What does this do that regular pots and pans won't do? Or a Crock Pot?
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I use this ALL the time. Sure this does the same as regular pot and pans, plus will slow cook, but you are only using "one" pan. It sautes and sears, then simmers to blend flavord, then turn to slow cook and go on with other tasks. Lastly, you can set it on Buffet and it will keep the food perfectly warm without overcooking it. Try it, you will love it....
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We love our Ninja! It steams your food incredibly fast. Nothing else works the same. You don't add oils or butter. We love fish and vegetables steamed with water and fresh lemon juice. Your food sits above the water. It's moist and quickly finished. Clean up is easy too. We have two...one went with my daughter to college.
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You can brown meats, sautéed onions in it first and then slow cook. It is larger than most of the crockpots we have had as well. The instructions say you can bake in it, though we have not tried that.
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Nothing. But you can brown a roast or stew meat in it, leave it in the Ninja to finishing roasting or to slow cook, without leaving your stove burners or oven turned on, and without changing pots or pans. It is cheaper to use than a stove, and safer to leave on and working in the slow cook mode, if you need to leave the house. In addition, it is easy to transport to another location, and can cook a full meal anywhere there is an electric outlet.
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I love this pan, I have bought several as gifts. With this pan you no longer have to use the stove, I am Italian and now make my sauce in this pan,add pasta and stays warm for hours.
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the ninja does what pots and pans and a crock pot do. You can brown your meat before crockpoting right in the same pan. If you live in a nice climate you can use outside on the patio. We especially use outside when cooking corn beef and cabbage. It is very portable & shuts itself off. You can bake in it though I have not tried that yet.
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I bought this to replace a broken crock pot. It functions as a crock pot, but also has a buffet setting that allows me to keep food warm in a buffet setting. There is also a stove top setting allowing me to brown meat prior to crock pot use instead of having to use a separate pan to brown meat and then move to the crock pot. It can also be used as a steam cooker. This unit actually replaced several units in my kitchen and rolled it into one appliance.
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The only thing you cannot do in it is deep fry. You can even bake in it although you wont get the same type of browning on top of your food as in an oven. It also has a keep warm feature so when your slow cooked food is don e it will automatically keep it warm for up to 8 hours. Its very easy to clean as it has a durable nonstick surface.
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Mine Crockpot has a dial with 3 settings, off, low and high. No temperature control on this model.
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Just spoke to house chef and he said he would not recommend it. A traditional crepe pan would work.
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The problem is, that if a magnet does not stick to the bottom of the pot or pan ,it will not work! Weight is not the issue! You practically have to use their pots in order to make it work correctly! I had to send mine back!
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It works similar to the crockpot. But in this instance you can put full racks of ribs standing up in it and also whole chickens and it keeps them up off the bottom of the pot. Also if your power happens to go off it will turn back on. Unlike the digital crockpot that I had when the power goes out it does not come back on. I have since bought a regular crockpot.
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I hope not. I haven't had it long but have been using my regular pots and pans and it seems to work just fine. Takes a while to boil.
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put food in tin foil works great and no messy pan to clean up. I line the cooker with tin foil and cook soup chili ar anything that sounds better than a sandwich
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I love my crock pot. It is wonderful to cook in. If it has teflon in it I cannot tell. The surface looks like the other ones that have none stick surfaces.
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Yes you can cook about anything a regular crockpot will cook just smaller portions.
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To keep things warm like at a buffet it works great. To cook food inplace of a oven for like an hour or etc I found it did not do well. Maybe cooking something for 6 - 8 hours it would work. To do that I would prefer a crock pot which I have and use all the time. I am going to get rid of my roaster
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We have used the 3qt pot to reheat leftover stew. If you put something in it in the morning and want it warm by dinner, I'd use the 'warm' switch. If you need to warm it up in a couple hours, I suppose you can use high, but I've never used it for a quick warm up. It has a high, low and warm switch on it, so I'm sure you could adjust it to work in your favor. Regardless, we have enjoyed this size of crock-pot.
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I think you are thinking about a pressure cooker. No Crock Pot is vacuum sealed. Weather or not there is a gasket and/or lid locks, air can (and should) move in and out.
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I ask the very same question when I received my crock pot but this is normal! Unlike the old version of crock pots that we are use to this one has heating elments all around the crock insert to allow even cooking! The lid allows steam to escape so you are left with perfect dishes everything! I have made all kinds of things in mine and have never had any issues..I'm still in love!
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I would have no idea...probably best to check with the instructions that come with the crock pot
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I have never used a crock pot, but I would say that if the pot gets very hot do not use it on the counter mat. I bought this mat as a replacement for an old one that was ruined when I placed a hot pot on it by mistake. If the heat is contained within the pot, and you simply want to protect your counter, as I often do, it should be fine.
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Hi Michelle, This cooker can could be used as a normal stove top, pot, or crock pot (slow cooker) if it's lid is left off while cooking as this way the pot will not be pressurized. I must say I am extremely very happy with the Kuhn Rikon pressure cooker and would recommend it. Regards, Vince
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I hope that Crock-Pot will see fit to offer the inserts for this model. I chose this model because reviews were better regarding it not leaking, and I like the power base idea (I have an electric kettle that has a similar power base). Please, Crock-Pot, start offering inserts for this model, so users can prepare multiple meals on the weekend, and tote the inserts to work. Thank you!