Author Topic: Best Crockpot for Cholent! (Read 32874 times)

I bought the one Amazing Savings sells. It's not the insert type, so no hatmanah issues, and it even comes with a blech and a knob cover. The cholent comes out excellent.

BTW, there was a discussion upthread about hatmanah with the stoneware crockpots, and I don't think anyone described correctly what putting foil balls inside does.

By raising up the insert, the walls are no longer completely covered by the sides, rather, partially exposed to the air. Hence, it's not hatmanah. A wee bit would not be enough, it needs a significant amount.

you mean to say the pot has to b lifted to a point where most of the food inside the pot is not surrounded by the walls of the pot good luck to your cholent especially if you don't fill your pot to the top

Cheesecake · « **Reply #109 on:** November 15, 2015, 10:34:34 PM »

Quote from: 4yourinfo on November 15, 2015, 10:32:32 PM

you mean to say the pot has to b lifted to a point where most of the food inside the pot is not surrounded by the walls of the pot good luck to your cholent especially if you don't fill your pot to the top

No, it doesn't have to be most, it just can't be so little that it's not significant. I don't know a precise percentage.

aygart · « **Reply #110 on:** November 15, 2015, 10:43:49 PM »

Quote from: Cheesecake on November 15, 2015, 10:34:34 PM

No, it doesn't have to be most, it just can't be so little that it's not significant. I don't know a precise percentage.

Source? If you consider it to be hatmono it goes by rov

4yourinfo · « **Reply #111 on:** November 15, 2015, 10:52:53 PM »

warning those looking to purchase a slow cooker I have a Hamilton beach and I noticed that for weeks my cholent was tasting and smelling funny (with a bag and without) until I decided its the rubber gasket on the lid so I soaked it in vinegar washed it ... to no avail the company finally agreed to send me a cover without a gasket from a different model but first I have to try another cover. I refused to have a bad cholent one more week so I took a razor and cut the gasket and the cholent came out beautiful ever since.... so stay away from pots with gaskets the rubber is going in your cholent!! you can even google the issue.

4yourinfo · « **Reply #112 on:** November 15, 2015, 11:00:40 PM »

Quote from: aygart on November 15, 2015, 10:43:49 PM

Source? If you consider it to be hatmono it goes by rov

thanks for the back up!
the issue is very complicated I thought that is what he was trying to say and I was explaining ....I for one cant understand when my crockpot is about an inch off all the walls and floor how its still hatmanah

Cheesecake · « **Reply #113 on:** November 15, 2015, 11:08:33 PM »

Quote from: aygart on November 15, 2015, 10:43:49 PM

Source? If you consider it to be hatmono it goes by rov

שש"כ פרק א' ס"ו קצ"ה

Cheesecake · « **Reply #114 on:** November 16, 2015, 05:19:03 PM »

Quote from: aygart on November 15, 2015, 10:43:49 PM

Source? If you consider it to be hatmono it goes by rov

To clarify, you are correct that for there not to be הטמנה (according to the שיטה that it's הטמנה despite the top not having a cover besides the lid) there would need to be רוב uncovered. However, that is because a crockpot, with the top exposed, is a normal way to cook, so the typical partial exposure doesn't help.

However, artificially raising the pot by putting foil balls (some use a tuna can or a spoon) should work because the exposure of the top inch or two of the walls of the pot is not typical. כנלע"ד.

Iz · « **Reply #115 on:** November 18, 2015, 08:26:19 PM »

Any good deals out there on crock pots? It's not for Shabbos, so I'm ok with electronic models too. Thanks.

grodnoking · « **Reply #116 on:** November 18, 2015, 09:19:55 PM »

Quote from: Iz on November 18, 2015, 08:26:19 PM

Any good deals out there on crock pots? It's not for Shabbos, so I'm ok with electronic models too. Thanks.

Walmart has a 8 quart for 25 ($5 off) online with same day pickup in howell. Dunno about the quality.

Iz · « **Reply #117 on:** November 18, 2015, 09:30:46 PM »

Quote from: grodnoking on November 18, 2015, 09:19:55 PM

Walmart has a 8 quart for 25 ($5 off) online with same day pickup in howell. Dunno about the quality.

Thanks. And this one is even less:
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Crock-Pot-7-Quart-Slow-Cooker-Black/40703590
However, I'd rather buy from Amazon or Target. But I don't see any great deals there...

coralsnake · « **Reply #118 on:** November 18, 2015, 10:47:29 PM »

Quote from: Iz on November 18, 2015, 09:30:46 PM

Thanks. And this one is even less:
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Crock-Pot-7-Quart-Slow-Cooker-Black/40703590
However, I'd rather buy from Amazon or Target. But I don't see any great deals there...

Thats the one I got a few months back.

grodnoking · « **Reply #119 on:** November 18, 2015, 10:50:25 PM »

Quote from: Iz on November 18, 2015, 09:30:46 PM

Thanks. And this one is even less:
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Crock-Pot-7-Quart-Slow-Cooker-Black/40703590
However, I'd rather buy from Amazon or Target. But I don't see any great deals there...

I was actually looking around for one today and walmart was by far the cheapest of all the stores. I really want on a drop bigger than 8.5 but couldn't find any cheap ones