Cholent in a Bella Triple Slow Cooker

[Kosher Critic]

Does anyone know if this device (seen at B.B. and B) can be used to make cholent? It has a groove in the ceramic containers to allow a spoon to rest inside and I am wondering if it will emit so much steam so as to dry out a cholent overnight. Kind thanks.

[helou]

I've got both, the Costco one and the Bella, and they've both got the slots. I haven't used the Costco one yet, but I used the Bella and it was great. I folded up a small piece of aluminum foil and made a little plug - not a perfect fit, but it filled most of the hole.

I rinsed the insert with very hot water to warm it up before putting in my ingredients, and (as I do with even my regular crock pot) I started on High, and then flipped to Low righ before Shabbos.

[bagelman01]

I have used the TRU brand (sold at Kohls) which has the same design. Find it works ok for Cholent as long as I use the low setting. When I tried medium it was a little dry.

[ferret]

Costco has a similar one without spoon slots (at least I don't recall seeing them).

[DeisCane]

I've never seen one but I gotta think it doesn't let out steam if it's closed right or it wouldn't be very good at any slow cooking, not just cholent.

[Kosher Critic]

Even when the lid is on, there is about a square centimeter opening at the lip.

[DeisCane]

That's curious. Well, I suppose you could just get around it by adding a little bit more water than usual.

[ferret]

Or putting a sheet of foil over the top and weighing it down with the lid.