REally dumb question probably.
If I double a recipe in the crockpot, should I double the cooking time?
OH, ok. I am not the best cook in the world.
The recipe is Tater Tot Casserole
32 oz Tater Tots on the bottom
1 pound ground beef cooked, on top of the tots
1 can green beans, drained on top of the ground beef
1 can cream of mushroom, 1 cup milk, 1/2 tsp salt and 1/4 tsp pepper all mixed together on top of the beans.
Most of 1 package of cheddar cheese on top
Add the rest of the cheese before you're ready to eat till its melted.
Generally, no. You just have to make sure that you don't fill the crock pot to the tippy tippy top. If you do, it won't cook correctly.
I've never found the need to do that. Just make sure you have plenty of room for all the food. I would probably check it half way through, make sure there's enough liquid, maybe stir it. Don't open it too often, as that lowers the temperature. I'm sure it will turn out just fine.
no, and if you do you might be serving mushy food
No question is dumb. I would not double the time, but cook just a little bit longer.
No but there a formula, that I don't have handy, to calculate how much longer you must cook. You have to take into account change in volume, change in mass, change in vessel size......
In general terms I would be adding a quarter onto the time so something that would take an hour would then take an hour fifteen.
I doubt it. May take a little longer.
Foe example I've not noticed tweaking the time for a 2 vs. a 5 lb roast, etc.
I never add liquid to my crock pot stuff. I find the food makes it's own juice and I see so many people saying "add water to the top of the meat" etc.....confusing.
Veggies on the bottom, meat on top of the veggies.
