Poll of the Day > Pot roast smells SO FREAKING good for hours before you can eat it.

(+) Yeah! (+)

Argh.

I mean, it's super yum when done, but cooking at 250 for 5 hours = slow freaking torture while you wait for it to finish. I think I'm going go on a hike or something and come back or I may gnaw my own freaking arm off before it's ready.

Seriously .....the smell....is making....me thirsty...wait...that is the pretzels.....it's making me CRAZY!!!
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What kind of Pot is it?
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Slow cookers are the biggest tease...

I've come to the realization that 99% time, a lot of people who love pot roasts/ slow cooker recipes have poorly developed palates. I've followed these recipes to a tee and they usually come out pretty bland or not particularly good.
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JanwayDaahl posted...

I've come to the realization that 99% time, a lot of people who love pot roasts/ slow cooker recipes have poorly developed palates. I've followed these recipes to a tee and they usually come out pretty bland or not particularly good.

Nah, I'm mega picky. Those 99% people are probably using cross rib roasts, which pretty much always come out that way (not enough marbling).

A good chuck roast slow cooked totally breaks apart in your fork, and is very juicy. Even with just spices it would be delicious, but I make a sauce that it slow cooks in.

First I brown the roast in a pot (normal sized pot), and carmalize the onions/garlic a bit in there as well. If the bell peppers are frozen I toast them a bit as well. Then I add the beef broth to deglaze a bit and some prego traditional sauce (helps break down the meat and make a nice delicious sauce).

Then I season the roast and put it in the pot (liquid is about 1/3 to 1/2 of the way covering the roast). The onions etc will create a bit more liquid so over the hours the entire roast will be mostly covered.

Start it off at 350 initially (this gets the temp up inside the pot), for about 10-15 minutes, then drop it to 250, and slow cook it for 4-5 hours (Depending on the size of the roast).

And hour before finishing you can add potatoes/brocolli in if you want (or just make them seperately).


I used to use some wine as well, but don't bother anymore.

Anyway, end result is something that does not need a knife at all, it falls apart and is super juicy. The sauce is delicious as well.

Now if you do the same thing with a cross rib roast, it'll be bland and dry and while you still might not need a knife, you'll want to have sauce in every bite or it won't have much taste.
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The torture....I added the potatoes and brocolii, but had to take the top off, and the smell is so good....argh.

No freaking way portion control is going to work after smelling this all day, i'm about to chow freaking down when it's done. Glad I went for a walk/job awhile ago......even if I probably only burned like 100-200 calories.
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JanwayDaahl posted...

I've come to the realization that 99% time, a lot of people who love pot roasts/ slow cooker recipes have poorly developed palates. I've followed these recipes to a tee and they usually come out pretty bland or not particularly good.

Is that your real name? Is it of Indian origin, by chance? Asking because my Indian friends say our food is bland because their taste has been ruined from their own food.


Also, is it the cooking or the flavour? Not that it makes a huge difference, but a recipe from a dry climate will actually be different than a recipe from a humid climate. Cooking-wise, at least.

I love adding a bunch of rosemary to a roast, makes the whole house smell good
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God it was freaking good, yum. Worth the torture lol.

Couldn't wait for my roomate to get back with her daughter, they'll have to eat alone cause I wasn't gonna wait any longer lol.

Yeah, I put spices in (bay leaves etc), so that is part of the aroma (along with the bell peppers and the underlying meat smell) that basically tortures you lol.
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Waitin' on some lasagna right now. A good pot roast is great too.
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ikr, makes you go insane.
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Gonna make another roast today muahahahah.


I went to Safeway yesterday before the movie (the circle) and had them hold 2 of em for me (put one in the freezer), the other I shall put in the oven soonly.....cause......yum!!!
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wolfy42 posted...

Gonna make another roast today muahahahah.

I love slow cookers and you are absolutely right lol

Can't wait to get my own apartment so I can make my own shit without people eye ballin me
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zebatov posted...

JanwayDaahl posted...

I've come to the realization that 99% time, a lot of people who love pot roasts/ slow cooker recipes have poorly developed palates. I've followed these recipes to a tee and they usually come out pretty bland or not particularly good.

Is that your real name? Is it of Indian origin, by chance? Asking because my Indian friends say our food is bland because their taste has been ruined from their own food.


Also, is it the cooking or the flavour? Not that it makes a huge difference, but a recipe from a dry climate will actually be different than a recipe from a humid climate. Cooking-wise, at least.

Nope, not of Indian origin, but I've eaten various different good foods growing up that have made most american meals very bland by comparison.
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