Help needed, Reynold's Oven Bags

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JeanineAlyse said:

I would appreciate help with knowing if it may be okay to use two "oven
bags" in a large slow cooker I have in order to keep two vegetables
from mixing together while staying hot. I volunteered to bring two
veggie dishes to a potluck at work tomorrow, before learning that there
will be no kitchen facility to use where this dinner is being held.
There will be plenty of electrical outlets and a couple of small
microwaves to use, but the food-bringers possibly needing such to keep
things hot will be in excess of 40 people.

I have a slow cooker big enough to contain both the steamed, buttered,
seasonesd Brussels sprouts and "Broccoflower" I will be taking, and
this cooker also has an insulated canvas, thermal carry-case. I'm
hoping I can near-to-done steam and season the veggies today,
refrigerate over night, and then pt each into an oven bag to sit
side-by-side in the closed cooker that I will plug in during the
morning work hours to re-heat before then carting it off to the dinner
building for serving while it's still very hot.

I will also want to pour each veggie into a throw-away tin service tray
for use on the potluck table, as last time I provided a really great
and huge cabbage, apples, walnut salad for such an event, my can't
get-it-anymore Tupperware container (which I was eventually able to
replace at $19) was never seen again. May it be possible to use two of
these oven bags together inside a ceramic slow cooker?

Picky

You da bomb, Miss Jeanine! Sounds like a brilliant plan to me, you
clever rascalette! I cannot conceive of any reason to not do it your
way.
--
http://www.jamlady.eboard.com, updated 11-19-05 - Shiksa Varnishkes.

JeanineAlyse wrote on 20 Nov 2005 in rec.food.cooking

Quoted message said:

I would appreciate help with knowing if it may be okay to use two "oven
bags" in a large slow cooker I have in order to keep two vegetables
from mixing together while staying hot.

Yes use the bags. It would work well. I use oven bags in the crock pot when
making all sorts of messy hard to clean up stuff; like say thai chicken
wings. Just ensure that the bags aren't prone to leaks and all will be
well.

--
The eyes are the mirrors....
But the ears...Ah the ears.
The ears keep the hat up.

JeanineAlyse said:

I would appreciate help with knowing if it may be okay to use two
"oven bags" in a large slow cooker I have in order to keep two
vegetables from mixing together while staying hot. I volunteered to
bring two veggie dishes to a potluck at work tomorrow, before
learning that there will be no kitchen facility to use where this
dinner is being held. There will be plenty of electrical outlets and
a couple of small microwaves to use, but the food-bringers possibly
needing such to keep things hot will be in excess of 40 people.

I have a slow cooker big enough to contain both the steamed, buttered,
seasonesd Brussels sprouts and "Broccoflower" I will be taking, and
this cooker also has an insulated canvas, thermal carry-case. I'm
hoping I can near-to-done steam and season the veggies today,
refrigerate over night, and then pt each into an oven bag to sit
side-by-side in the closed cooker that I will plug in during the
morning work hours to re-heat before then carting it off to the dinner
building for serving while it's still very hot.

Sounds like it should work fine. Those bags are made for much higher
(hotter) temps than the temps in a slow cooker and assuming you have room
for both side by side, shouldn't be a problem. Then just dump them out in
the tin service trays; cover with heavy-duty foil if you need to keep it all
hot before serving.

Jill

Melba's Jammin said:

You da bomb, Miss Jeanine! Sounds like a brilliant plan to me, you
clever rascalette! I cannot conceive of any reason to not do it your
way.Barb, Mr. Libido, Jill, THANK YOU!!! I was leery of those bags possibly sticking together and melting, or even sticking to the ceramic as it heats, so the comment of one's using a bag in a slow cooker before was just what I was hoping to learn.

The sprouts are steaming as I type and the Broccoflower is pruned,
rinsed and waiting for next-sies. The separate bars of butter are
awaiting melt with seasonings to pour over each.

Yippee!!! I knew this group was where to ask for help with my never
tried or used those bags dilemma. This poorly planned and 47% voted
against potluck (vs catered dinner that was really good last year) will
at least see some very hot cookin' comin' from the PickyOne!

I owe you all anything I can be of help with, Picky

On 20 Nov 2005 13:08:19 -0800, "JeanineAlyse" <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

I would appreciate help with knowing if it may be okay to use two "oven
bags" in a large slow cooker I have in order to keep two vegetables
from mixing together while staying hot. I volunteered to bring two
veggie dishes to a potluck at work tomorrow, before learning that there
will be no kitchen facility to use where this dinner is being held.
There will be plenty of electrical outlets and a couple of small
microwaves to use, but the food-bringers possibly needing such to keep
things hot will be in excess of 40 people.

..snip...

Picky

I will chime in, a little late never-the-less... I just saw bags for
your slow cooker while out shoping this weekend. I can remember if I
saw them at WalMart or at our local Kroger, but they are out there.

Good luck!
~Sunshine

On 20 Nov 2005 13:08:19 -0800, "JeanineAlyse" <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

I would appreciate help with knowing if it may be okay to use two "oven
bags" in a large slow cooker I have in order to keep two vegetables
from mixing together while staying hot.

Just today at the store, next to the 'oven bags' I saw 'slow cooker
bags'--wonder just what the difference is.

--
-denny-
"Do your thoughts call ahead or do they just arrive at your mouth unannounced?"

"It's come as you are, baby."

-over the hedge

On Mon 05 Dec 2005 01:44:24a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Denny
Wheeler?

Quoted message said:

On 20 Nov 2005 13:08:19 -0800, "JeanineAlyse" <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

I would appreciate help with knowing if it may be okay to use two "oven
bags" in a large slow cooker I have in order to keep two vegetables
from mixing together while staying hot.

Just today at the store, next to the 'oven bags' I saw 'slow cooker
bags'--wonder just what the difference is.

Shape/size.

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
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A chicken in every pot is a *LOT* of chicken!