Day 28.
I know! I had no idea you could bake potatoes in a crockpot either! But I got a lovely email from Danielle --who doesn't seem to have a blog-- challenging me to try them out. She is hosting a two-year-old birthday party and had the fabulous idea of having a potato bar for the adults.
The Ingredients:
--potatoes--foil
11 medium sized potatoes completely filled my 6-quart oval rival.
The Directions:
--wash potatoes
--let them dry(because if you don't the foil then gets a little bit rusty and the potatoes become a bit discolored. Don't ask how I know this...)
--prick a few times with a fork
--wrap in foil
--put them all inside your crockpot.
don't add water.
trust me.
they will cook.
they will not explode.
it's not weird.
cook on low for 10 hours, or high for 6 or until desired tenderness.
The Verdict:
I like the neat factor of this a lot. It might be more practical to cook them in the oven and then transfer to the crockpot for keeping warm. The potatoes taste amazing; they cook in their own juice and taste more potatoe-y than normal baked potatoes--but the color isn't the pure white color that you would expect---more of a beigey yellow.
but the neat factor is so very neat it makes me want to have a potato party.
badly.
Thank you, Danielle, for the very way cool idea and challenge!
36 comments:
LOVE this idea Steph! I'm going to give this one a shot...
Thanks so much for doing this blog. I look forward to reading it every day! You make me smile...
Enjoy your week!
This would be extremely convenient if making a baked potato bar, the toppings could be prepared before work and the potatoes would be ready when we get home...
Or, perfect too if someone has 2 crockpots and can make the meat in the other!
I'm definitely going to try :-)
This is cool and reminds me of Alanna at A Veggie Venture's post on slow [oven baked] potatoes.
~M! how did you do the hyperlink in the comment post?
I can't figure it out.
-steph
Stephanie,
It's not working when I try to post the directions here because Blogger automatically converts the piece of code into a hyperlink so you can't see it.
Please e-mail me so I have your e-mail and I'll give you directions.
~M
M--I did try to find your email, and I couldn't. I'm sorry to be a pest! mine is crockpotlady AT gmail DOT com.
xoxo
How freaky - I was just thinking yesterday whether it was possible to do baked potatoes in the crockpot, and then lo and behold I check your blog and the answer is here!! Are you sure you've not been reading my mind? !?! (It wouldn't take long as there's not much in there, duh!) joanne x
This is fantastic, thanks for all of your hard work Stephanie. I'll have to update you when the party is over.
Hum....can't say that I'd try this one. LOL I'd be more likely to use the crockpot to keep them warm. NOW THERE's a good idea! Thanks Steph! Keep'em coming!
I would love to hear other suggestions for vegetables you can/would cook wrapped in foil in the crockpot. I've read that you can roast a chicken so that the skin browns if you elevate it by putting wadded-up balls of foil - and based on reviews, it looks like foil wrapped potatoes work too. However, I usually try to eat foods with a lower glycemic index than Idaho/baking/starchy potatoes. I'd guess sweet potatoes would work, and they are a favorite around here, but I'd like to hear other suggestions too.
With my fiancé's help, I think I figured out how to post directions about leaving a hyperlink.
Here is the information:
<a href="http://www.site.com">LinkText</a>
Copy and paste that piece of code into where you want the words to go. Then, delete http://www.site.com and replace it with your link (I suggest copying and pasting your link for accuracy's sake). Then, delete "LinkText" and enter in the words you want others to see - in my case, "post on slow [oven baked] potatoes" (don't use quotation marks). I recommend using the preview function to make sure your spacing is correct before posting.
Best of luck!
M--thank you for taking the time to spell it out for me. awfully sweet of you--and thanks to your fiance, too!
xox
steph
I love the neat factor, too! I also think it would be convenient to do if your oven is/will be tied up with other food.
This is cool! I can totally use this at all the baked potato dinners we do at church! Thanks so much!
An Idahoan here--and daughter-in-law of potato farmers. Giving this post a big kiss!
now that is a great idea for a superbowl party!!! and have ever one bring a topping. i love a crockpot for this because it uses half the electricity of the oven!! and i can put them in in the pot in the morning and not worry about them! yummmmmmm
This is good to know when my oven is busy baking other things.
I wanna come to your potato party!! I never would have thought you could put potatoes in the crockpot...
Wow. That is a great idea and so simple that I could definitely want to do it. Thanks!!!
love this idea too...easy to take to a potluck or something too.
Deby
Awesome!!! I did not know this and I intend fully on doing this soon!!!
