I tried it with sirloin top cap, followed a recipe I found online cooking it 5 hours on low and…. both the fat and the meat are really hard. Did I do something wrong? Is it the wrong type of meat?
by Shot_Map_1363
5 Comments
tagtech414
Didn’t cook it long enough for sure, likely needs 8-10 hours on low. Maybe 5 hours on high but low is preferred. Also (not saying you did this) keep the lid on as much as possible. Don’t want to release the heat often.
PercMaint
My personal choice for meat when slow cooking… buy almost the cheapest cut I can find that has plenty of marbled fat. Slow cookers work great with roasts (pork or beef). Any type of solid beef that you’d generally cook on a grill/stove to eat I generally avoid. Solid/Non-hamburger type of meats can be cooked in a slow cooker, but they can be kind of difficult if not done right. Hamburger works great in many recipes (pre-browned).
[Edit] for a first timer in slow cooking, here’s a really easy recipe to start with. At the store pick out a bone-in pork roast (pork butt). In pre-heated skillet sear all sides of the roast until they have a brown cooked look to them. Put the meat into the slow cooker. Take about 1 cup of chicken stock (you can use water, but stock will add more flavor). Pour in the skillet and get all of the brown bits off the bottom of the pan (if it’s non-stick don’t use metal to scrape). Pour that liquid over the roast in the slow cooker. Add in cut carrots (not too small or they’ll turn mushy) and add some potatoes cut in half. Over all of this sprinkle a packet of Lipon Beefy Onion Soup Mix on the meat. It will look somewhat dry, and that’s ok. Cook in slow cooker for 9 or so hours on low. Do not open the lid. Enjoy. This is a really simple recipe that’s easy for a beginner.
BlinkBooze
If you cook on low it needs to be on the high setting. 4-5 hours, high. 7-9 hours, low.
spacefaceclosetomine
Just keep it going until the meat falls apart essentially. It should still be okay if not great.
scole44
The meat always seems to get tougher around the 5 hour mark right before completely shredding apart 2-3 hours later
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Didn’t cook it long enough for sure, likely needs 8-10 hours on low. Maybe 5 hours on high but low is preferred.
Also (not saying you did this) keep the lid on as much as possible. Don’t want to release the heat often.
My personal choice for meat when slow cooking… buy almost the cheapest cut I can find that has plenty of marbled fat. Slow cookers work great with roasts (pork or beef). Any type of solid beef that you’d generally cook on a grill/stove to eat I generally avoid. Solid/Non-hamburger type of meats can be cooked in a slow cooker, but they can be kind of difficult if not done right. Hamburger works great in many recipes (pre-browned).
[Edit] for a first timer in slow cooking, here’s a really easy recipe to start with. At the store pick out a bone-in pork roast (pork butt). In pre-heated skillet sear all sides of the roast until they have a brown cooked look to them. Put the meat into the slow cooker. Take about 1 cup of chicken stock (you can use water, but stock will add more flavor). Pour in the skillet and get all of the brown bits off the bottom of the pan (if it’s non-stick don’t use metal to scrape). Pour that liquid over the roast in the slow cooker. Add in cut carrots (not too small or they’ll turn mushy) and add some potatoes cut in half. Over all of this sprinkle a packet of Lipon Beefy Onion Soup Mix on the meat. It will look somewhat dry, and that’s ok. Cook in slow cooker for 9 or so hours on low. Do not open the lid. Enjoy. This is a really simple recipe that’s easy for a beginner.
If you cook on low it needs to be on the high setting. 4-5 hours, high. 7-9 hours, low.
Just keep it going until the meat falls apart essentially. It should still be okay if not great.
The meat always seems to get tougher around the 5 hour mark right before completely shredding apart 2-3 hours later