chili question

[nicolewi]

I’m making chili today for our post Trick-or-treat dinner (ToT is 3 to 6). we’ll have about 17 people with some friends and family.

If I make it this afternoon, and it is totally done already, can I transfer it directly to the crockpot and put it on low? It would be in there for about 4.5/5 hours. Is it gonna get mushy or weird? I think it would be a lot easier than having to cool it, and then reheat it.

It’s just a fairly normal ground beef chili with peppers, tomatoes, and canned beans in it.

[JayhawkGirl]

If it’s cooked I’d keep it on warm

[nicolewi]

Worried it won't stay hot enough for food safety on warm???

What if...

I brown the meat, peppers, onions first, and then dump everything together in the crock pot (spice mix, tomatoes, beans, etc) and then put on low so it can cook/blend??

[nicolewi]

kidsactivitiesblog.com/151994/crockpot-chili/

OK, this lady did basically what I was thinking. It must’ve worked out for her. So I think I’m gonna try this!

[VillainV]

Oct 28, 2023 12:38:37 GMT -5 nicolewi said:

Worried it won't stay hot enough for food safety on warm???

What if...

I brown the meat, peppers, onions first, and then dump everything together in the crock pot (spice mix, tomatoes, beans, etc) and then put on low so it can cook/blend??

I do this. Brown meat and onions, then dump everything else in the crockpot for several hours on low. Keep an eye on your liquid levels to be on the safe side (my crockpot is pretty hot even on low), but yeah, you should be fine.

[Poppy]

Mine has three modes: Cook High, Cook Low, and Keep Warm. I would think on Low it is fine for that long. I would not trust it on Warm for many hours.

[nicolewi]

CHILI UPDATE: Worked out great to brown meat, peppers, onions, and put in crock pot with the other ingredients (cold from cans, etc) and then put it on low. It was probably on low for about 5 hours.

[mofongo]

Oct 28, 2023 21:16:16 GMT -5 nicolewi said:

CHILI UPDATE: Worked out great to brown meat, peppers, onions, and put in crock pot with the other ingredients (cold from cans, etc) and then put it on low. It was probably on low for about 5 hours.

It may also depend on your crockpot, mine on warm gets things to a near boil, so sometimes I’ve had to just turn it off b/c it was too hot. So my vote would have been warm, which I think would have been fine. Glad it worked out.