Well I made your pot roast and it was absolutely fantastic and delicious so super easy to do! I even sent the leftovers to my parents and they love them as well now my mom wants the recipe so I'm sending her a link to your video thank you
1 MINUTE AND A FEW SECONDS IN....SOMEONE PLZ GIVE HIM A RECORD DEAL/COOKING SHOW! HEEE LIKES BIG RUMPS AND I CANNOT LIE, IT'S SOO GOOD YOU CAN'T DENY....😀😘👍👏
It is wonderful listening to this video I can't see much because of my blindness but I'm listening to it and I'm learning from it and it's nice to hear a gentleman and his lady talkin kindly to each other laughing and joking and having a good time that's the way marriage is supposed to be unfortunately too many people going to a mad marriage wondering what's in it for me and they don't realize it's not a me anymore it's an us but it sounds like you to have the us down perfect it was a pleasure listening to you young people God bless you both granny Tammy
I love how natural you guys are and not wanting to make it so perfect all the time. this is reality and I am up for that. new sub. making this today. Great Job !
Made this last week the entire family loved it so much that we did the same method tonight with a pork roast! Needless to say we have finally found slow cooker meals that work! Thanks so much for sharing your skills!
Mikey, please take this as just a suggestion. My mother was a Gourmet Chef and taught me that a rump roast was for slicing and the string is on it to hold it together. When you take the string off, the roast will slice easier. Chuck roasts are for shredding (or chunking, ie. pot roasts 😉).
Mid-Tenn Transit, LLC I'm also a trucker and prepare 85% of my meal in the truck. The digital Burton Stove is awesome for cooking Stews and such in the truck. Fall and winter time is Burton Stove time. Safe travels and keep on truckin.
I LOVE all your videos and have gone back and started watching from the first one.I have even started a "Mikey & Cris " cookbook for myself! I just bought a casserole crockpot after watching one of your videos. I now have 4 crock pots and climbing. lol Don't ever stop making these videos, I look forward to them! You are food network stars in my eyes.
I’ve probably already commented here but what the heck...lol. I’m cooking this right now and, even though I know it by heart, I still watch it every time I make it...lol. I’ve cooked a lot of roasts over the years and I like to experiment with different recipes. I never really had a set-in-stone recipe like ones handed down by parents and grandparents. I stumbled upon this recipe about a year or so ago and I will tell u, in all honesty, THIS recipe IS now my set-in-stone pot roast recipe! Ever since finding this one, I haven’t even browsed for others...lol. It IS the perfect pot roast! Although, I do one little thing in the last hour that’s not in the recipe. We like our gravy/juices to be thicker so, when mixing the last packet of gravy, I add a bit of cornstarch to it before pouring over the roast. That’s just MY preference. But, yes...perfect with or without! Ty guys again!! 😁👍🏻
I just subbed. Funny about the Big Butt song. When my kids were about 12 and 14 (boy and girl) we were driving with the windows down on a summer day. My kids started singing (screaming) the Big Butt song at the top of their lungs and we came to a light. There was a car next to us with a family in it and the kids in that family started singing the song with my kids. The kids all knew every word. The song wasnt even playing or anything, they just sang on their own. It was so funny.
I'm trying this today, actually! Started it a few hours ago, with a few little differences...I have a small crock pot since I'm just cooking for me in my apartment... I used a 1.5 lb bag of The Little Potato Company tiny potatoes instead (fun to have tiny almost bite sized potatoes), and cut the onion into smaller pieces. The 1.6 lb roast was seasoned a little with minced garlic added to the salt/pepper, and I used your tip of the cup of gravy mix in the water. Started the cooking on low at 10 am, so we'll see how it turns out tonight. My first attempt a week ago didn't work well, so I'm very excited to see how this recipe turns out. Crossing fingers for meat as tender as what you showed!
