I had my doubts, but oh my!
I have a fantastic old GE slow cooker, I’ve had it for probably 10 years & it works as good as it did the day I received it as a gift. In the early years of using it, however; I wasn’t very good at protecting my nice cooking equipment and I foolishly used heavy metal utensils, knives and whatever else to stir my meals while they were still in the crock pot insert. Needless to say, the insert is torn up. The nonstick coating is scraped off in many places. I realized a while back that it likely was not safe to have my food cooked in that insert. So I began searching for a new insert. Sadly, GE stopped making slow cookers years ago and replacement parts are no longer available. Bummer. So I tried Reynolds brand liners. Better than nothing, but they always, and I mean, EVERY.SINGLE.TIME, they fell apart at the end of the cooking time. I’d go to remove leftovers from the insert and realize the bag had torn long before and half my meal was leaked into my unsafe insert. I figured that was life, that brand was typically a good brand. If they couldn’t get it to work right, it probably wasn’t possible. Wrong. One day I needed liners fast and had no desire to go searching for them at the store, so I hit up Amazon. I was surprised to see lots of different brand options. I looked through the ratings and ultimately decided on these as they overall had the best reviews. The price was also great for the quantity. The first time I used them I was pleasantly surprised that the liner held up beautifully with not a single split, crack, or rip. I thought it was likely a lucky fluke. Then the next time, perfect again. Then the next time, perfect. And this kept happening. I bought these months and months ago. I use them often, and not once, SERIOUSLY, NOT even once, have I had to clean my insert because the liner worked so well it left it perfectly clean. They fit my large, oval shaped slow cooker as if they were made for it. I was dreading shopping for a new slow cooker, but these have allowed me to use my reliable GE crock pot for as long as it will keep going. Clean up is absurdly quick and easy. And let me stress this because I was just as surprised, I feed a family of four boys with massive appetites and I’ve made giant pots of chili, beef stew, casseroles, big chuck roasts with tons of veggies, soups, and so many other dishes and not once has a bag ripped open on me. I scrape out or dump the leftovers in a leftover dish, then carry the bag to the garbage! Never a drop, drip, or bag fail. These bags are sturdy. You won’t be disappointed in them. And just so you know, I’ve grown up a good bit and I now treat my kitchen utensils and appliances much better. ;-) Read more
