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Is this right? It is a normal crockpot. This is not my first language, but to my understanding it says that I should not lock the hook with the latches down (meaning, hermetically close the pot).
Is this right? It is a normal crockpot. This is not my first language, but to my understanding it says that I should not lock the hook with the latches down (meaning, hermetically close the pot).
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If yours is like mine, the lock is only for traveling with food. During cooking you do not use the lock.
That is correct. The latches should only be locked when transporting or storing. It should be unlocked during cooking due to thermal expansion.
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Hot+Lock=boom (okay people are taking the boom part too literally, its not a pressure vessel, so it wont “explode” but the glass most certainly can shatter and that *could* send glass flying).
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Also, now my most voted comment is about a crockpot lid, how did my life end up here?
“English is not my first language”
*hermetically*
Color me impressed with your English skills
News to me! I usually latch it down but mine also has a thermometer hole that allows some flow. Good to know for the future
On your handles do they have latches? If so you cook with them unlocked. They’re only there for traveling so it doesn’t spill in the car. Otherwise the lid will bust and glass will go everywhere.
Hello,
This link fully explains that steam will escape from the slow cooker. The latches are only when not cooking but moving the cooker. By design a slow cooker needs to release steam.
Wishing you the best of cooking adventures.
https://www.thekitchn.com/slow-cooker-lid-latch-safety-258576
Yes it’s only for transport
Oh shit, I’ve always locked mine! Whoops! Glad my home didn’t blow up in a Mississippi pot roast explosion!
Yes! A slow cooker is not a pressure cooker. Some air/steam needs to be able to escape.
Correct.
Cooking: the lid should be loose. No seal.
It’s not a pressure cooker. Clips are for transporting.
Okay seriously!!!! I’ve been cooking with my crockpot wrong this whole time!? Now I know. I feel so dumb lol
Do you want explosions, because that’s how you get explosions.
Today’s lesson for me. Been locking my crockpot for 5 years.
You made me look up hermetically……..
Wait, so you’re not supposed to twist it when you cook?
Edit: ignore me I thought I was in the instant pot subreddit.
English isn’t your first language, but you’re throwing around words like “hermetically”?
Correct.
If you lock the lid while cooking you’ve just created an explosive device.
The lock is for traveling.
I learned something new today. I don’t read instructions I just unboxed it and washed it and made a batch of beans.
Yes, it will not allow enough steam to escape causing a pressure buildup that might result in some explosive dinner.
I’ve never heard of this, I’ve locked my lids for 30 years while cooking.
Mine has latches and I have always locked them while cooking. The lid also has a tiny vent hole.
“Allow it to cool completely before cleaning.” how about no.
I’m assuming there is no hole in the glass lid. In that case, yes, leave the latches unhooked. As the liquid starts to boil, there needs to be a way for the pressure to be released.
The slow cooker I have has a small hole in the lid so I don’t need to worry about it.
Im thinking it has to do with the possible build up of pressure.
Just be sure to not keep it locked while cooking.
Well… I’m off to advise everyone in my household not to latch the crockpot