Mine didn't turn out as well... I think the problem is that my crock pot was too small to get the results in the video. I am working on getting a larger one and will try this recipe again. The potatoes and carrots turned out quite tasty and tender. The roast was fairly tender and came apart alright with the fork but I didn't get as much juiciness and coloring as they showed. I added a little flour to the juices and it made a very nice gravy which helped get some more moisture into the roast. All in all, I'd like to try this again with the larger crock pot which will hopefully make the cooking time closer to the instructions.
Hi, I tried your pot roast recipe in my new slow cooker. I have to say I was impressed. Turned out really good...delish! will definately make it again!
I have to make individual crockpot meals. I use a fillet mignon, two carrots, diced stewed tomatoes, onion and v8 juice. No potatoes for a diabetic. Kind of a stew I guess but I put some Lowry beef stew seasoning in it and BAM it's frigging awesome.
Just an FYI the red juice that comes off of beef is not blood. It would be incredibly unsanitary for someone to sell you a cut of meat that was filled with blood. It's called myoglobin and it is a liquid that comes off the meat and is red in color simply because the color of the meat is red.
Love, love, love your videos ! The recipes are awesome and "Mikey" is cool . I just have to smile at some of the things he says ! I do have a question though, how come you don't brown your roasts before you put them in the crock pot ? I was taught to always brown your beef or pork before you put them in an oven or crock pot .
Hey Lauraly! (Love the name, btw, HUGE Gilmore Girl fans in this house) You can brown the meats if desired. Browning the meat adds a richer flavor to the dish and is totally okay. We do brown some meats in our dishes, liek our cubed steak and pork chops. It isn't a necessary step, but completely fine to do!
I have to say I made your Crock-Pot mushrooms with my beef tenderloin for Christmas dinner and they were fantastic! I even added a few baby carrots in and believe it or not they came out great as well. So I will be trying your pot roast in the crock pot today and I'm hoping for equally good results just subscribe today because I just found you guys I love the stuff you do Bravo
You're a funny guy to watch Mikey. LOL Thanks for validating the way I make my roasts, I wasn't sure I was doing it right because I sometimes have to cook extra.
hi guys another great video. I do agree brown the roast first is the way my mother taught us. Is a prime rib similar to a chuck as it has good marbling. I did a 2 rib prime rib on the grill (after browning first in my cast iron skillet) putting the skillet right on the grille with veggies low and slow yummy. would I get the same result as in the crock pot. Thanx again
I replied 4 years later because I was looking for this recipe! I only like yours and I made it’s way more times since then haha so thank you ! Just through in crockpot now lol 😂 I heard some people add ranch seasoning to it ?
The dish looks great. I love cooking roast beef or dryed beans in the crock pot. btw, I like the salt holder/ dish. Why doesn't your wife get on cam with you? Great video thanks for sharing.
Ohhhhh made this for my office Christmas party. Total hit and the smells where so enticing! Cooked that bad boy for about 14 hours for a 4.25 lbs roast. Did just like the video said. But I sprayed the the crock pot like auntie said but wiped it off bc I bought butter spray. Also I wish it would have said rousset potatoes, I bought butter potatoes. But my bad cause I buy everything that says butter I guess. My first crock dish in over 15 years, they everyone loved it!!
Yea my bad I have a habit of skipping but while I was typing that I heard what you said fir the second packet but listen I literally became a fan on the Mississippi chicken and the salted butt 🤣 I don’t doibt your recipes but that had me confused. I’m literally trying to make this today
You added comments throughout your video on things to do such as where do you thaw the meat out at? One of your informative questions was do you leave the strings on or off. You purchase a roast with strings on and generally you are paying more money for the roast to be tied like this. The strings hold the meat together while it is cooking. Years ago when my little sister was living in her first home, she invited my daughter and I to dinner. She had went to a wonderful store that was in our area who prided theirselves with the hand cut choice meats. My sister said it was the funniest piece of meat she had ever seen because there were strings all around it. I asked what she did with the strings. She said she removed them of course. She had went to the store and asked for a 3 lb roast and the butcher cut the roast to be 3lbs and tied it up. She therefore unknowingly paid more for the cut of meat and came home and cut off all the strings. We laugh about it years later. The roast by the way was her first roast and turned out delicious. I realized the reason she had never seen a roast tied before is because growing up we lived on a small farm and butchered a cow every fall and the meat was wrapped in paper vs. the see through wrap you see today at the meat market. Just thought I would share this. BTW.....I loved the roast I made from your video. Keep up the good work. Blessings.
