Disposible Crock Pot Liners

[palefrost]

I just saw the commercial for this the other day. http://www.epinions.com/content_224936234628 Isn't plastic a no no at high temperatures? Does it bond with the food? Ive used my crock pot a few times but i never thought the clean up was that intense.

[Jessie Brooks]

well its meant for slow cookers (is that the same as a crock pot?) which aren't going to be set at very high temperatures. Unless its food grade silicon I wouldn't trust it.


ooohh... I just remembered: you get "cook in bag" sauces. You buy the bag with the sauce in it... put a chicken in it... tie the ends... then pop it into the oven.

The crock pot liners could be made from the same stuff?

[palefrost]

Crock pot and slow cooker is the same thing. Yeah Ive seen the other type cooking bags but i dont like cooking with plastic. I dont care what they say Ive heard way to much about how the plastic binds to the food. Your not even supposed to microwave in a plastic container. I dont trust those companies to care about my safely. Its all about the money. They have no social consciousness.

[FourBear]

Hmmm. I don't think I trust it...who knows what chemicals are leeched from the plastic into your food when you heat them at high temperatures! I remember having a weird taste in some foods after heating them in plastic packaging (like the boilable plastic bag meals).

I always figured it was pretty hard to burn something in a crock pot/slow cooker, due to the relatively low temps and the fact that you usually have liquid in there as well.

[tater03]

I really don't find the need for something like this. With the newer crockpots or at least the one I have you can take the inside right out. Now I guess it would be good for the older style ones where you cannot take the inside out. It would make for easier washing on those types of crock pots.

[jmswift]

I think I would rather use the liners and not have to worry about getting lead poisoning from all the crock pots that use lead in their glazing.