Grits and Crockpot

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Love grits but hate standing in front of the stove for 45 minutes to get great grits early in the morning (Don't like the instant kind as much).

Is there a way to cook grits over night may be using a slow cooker. I'm not looking for a cakey polenta as the end result but creamy grits.

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[Richard Kilgore]

Love grits but hate standing in front of the stove for 45 minutes to get great grits early in the morning (Don't like the instant kind as much). 

Is there a way to cook grits over night may be using a slow cooker.  I'm not looking for a cakey polenta as the end result but creamy grits. 

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I have not done this in a while, but when I do the slow cooker does fine. I'll try it again soon. But let us know if you discover any tricks to making this work well.

[MikeHartnett]

Pressure cooker and a foodsaver bag, a la http://www.ideasinfood.com/ideas_in_food/2...s-and-whey.html.

4:1 ratio of water or liquid to grits. Cook for 10 mins. They turn out great.

[HungryC]

A friend's blog recounts his adventures with grits in the slowcooker. 4 cups water to 1 cup of grits, plus salt, left cooking for 12 hours. I haven't tried it yet, but I'm cooking grits & grillades for a family reunion brunch after thanksgiving, and I plan to give it a whirl. Seems like the easiest way to cook a whole mess of grits with virtually NO effort.

[PopsicleToze]

Just last week this happened. I wanted grits but didn't want to cook the long way, so I read the directions to see if there was an answer (who knew directions were a good thing, lol). Turns out you can microwave standard grits in a matter of minutes. Just from memory, it was 3/4 cup water and 3 tablespoons grits. Add salt and butter -- then zap 2 or 3 minutes. They hit the spot.

Rhonda

p.s. that was for 1 serving

Edited to Add: Just read over your post and see that you cook your grits 45 minutes. You might be using a coarser grind. I used plain Quaker grits but they only take about 20 minutes cooking the long way.

Edited November 18, 2008 by PopsicleToze (log)

[HungryC]

Wow--you micro'd regular grits in just 3 minutes? Wait, why do people buy those nasty instant grits if regular 20-minute grits take just 3 to cook in the microwave? I wonder if it works with more than one serving's worth.

[PopsicleToze]

HungryC -- haven't tried it, but I did a quick google search and the general consensus is that if you double (triple/etc) the recipe you have to adjust the time accordingly. So, if you're cooking grits for 5 -- that turns into 15 minutes in the microwave. Not much use in microwaving then since you can do them on the stove-top in 20 minutes. But when you need to cook something when you're alone -- microwaving them is a great option. I did it the other day and used that instead of rice for leftover steak and gravy.

Edited November 19, 2008 by PopsicleToze (log)