Sooooo good made it today and my whole family loves it!!! It was a long day with school stuff and this was ready when we walked in and kiddos were hungry.
I just put this is the crock pot! I'm trying to put my trust in it. Growing up my mom always put enough liquid to cover the roast and we'd add more through out if it ever went down. So only add a cup of liquid scares me! Here's hoping :)
Ok. My young lovebirds final question. When you add the final cup of cold water and last packet of powderquestion. I have fresh sliced mushrooms. When if i can should i b6bb...do i turn the heat up. To high so it comes to a boil and thickens up? Also oopppsss one more one more. Question can i add fresh sliced mushrooms or is it a bad idea to add to a
just a suggestion for add ons. instead of water use beef broth. add a can of cream mushroom soup at the end when you do the cup of water and 2nd gravy packet. i usually just use brown gravy mix cause it all tastes the same to me lol. the only gravy that i usually like is home made from drippings but with the beef broth and the drippings form the roast in this one it's delish! trust me the difference is unreal just adding those two ingredients. the soup melts down into the liquid and basically makes it thicken for gravy afterwards. you don't have to thicken it . ps i love a good pork roast toooo made pretty identical ! only i don't add cream of mushroom with pork
I am trying to learn to cook. I used to love when my mom made pot roast but hate large pieces of onion. Will it ruin anything to cut the onion into smaller pieces?
It sure must be good. I season the roast with salt/pepper and fry the sides of the beef in a pan to flavor it. Also sorry but no I do not leave blood in the crockpot. And I would use big cut up carrots not those little carrots in a bag. Although they are convenient, do not believe they are really good quality. Sorry. I love your sense of humor.
I'm 65 and just divorced you are a life saver......now I can feed myself.....thanks for the info!
LMBOOOO @ her yelling "That's enough!" to his salting...lol, that is my husband yelling at me!
man ive been looking all over for a video that cooks the pot roast with brown gravy and not beef broth and this made me happy
Well I made your pot roast and it was absolutely fantastic and delicious so super easy to do! I even sent the leftovers to my parents and they love them as well now my mom wants the recipe so I'm sending her a link to your video thank you
1 MINUTE AND A FEW SECONDS IN....SOMEONE PLZ GIVE HIM A RECORD DEAL/COOKING SHOW! HEEE LIKES BIG RUMPS AND I CANNOT LIE, IT'S SOO GOOD YOU CAN'T DENY....😀😘👍👏
You two are adorable. So full of love. God bless you. Yes, I am going to make this right now
Chuck roast are the best, you can never, ever go wrong with a chuck roast! Happy eating my friends.
Agreed!
Chuck roast is priced cheaper than the others.
It is wonderful listening to this video I can't see much because of my blindness but I'm listening to it and I'm learning from it and it's nice to hear a gentleman and his lady talkin kindly to each other laughing and joking and having a good time that's the way marriage is supposed to be unfortunately too many people going to a mad marriage wondering what's in it for me and they don't realize it's not a me anymore it's an us but it sounds like you to have the us down perfect it was a pleasure listening to you young people God bless you both granny Tammy
Tammy FAV such a nice compliment for the couple and such great advice for everyone else. This should be tops comment ❤️
I love how natural you guys are and not wanting to make it so perfect all the time. this is reality and I am up for that. new sub. making this today. Great Job !
Made this last week the entire family loved it so much that we did the same method tonight with a pork roast! Needless to say we have finally found slow cooker meals that work! Thanks so much for sharing your skills!
