Having a "duh" moment. I put food into a crock pot and couldn't figure out why

Oh yeah, I have "duh" moments, but lately it has been primarily using the computer. For example, how to fix Word when the format isn't right, (done it many times, and yet I forgot once and had to ask here) or when I go to sign up for next quarters classes, I forget the simplest and easiest way to register and end up taking twice as long..

the roomie plugged in the crock and it wasn't on - turned out the plug wasn't completely plugged in - it was almost an hour sitting there doing nothing before I discovered it - didn't kill us tho - as you can tell...

Many casserole recipes work well in a crock-pot. The long slow cooking tenderizes the cheaper cuts of meat (especially if there is an acid, such as tomato or lemon juice in the liquid) and brings out and blends the flavours marvelously. There are a few things to remember when adapting recipes: 1) You will not need quite as much liquid as the recipe may use. There is hardly any evaporation from a crock-pot. 2) Root vegetables tend to cook more slowly in relation to the meat, so if you have a stew/casserole which includes raw carrot/potato/turnip/rutabaga or similar, they will tend to be under cooked when the meat is done. Parboiling them for a few minutes before adding them to the crock-pot is generally a good idea. 3) The bottom of the crock-pot is normally the hottest part, so put the vegetables at the bottom, then the meat (which I generally brown first, though this isn't really necessary but I think it adds to the flavour) and finally pour the (heated) liquid over. This stuffed cabbage leaves recipe is delicious. The leaves should be green (savoy cabbage or kale work well but you may have to cut out the thick midrib before rolling them): http://www.grouprecipes.com/17755/stuffed-cabbage-crockpot.html This one works very well with white cabbage. I didn't do it with rice - just cabbage and bits of bacon or ham: http://www.recipe4living.com/recipes/cabbage_casserole_with_rice_and_bacon.htm Perhaps I can't remember or maybe I'm too embarrassed to say whether or not I have plugged in the wrong appliance. Since I've been around for a number of years, I am certain that I have but I can't (for whatever reason) relate any entertaining story concerning it!

Hello writer. I loved my crockpot when I was working. I don't recall doing any thing like that but knowing me I probably did at least a couple of times. I liked making soup in it as well as regular meals. I would put a pot roast in it with a acorn squash and potatoes or a roasting chicken and dressing and potatoes and have a nice meal when I got home.

It always seems to happen when we are at our busiest, little mistakes, not plugging in the right cord, forgetting to press the start button on the washing machine, going to ask for help because the iron does not work - but actually seeing that I forgot to switch on the little switch on the extension,little things like that, which if you notice yourself just make you shake your hear and think where was your mind but if you have to ask for help and someone else has to point it out to you is just embarrassing. It was a good thing that you noticed in time though, I sometimes feel like doing the kindergarten thing and naming every cable or better yet colour code them so I know which one is which.

Yup. Been there, done that. I've loaded up a pot and and hour later gone to check on it and no cooking had begun. Came to see that I'd forgotten to even turn the burner on. Lots of 'duh' moments the older you get, you know.

OMG! I could imagine me doing that. I plugged mine in but forgot to set the time once so it didn't cook. Just busy and forgot! I cook all kinds of stuff in my crockpot- soup, stes, meatloaf, roast, etc. We use it a lot when I am busy with things here but know that I want a nice hot meal for dinner.

I could totally see my self doing something like that in fact I think I have I have a coffee make that sits on the counter right near one of the outlets. It has a white cord and so does my crock pot, I have plugged in the coffee maker instead of the crock pot before. Also when we were having a party once I was out of counter space so I put the crock pot on a padded chair. Suddenly I smelled something burning, the crock pot had melted a padding on the chair. Oops. We needed new chairs anyways.

mmm boiled cabbage! Shh now you got me wanting some. I've only had it a few tiems but it is Soooo good. I'm not much of a cook myself but thought maybe some crockpot meals would be good. I'd only do it if I was going to be there, or if I was only going to be gone for a little while. Soups, stews... mmm.. dips.

Oh man, I did something like that once. Got up early to prepare the crock pot and set it all up so it could cook all day, crawled back into bed and fell asleep for like three hours, woke up and it was still cool. I was sad, and dinner was delivered late that evening. I've since learned to a) never do any food prep while half asleep and b) double check crock pot is on before climbing back into bed.