Soy milk in the Crockpot?
#36474 - 01/10/04 11:41 AM
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Kree
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Loc: Northern NY
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I'm just curious, has anyone tried making anything in the Crockpot using soy milk? I found a yummy-looking Crockpot mac and cheese recipe that I want to try, but I don't want my soy milk to curdle or anything! Any suggestions? 
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Kree, I've used my crock pots for a very long time. They're a very convenient tool, especially for people who have to work and have no time to spend in the kitchen.
However, I don't think they're intended for a lot of things; I think, for example, pasta comes out better either on the stove or in the oven. I don't know how milk would come out in a crock pot, but I doubt it would curdle because crock pots cook at such a low temperature (provided you use the "low" temperature).
If it were me, I'd save the crock pot for chickens stew and instead bake that macaroni and cheese in the oven.
The best crock pot cookbook is Mike Roy's "Crock Cookery" (Ward Ritchie Press, Pasadena, 1975). I've used this book to such extent it's all dog-eared and all the pages are falling out. Everything I've made has come out INCREDIBLE -- Mike Roy was a great chef! In it, he says, "There are some things a crock just can't cook as well as standard oven or range-top methods. . . . Rice, noodles, macaroni, barleys, and grains do not bring good results to pot cookery. They mash, mush, and cling together in glutinous masses. That's why you'll not find casseroles in this book. They just aren't practical."
Of course, that's just one chef's opinion.
Good luck!
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I certainly appreciate your opinion, Bev. I love my Crockpot, but I've never tried any kind of pasta in it, so I didn't know it wasn't well suited for that. I certainly don't want pasta all stuck together in "glutinous masses"! Yech! I also love baked mac n' cheese, so maybe I'll just stick that that!
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You're gonna make baked macaroni & cheese? (Ooooh, BABY!) Well, if it comes out and you like it, I think it's only fair that you share your recipe with us, don't you? Oooh, I used to LOVE macaroni & cheese  ; haven't had it since my diagnosis. 
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You bet I'll share! Actually, I've made baked mac n' soy cheese before, and it came out great! Not quite the same as the original, but great comfort food nonetheless. I'll have to fish out the recipe I used. I think I've tried a couple, so I might have to make it again so I remember which one I liked best!
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