The Thermowell as Crock Pot Substitute

[phoebe9435]

Look,

If it's being used as a crock pot - use a ceramic pot! That's what is used in crock pots anyway! And they are much easier to make (or hire a potter) than a metal one.

I don't want to cook acid foods in a "reactive" pan either -whether or not it has any known health concerns or not. Any cookbook will tell you to use nonreactive cookware for acidic foods.

Maybe I have found my next vocation - thermowell crocks - they ought to get more use than the thermobaker! They would need some sort of handle...

[lowracer]

That's a great idea. Where can I get a crock that will fit in the thermowell?

[fschimmel]

Phoebe,

Sign me up for the thermowell crock. TMK is correct the fruit/vegetable won't turn out well cooked in alluminum. Forget the Alzheimers , I'm thinking that thermowell spaghetti sauce would taste better if made in a stainless steel or ceramic thermowell pot.

Frank

[phoebe9435]

Well, I certainly live in the land of potters. I could ask around and perhaps get one comissioned. Does anyone have any good ideas for the lifter or handle?
I don't have a pot yet -I can't gage those dimensions.
It might do best in a wire basket-type lifter - no stress on the pot.

[lowracer]

I bet with the dimensions of the single pot in hand, you could walk into any Wal-Mart and find a ceramic crock that would do the job. Failing that, Williams Sonoma should have the item. Stop by the bank and prearrange financing terms before exercising that second option.

BTW Most Wal-Mart parking lots have geocaches in them. Walk up to any of the metal lighting poles, lift the square metal skirt that covers the bolts that secure it to the concrete post, and look for a small container like an altoids tin or a 35mm film can. Sign the little sheet of paper inside, trade some little trinkets, and you're now geocaching. It's something to do between meals.

[berlyn]

Lowracer,

I moved our crockpot into the RV. Donated my toaster to Goodwill. Didn't need it in the house cause I use my t-well for "slow cooking". I adjusted the pilot to a nice small blue cone and learned Big Bertha's average temp and it was simular to my crock. I do sometimes feel with certain ingredients to turn the gas on for a bit. Better to be safe than sorry.

Could aluminum possibly cause a severe reaction to poison ivy?? Beam me up Scotty, I'm itching!!!

Berlyn

[treatmaker]

I've made many tomatoe based recipes including spahetti sauce in the twell with the large twell pot and everything came out fine. An old chef's trick for the acid in tomato sauce, spahetti sauce is to put a couple of whole carrots in while cooking and dicard when done. Many of my friends who have problems with acid reflux can eat my sauce without a problem.

Treatmaker

[fschimmel]

Phoebe,

Congrats, you finally have a pot. You can use it for the dimensions. Too Bad that Battleship guy bid it up on you. Oh well.

Frank

[Todd W. White]

I've been to Italian restaurants where they used finely minced carrots to kill the acid, too - MUCH preferred to adding sugar to the sauce!

Still working on a stainless alternative...

[phoebe9435]

Thanks Frank - I forgot about that one too - but this time I had bid high enough to cover myself. That humble little pot arrived yesterday. It was shorter than I expected. I would not use aluminum for anything acid as it eats the metal - that is the inner wear you see on the inside of aluminum pots. I do however, like to use cast iron with acid recipes as it is a great way to get your iron!