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Perfect Cooker: Chicken Pot Pie!:)

Poodlepet2 — Tue, 09 Aug 2016 11:01:42 GMT

I made this last night for DH and it was delicious! I did tweak the recipe in the book however, after reading about timing issues. I had concerns about biscuits cooking though, so I used store bought pie crust. It used almost one pie crust, and when I was putting it in th liner, it occurred to me that it was possibly the deepest pie I had ever made! I decided to make the filling in a separate pot, but that was easy. I sauteed the onions, added the broth and then the soup-which was a really good thing to do. I normally don't use canned soup and I had forgotten how lumpy it can be until heated.

Knowing this was for DH, I put in over a cup of roasted chicken left over from yesterday, added the veggies, poured it into the pot and set it for an hour. The total cooking time was about two hours and I knew it was close to being ready when that delicious aroma began to waft from th kitchen.

It literally took minutes to assemble and allowed me the luxury of doing what's really important-watching the Olympics! Because it was so deep, I couldn't gauge th "doneness" of the crust, but it did cook to perfection and the top was bubbly. It's a "Do Again". Have a good day,

Poodlepet2

Re: Perfect Cooker: Chicken Pot Pie!:)

nomless — Tue, 09 Aug 2016 12:29:43 GMT

@Poodlepet2, just curious.....since you cooked the filling separately, wouldn't it have been just as easy (and certainly faster) to pour the cooked filling into a casserole, cover with a crust or biscuits and bake in the oven? It would have been done in 10-20 minutes probably instead of 2 hours. What advantage is there to using the Perfect Cooker? One is not having to use the oven, I suppose, bcut I use a counter top oven and it doesn't generate a lot of heat. Are there other advantages?

I'm asking not to be argumentative but because I'm interested in the Perfect Cooker, but Ithe length of time it takes to cook is a concern to me.

Re: Perfect Cooker: Chicken Pot Pie!:)

Marp — Tue, 09 Aug 2016 16:07:30 GMT

@nomless, you might want to consider the Wonder Pot at Evine if cooking time is important. It has a higher wattage and higher temperatures so foods need less time.

I have the Perfect Cooker and I like it best for foods that have ingredients tend to foam at higher temperatures like milk or cream. I do not have that problem with the Perfect Cooker.

I also have the Wonder Pot and am still in the exploring stage with it. There are more temperatures available and foods do cook more quickly.

If I had to make a choice of one or the other I personally would select the Wonder Pot but I hope I never have to make that choice because I really like both, just for different foods.

Re: Perfect Cooker: Chicken Pot Pie!:)

nomless — Tue, 09 Aug 2016 17:07:41 GMT

@Marp, thanks for the info and the comparison of the two cooker.

I have two rice cookers, different sizes, and I like them a lot. I cook things other than rice in them, but the other cookers are of interest because of the timer. With the rice cookers, I need to reset back to cook mode manually for things that take longer than 20 minutes or so to cook.

I appreciate the your input. So far, I'm thinking Q's Perfect Cooker is too slow for me, so I'll take a look at the Wonder Pot.