280490 Tue Oct 25 19:36:01 -0700 2005 6 31 Home Cooking 0 1490305 I bought a crock pot last year so I could come home to a hot meal on a cold rainy day like this. My problem with my crock pot is that whatever I make in it tastes like the crock pot...a weird metallo-plasticy kind of taste. Even recipes with lots of herbs&garlic&onions. Has anybody else had this experience? Any suggestions to get rid of it? Did I read somewhere that you could line the crock pot with aluminum foil or use a boil-in-bag kind of thing? I have never used a boil-in-bag. Thanks for any ideas. Meagan Tue Oct 25 19:36:01 -0700 2005 0 meagan 1 1490307 Not with my old one, but I'm shopping for a new one. What kind do you have? Tue Oct 25 20:19:27 -0700 2005 1490305 0 Shep 2 1490317 I have a brand new Rival with the digital timer and meals have tasted fine. We just washed with soap and water before we used it. Tue Oct 25 22:11:56 -0700 2005 1490307 0 Jo 3 1490430 I also have a 1 year old Rival which I hate (white crock/glass lid) - the glass lid doesn't form a tight seal, which completely defies the point of a crock pot, so I have to wrap the whole thing in foil. But, that's neither here nor there - what I'd meant to mention is that I just noticed Crock Pot Liners the other day, which might help with the OP's issue. Wed Oct 26 15:40:24 -0700 2005 1490317 0 ShanAgain 2 1490429 Suggestion: purchase the kind of crockpot that the "crock" you cook in is removable. Not only is it easier to wash, but you can also assemble your recipe the night before in the crock, store overnight in the fridge and pop in your pot before you leave for work!! Wed Oct 26 15:31:56 -0700 2005 1490307 0 Marmie 1 1490310 Just because I used to do technical support and learned that there is no question too ridiculous to ask... you are using the ceramic insert that goes into the metal holder of the crockpot, right? And you washed it assiduously with vinegar and hot water before using it? If so, you have something going on with your crock pot... contact the manufacturer and I'll bet they'll replace it for you, particularly if it's under a year old. Tue Oct 25 20:36:25 -0700 2005 1490305 0 Das Ubergeek 1 4721036 I think someone mentioned it, but... yes, crock pot liners (why the hell didn't I think of them, I could be semi-rich). Great idea and of course the obvious beside from ridding you of the bad taste is little or no clean up. Crock pots rule!!! Thu May 28 00:26:42 -0700 2009 1490305 235595 russelllewis