So I wrote a post about your idea a while ago and never got back to you to let you know what I thought...they were delicious! They were so moist and juicy, they tasted like butter! I'll be putting that recipe in the rotation. Thanks!
I came across your blog when I was searching online to see if I could bake my potatoes in the crockpot (it was warm and I didn't want to turn the oven on). I baked mine on high and they were ready in about 2 1/2 hours (they weren't very big potatoes, but I do think they were medium).
Thanks for not only giving me something yummy to make, but a few chuckles too.
ok, so super lame of me to comment on something 6 months old, but this is AWESOME! I know its just as easy to throw the potatoes in the oven, but for me it's not so simple: see we live in las vegas where the temperatures are 120 for at least a month...and the last thing you want to do is turn on an oven, but a baked potato goes so nicely with all the meats and veggies we are grilling outside...Super cool!
Ha! I found your blog via ParentDish today and I made this exact thing for dinner last night. These are some fab potatoes and could NOT be easier.
I've been a lurker for a while now, and I am only getting around to commenting. But, I wanted to say that I loved this. It's super easy, didn't heat up the house, and I love baked potatoes with all of my heart.
Thanks for sharing!
This taste just like a bake potato! I have tried it also with sweet potatoes and added cinnamon, butter, brown sugar just before serving. But I had it on the crockpot for 4-5 hrs on high. It tasted just like I baked it. Thanks for the great idea!
Thanks for this! I will try it today - it's a perfect way to bake them with out the oven - especially on a hot summer day! =)
Thank you :)
Yesterday I put some pork loin slices and bbq sauce in one crockpot (would've been better with a roast)...and these potatoes in another.
Like you noted, probably faster, etc with an oven....and right now we don't have a microwave....but I liked that (unlike an oven) I could get other things done and not worry about it.
A friend told me I could do this a few weeks ago, only she scrubs her, pokes them, and rubs them in butter, throws them in, (no foil) and cooks on low 6-8 hours. I did this and they turned out fine.
Yes, this is a little late but I still want to comment.
I use this method to bake potatoes all the time. Medium potatoes fit best.
Even though we only are feeding 4 these days, I still cram that crock full so we can use the leftover potatoes for baked potato salad, baked potato soup, homemade hash, quick hash browns and bunches of other stuff.
As home-educators, we are home for 3 meals a day most days. Having potatoes ready to go into a quick meal saves so much money and time.
Because this works so good for us, we usually do potatoes like this every other week even if they aren't planned for dinner.
We bake potatoes without use of foil or water. Soak the potatoes in water first (use a little salt water and soak them overnight for the most amazing taste!). Scrub them clean (that skin is delicious so you don't want any dirt left clinging to it). Put in the crock directly (no slit, no drying) and set to low. Cook for at least 4 hours. NOTE: We stand them on their end and ring them around the crock--think "easter island" and place the small end of the potato down and put one next to it--until the entire bottom of the crock is lined with spuds--and each is holding the others upright. These are so delicious and you can spare the cost of the foil this way--as another method of cooking baked potatoes. This also comes in handy when the oven is full of other yummies and you still need spuds too.
As rare as botulism is, it must be said that foil-wrapped potatoes on low-heat are one of the more common vectors for botulism poisoning.
I wouldn't be extremely frightened of it, but you may want to omit the foil-wrapping step for peace of mind
So, my stove and oven are non functioning. However, my woodstove and crockpot work. Baked potato soup works so well!. I baked potatoes in my crockpot, then put sauted onion in my soup pot (on the woodstove!), added vegetable broth, cubed baked potatoes, chives and simmered until the potatoes fell apart. Some Spike, 2 oz cream cheese and a cup of grated cheddar, and it was SOOO good. Thanks for the potato information, or I wouldn't have dared and we would have missed this soup until our move was over...
I saw a comment in this post about the possibility of botulism with potatoes cooked in foil. Looked it up on the Net, I think you'd have to let them sit a long time outside of the crock for that to happen. Here's an article: http://www.personalmd.com/news/a1998062515.shtml
The reason the foil potato is beige and not white, is because the foil results in a steamed potato. My copy of Joy of Cooking says never to put foil on potatoes while baking.
I wondered about the crock...and found this recipe for how to do it in salt, no foil. I'm going to try it. Should be like Outback's potatoes.
http://busycooks.about.com/od/sidedishrecipes/r/cpsaltpotatoes.htm
I wash my potatoes, poke them and rub them with olive oil. place on ends in crockpot so they are holding each other up. Sprinkle on some sea salt and bake for 4 hours. they are delicious. Works well with sweet potatoes also.
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