# Crockpot on high? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 14, 2017, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crockpot-on-high/777170 "2017-01-14T23:06:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![singular1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ba9def/32.png) [@singular1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/singular1)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2017, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crockpot-on-high/777170/1 "2017-01-14T23:06:27Z")
I always set my crockpot to cook on low, but I’m not sure why. Is there any reason I can’t cook my roast on high? (Said roast cooking on low as we speak) ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2017, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crockpot-on-high/777170/2 "2017-01-14T23:23:31Z")
No reason not to. High cooks things twice as fast, so instead of ten hours, it’ll take five. We often do a combination – high heat for a couple of hours, then low heat. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2017, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crockpot-on-high/777170/3 "2017-01-14T23:24:54Z")
Are you certain he won’t send Time careering backward? ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2017, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crockpot-on-high/777170/4 "2017-01-15T01:21:37Z")
I thought this was going to be about my sister. ---
**Author:** ![Apocalypso](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@Apocalypso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apocalypso)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2017, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crockpot-on-high/777170/5 "2017-01-15T03:13:54Z")
> [@RealityChuck](#): > > No reason not to. High cooks things twice as fast, so instead of ten hours, it’ll take five. We often do a combination – high heat for a couple of hours, then low heat. My experience is that if you cook it on high it will burn and/or dry out the meat. Same reason I “low and slow” cook meat in the oven. High in fat meat, like chuck roasts or pork shoulders cooks better on a low temp IMO. In fact I don’t like using a crockpot for anything except pork butt roasts. I’d rather pop it in the oven on 200 degrees. ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2017, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crockpot-on-high/777170/6 "2017-01-15T03:49:43Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > I thought this was going to be about my sister. No, that would be “High crackpot”. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![singular1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ba9def/32.png) [@singular1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/singular1)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2017, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crockpot-on-high/777170/7 "2017-01-15T04:51:36Z")
Hah! Well, I can honestly say one thing - don’t buy crockpot seasoning packets. I thought I’d take a shortcut with one of those, and it’s the blandest crockpot meal I’ve ever had. Bleaurgh. ---
**Author:** ![That\_Don\_Guy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/that_don_guy/32/538_2.png) [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2017, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crockpot-on-high/777170/8 "2017-01-15T18:00:49Z")
If I am leaving it on while I am out for the day, I leave it on low. However, if I am home most of the day, I usually put it on high for about 5 hours, then low for another 3-4. I think there’s a rule of thumb about this - something like, high for 6 hours = low for 10. I think the reason not that many people leave it on high is, who’s away for “only” 6 hours?