Liners for Slow Cookers?

NYCgrrl wrote:
IF you've neither liners or oven bags on hand a buttered or oiled parchment paper would work fine.

Thank you but the problem remains: parchment paper can't be found in every store. Herself wants an alternative to the aluminum foil (her words: too fiddly to line the crock and still leaks) that's durable enough to lift out the entire entree.

We can usually find those baking bags so it looks as though she'll go that route.

IF you've neither liners or oven bags on hand a buttered or oiled parchment paper would work fine.

I studied the box on both the slow cooker and turkey bags. And on the boxes that I read, it just looked like the turkey bags were rated slightly higher temperature range than the slow cooker bags.

magnusfide wrote:
Wife wants to know: can a turkey roasting bag be used as a slow cooker liner instead of those specialized products (which cost much more btw)?

TripleE wrote:
Yes they can. I have used both in my crockpot. They are close to the same price so I don't think it really makes a difference.

Thank you for answering my question without hijacking my thread. You're very helpful :w

Tripalot wrote:
I bought a package of crock pot liners and have only used one. I got to thinking - how many chemicals are in those bags and do I really want to be ingesting more chemicals than are already in so much of the food we consume. I must admit, they sure make clean up very easy - great for camping
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I agree. Don't know if it's my overactive imagination but seems to be a slight chemical taste or smell when I use them. So at home, I just wipe the crock before using with olive oil and then soak it in hot sudsy water to wash.

But I'll probably use the liners on our next two-month trip when I want to have something hearty ready at the end up a busy day, because they really do eliminate that messy chore in a smaller kitchen.

Tripalot wrote:
I bought a package of crock pot liners and have only used one. I got to thinking - how many chemicals are in those bags and do I really want to be ingesting more chemicals than are already in so much of the food we consume. I must admit, they sure make clean up very easy - great for camping

Are turkey bags the same as Look bags that are hard to find in my area.

It's a plastic bag. Unless you're buying your veggies directly from a farmer (not just a farmers market) and butchering your own meat, your food is being exposed to far worse things than a plastic bag.

I bought a package of crock pot liners and have only used one. I got to thinking - how many chemicals are in those bags and do I really want to be ingesting more chemicals than are already in so much of the food we consume. I must admit, they sure make clean up very easy - great for camping

Are turkey bags the same as Look bags that are hard to find in my area.

DutchmenSport wrote:
Yes. We do it often. Clean up is a breeze.

Which liners (brand) do you use?

Yes. We do it often. Clean up is a breeze.

My wife orders "one size fits all" crock pot liners from Amazon. They're MUCH less expensive than those in the stores (including Walmart).

Rob