Making a roast for tonight's Sunday Dinner, thank you for the information. 😊🤙
Mikey, please take this as just a suggestion. My mother was a Gourmet Chef and taught me that a rump roast was for slicing and the string is on it to hold it together. When you take the string off, the roast will slice easier. Chuck roasts are for shredding (or chunking, ie. pot roasts 😉).
Mid-Tenn Transit, LLC I'm also a trucker and prepare 85% of my meal in the truck. The digital Burton Stove is awesome for cooking Stews and such in the truck. Fall and winter time is Burton Stove time. Safe travels and keep on truckin.
try using onion soup mix in your pot with roast it is soooooo good. also cream of mushroom soup is good too.
I LOVE all your videos and have gone back and started watching from the first one.I have even started a "Mikey & Cris " cookbook for myself! I just bought a casserole crockpot after watching one of your videos. I now have 4 crock pots and climbing. lol Don't ever stop making these videos, I look forward to them! You are food network stars in my eyes.
I throw the roast on the bbq first to get some grill marks then in the crockpot it goes!
I’ve probably already commented here but what the heck...lol. I’m cooking this right now and, even though I know it by heart, I still watch it every time I make it...lol. I’ve cooked a lot of roasts over the years and I like to experiment with different recipes. I never really had a set-in-stone recipe like ones handed down by parents and grandparents. I stumbled upon this recipe about a year or so ago and I will tell u, in all honesty, THIS recipe IS now my set-in-stone pot roast recipe! Ever since finding this one, I haven’t even browsed for others...lol. It IS the perfect pot roast! Although, I do one little thing in the last hour that’s not in the recipe. We like our gravy/juices to be thicker so, when mixing the last packet of gravy, I add a bit of cornstarch to it before pouring over the roast. That’s just MY preference. But, yes...perfect with or without! Ty guys again!! 😁👍🏻
Instead of water, could you substitute beef broth or chicken broth for flavor? Thanks
I just did one using 1 cup each of burgundy and vegetable stock. It was slammin’!!,
I have mine on right now, I know it will be so good. it smells wonderful in my house right now, Thanks for the video
I just adore you both... So funny... So full of love!!! Thanks for the recipe cant wait to try this out!!!!! 💕💕
Aw thanks so much, Tera! We are so happy you are here. We hope you enjoy the recipe as much as we do.
That is not blood it is water mixed with the protein in the meat to create the red protein juice that you are seeing. Very common misconception.
Myoglobin.
slapstick01 Looks like blood to me.
That looks so good.
I love your personality and your family recipes are awesome! GOD BLESS!
Exactly what looking for. Ty
I just subbed. Funny about the Big Butt song. When my kids were about 12 and 14 (boy and girl) we were driving with the windows down on a summer day. My kids started singing (screaming) the Big Butt song at the top of their lungs and we came to a light. There was a car next to us with a family in it and the kids in that family started singing the song with my kids. The kids all knew every word. The song wasnt even playing or anything, they just sang on their own. It was so funny.
I'm trying this today, actually! Started it a few hours ago, with a few little differences...I have a small crock pot since I'm just cooking for me in my apartment... I used a 1.5 lb bag of The Little Potato Company tiny potatoes instead (fun to have tiny almost bite sized potatoes), and cut the onion into smaller pieces. The 1.6 lb roast was seasoned a little with minced garlic added to the salt/pepper, and I used your tip of the cup of gravy mix in the water.
Started the cooking on low at 10 am, so we'll see how it turns out tonight. My first attempt a week ago didn't work well, so I'm very excited to see how this recipe turns out. Crossing fingers for meat as tender as what you showed!
Okay, so how was it? People always say they're going to try something, but then never come back to tell us how it went.
