Cooking Potatoes in the Crock Pot
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Cooking Potatoes in the Crock Pot
Crock pot potatoes are a great alternative to heating up your house with the oven. Cover them with a little salt and olive oil and you have the most delicious side dish!
Ingredients
- 3–5 Russet Potatoes
- salt, olive oil *optional for putting on potatoes before wrapping in foil
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Instructions
- After washing and drying each potato, prick them a few times with a fork.
- Wrap each potato in foil.
- Cook in crock pot on low heat for about 6-8 hours or until soft. Mine took 6 hours but my slow cooker seems to cook things faster.
It does seem that way. I don’t use a lot of exact recipes when I crock pot cook, so I hadn’t really noticed time differences. Now that you mention it, I think you may be right.
I’m pretty sure I have the same crock pot as you. I love doing this. I had to do something when our oven was broken for over a month. I poke, skip the foil, and keep a smidge of olive oil. And I discovered that if I toss the potatoes in while I’m preparing lunch and set the crock on high my potatoes are ready for dinner (4-ish hours later).
Great tips!! Do you find that the crock pot that we use is hotter than most? I always have to shorten cook times that recipes recommend.