helpful hint

[law_witch]

(sorry if this has been posted before, but I went back and didn't see it.)Use the Reynolds crockpot liners to set up meals in advance to crock later

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[diyeana]

I use just normal oven bags. They're cheaper and work just as well in my opinion. :)

[law_witch]

interesting - they make a BIG point on the Reynolds site about not using the oven bags - so I did wonder how much of that was 'yea, don't' or 'spend more money'.

I'll look into those - thanks!

[diyeana]

haha I never looked at their site. I just know that I have been using oven bags for a long time and they've held up really well. I don't think there's a difference other than the opening doesn't seem to be as wide as the crockpot bag. And the bag can withstand 500 degrees in an oven, and I don't think even on high that a crockpot gets that hot. If you find some reason that you can't, let me know please! :)

[diyeana]

I think it's ok...

Can I use oven bags in my slow cooker?
No, we do not recommend it. Try Reynolds Slow Cooker Liners. They were specifically developed and sized for use in slow cookers, while Reynolds Oven Bags were designed and sized to hold large cuts of meat for pan-roasting in the oven. There is enough of a size and shape differential between the products that we recommend using each product for its intended use.

[geekosaur]

This is nonsense to sell the "special" bags, I think. None of the crock-specific bags I've found fit either of my crocks that well (2 1/2qt and 6 1/2qt respectively, both round; and I don't see them providing different versions for different sized/shaped crocks, either), and in fact the ones I usually use ($2 / 10 bags, but I kinda doubt you'll find them in your local grocery except in certain parts of NYC...) are shaped like roasting bags.