This can be prepared by all sorts of class of people. It is not a rich man’s food. This dish can be prepared or afforded by even middle class people. Crock pot pork roast is a delicious item among the children menu and it is even good for their health as it provides some fatty substance.

Crock pot pot roasts are easy and quick to prepare. Slow cooker recipes are in general healthy recipes, since you are not frying any food. Roast are also cheaper to prepare in the slow cooker, as you do not need to buy an expensive cut of meat. After long hours of cooking, even the toughest cut of meat will become tenderized.

The slow cooker has normally two setting, low and high. I suggest you cook the meat in the low setting, so that it gets tenderized.

If you are thinking of getting a slow cooker I would suggest you get a rival one, with a removable stoneware dish. Get at least a 3 1/2 quart size with oval shape dish. In this way you can cook larger meat cuts.
The removable dish will make the cleaning process easy. Just remove the dish and wash it. Do not ever submerge the heating unit, because it will get damaged.

Here is a delicious and easy recipe for you to try it out.

You will need 3 baking potatoes, cut in quarters, 1 onion sliced, 2 carrots sliced, 2 stalks celery sliced, 1/2 tsp thyme, 1 tsp dried rosemary, 1 beef chunk roast (remember, it does not need to be an expensive cut),1/2 cup beef broth.

Trim the excess fat from the roast.

Cut the roast into pieces and spice it with salt and pepper. Combine the first 6 ingredients in slow cooker. Add roast on top of veggies and pour the broth over beef. Cover and cook on low for 8-9 hours or until beef is tender.

Enjoy it!