jenL Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 My mom bought me a small slow cooker for Christmas (3.5 qts), and it came with a cover that has a hole in it. According to the Hamilton Beach website, this type of cover is used for temperature probes that are placed through the cover while cooking. I have contacted HB to see if this will affect my cooking ability. My mom doesn't have the receipt anymore, so I can't return it. Have you ever tried to cook your meal with a cover such as this without the temp. probe? I'm worried about losing too much moisture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLG Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 Could you just put a piece of duct tape over it??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melissel Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 I haven't used this kind, but can you just plug the hole somehow? A piece of tape or a tiny twist of fabric or something? For what it's worth, I HAVE used a crock with a lid that didn't sit flat on the lip of the crock, so steam escaped out both ends (which I didn't discover until I burned my hand on it :glare:). It never affected the cooking of food at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nukeswife Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 I had one like that and yes it did change how things cooked. I couldn't wait for the thing to break so I could get a new one. I never tried plugging the hole, but it didn't take long for it to stop working so I just never got a chance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bettyandbob Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 I have one with a small hole in the lid for a temp probe. It also came with the temp probe. However, I do many recipes without the aid of temp probe and I don't plug the hole. I never thought about it before. I have never plugged the hole. I haven't had anything not turn out, except yesterday. I slightly burned a recipe I've used before, but this time I used the high temp setting instructions for the recipe rather than the low temp which I've previously used. Mine is a 5 quart. Maybe I'm just lucky. I use my slow cooker weekly. I'd just start using it. If you are worried you could add a small amount more liquid than your recipe calls for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jplain Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 I have one like that. No problems with the hole. Everything has come out indistinguishable from food made in my old slow cookers (Rivals). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QueenCat Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 I have one of those holes.... no problems leaving it unplugged. It's a Hamilton Beach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xuzi Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 I have one with a hole too. Haven't noticed any difference between this one and my old hole-less one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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