Crockpot tech

[Robinhood4x4]

Is there something wrong with my crock pot? It keeps burning the food in one particular area of the pot, on the side, not the bottom. I made a chocolate cake the other day and today I made chili and both were burnt.

The cake recipe called for cooking on high for 2 hours and the chili called for 10 hours on low.

[Seanz0rz]

did it just start doing this out of the blue or has it always?

could have been that the heating element is too close in that one spot.

[Robinhood4x4]

It's kinda new so we haven't used it much. The wife made pot roast with it and it came out fine, but she also uses a plastic liner bag.

Also, it burns it on the side, not the bottom.

[4x4mike]

Ours will burn on the side but only if you stuff it full. If there is a hunk of meat being pressed into the side it'll tend to burn. Your situation sounds a little different and I couldn't explain how it would burn chili. I'd say it's suspect and wouldn't leave it on while I was away from the house at work.

[oly884]

The sides of my crockpot are where the heating element is.

[slosurfer]

Your in AZ, what do you need a crockpot for? Just fill a regular pot, leave it in the sun while you work, and it will be done by the time you get home. :hillbill:

[Phalanx]

For the cake, the crock pot might not be the best way to bake a chocolate cake. Too much heat too close to the cake. Chocolate burns at just 120 degrees. Cakes usually require more of a convection heat vs conduction. Stirring more often may help the chili.
Also, every crock pot, oven, etc heats differently, so try cooking for 80 percent of the cooking time and keeping your eye on the item for the remaining 20 percent. Most cakes are considered done when the top of the cake springs back after its lightly pressed. Denser chocolate cakes can be checked with a toothpick in the center of the cake... ream the hole a little, pull it out and if the toothpick is relatively clean (no liquid chocolate) its done. Cakes are overdone when the sides of the cake start to pull away from the pan.
Hope this helps.

[Seanz0rz]

glad josh said it, wtf are you baking a cake in it?!?! im pretty sure its easier to bake it in an oven.

[4x4mike]

ream the hole a little, pull it out and if the toothpick is relatively clean (no liquid chocolate) its done. Hope this helps.


I'm kind of skimmer so when reading this response I got a little confused. I had to start over from the beginning and read eavery word.

[slosurfer]

:lol: :lol:

[Robinhood4x4]

I'm on a crockpot kick right now and I found a recipe for crockpot chocolate cake so I had to try it.

The idea with the crockpot is that I can turn it on before leaving work and get back and everything is done. None of this watching and stirring stuff. Oh well.

[Cebby]

I'm on a crockpot kick right now and I found a recipe for crockpot chocolate cake so I had to try it.

The idea with the crockpot is that I can turn it on before leaving work and get back and everything is burnt. None of this watching and stirring stuff. Oh well.


Fixed it for you. :angel:

[Tankota]

Every time I log on to the home page I think this topic says "Crackpot tech"

[corax]

Every time I log on to the home page I think this topic says "Crackpot tech"


ditto, I was expecting to hear about a bad dealer experience or some crazy science