Mine didn't turn out as well... I think the problem is that my crock pot was too small to get the results in the video. I am working on getting a larger one and will try this recipe again. The potatoes and carrots turned out quite tasty and tender. The roast was fairly tender and came apart alright with the fork but I didn't get as much juiciness and coloring as they showed. I added a little flour to the juices and it made a very nice gravy which helped get some more moisture into the roast. All in all, I'd like to try this again with the larger crock pot which will hopefully make the cooking time closer to the instructions.
Hi, I tried your pot roast recipe in my new slow cooker. I have to say I was impressed. Turned out really good...delish! will definately make it again!
Yay! Glad it turned out GOODe!!!
Thanks for sharing this video. Roast looked excellent. I wanted to step through the screen and join y'all for lunch.
I have to make individual crockpot meals. I use a fillet mignon, two carrots, diced stewed tomatoes, onion and v8 juice. No potatoes for a diabetic. Kind of a stew I guess but I put some Lowry beef stew seasoning in it and BAM it's frigging awesome.
This recipe is awesome, making today for Easter dinner. You’re a sweet couple. God bless.
Getting chilly so going make this again but this time useing tip roast and beef stock
I LIKE BIG ROAST! TOO!
Do you think I can put one of those crockpot liners in for this? I’m so excited to make this for this rainy day!!! It’s going to be perfect!
Awesome dinner of roast. Thank you looking forward to others.
Just an FYI the red juice that comes off of beef is not blood. It would be incredibly unsanitary for someone to sell you a cut of meat that was filled with blood.
It's called myoglobin and it is a liquid that comes off the meat and is red in color simply because the color of the meat is red.
Love, love, love your videos ! The recipes are awesome and "Mikey" is cool . I just have to smile at some of the things he says ! I do have a question though, how come you don't brown your roasts before you put them in the crock pot ? I was taught to always brown your beef or pork before you put them in an oven or crock pot .
Hey Lauraly! (Love the name, btw, HUGE Gilmore Girl fans in this house) You can brown the meats if desired. Browning the meat adds a richer flavor to the dish and is totally okay. We do brown some meats in our dishes, liek our cubed steak and pork chops. It isn't a necessary step, but completely fine to do!
Another Great Video. New to your channel and enjoying everything I have seen so far.
For Valentine's day dinner I am making slow cooker pot roast. I am going they way yall did.
My family loved it. Thank you.
Looks good.
Soooooooooo yummy. Which of the three meats turned out best?
I have to say I made your Crock-Pot mushrooms with my beef tenderloin for Christmas dinner and they were fantastic! I even added a few baby carrots in and believe it or not they came out great as well. So I will be trying your pot roast in the crock pot today and I'm hoping for equally good results just subscribe today because I just found you guys I love the stuff you do Bravo
+Kori Salapatas We like your taste in people! Welcome to the Crock Posse!!!
now as a big boy my self we both know that plate was just for the video :)
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You're a funny guy to watch Mikey. LOL Thanks for validating the way I make my roasts, I wasn't sure I was doing it right because I sometimes have to cook extra.
+phydeux Brother, if you're cookin' it and likin' what you cook, you're doin' it right! Thanks for being in our Crock Posse!
Looks so damn good! Making this tomorrow.
Hey not sure if you know or not but that is called myoglobin and not blood, however you are correct about it carrying the flavor.
I love chuck roast. I’ve never done one in a slow cooker but I’m going to make your recipe.
Hey wow that looks so good and am gonna be doing that this week...am drooling at that food...thanks for sharing 😋😋😊😊👍👍
Making as I watch. Don't have those gravy packs though but fond some left over aujus from French dips. Will get gravy next time though, thanks
Looks perfect !!!!!!! Great job.. Enjoy the roast..... Thanks for sharing
10 seconds in and I subscribed.. great video. You guys are great
Have made this. Very very good.❤️
Use a Slow Cooker liner, you guys! It prevents cleaning totally...👍🙂🙂🙂
thank you guys great recipe! mine turned out perfect!
Life saving page, first time here and love it
I have a 7 qt crock pot but roast is about 3lbs so will try this today probably around 7 or 8
Thanks for sharing :)
I'm going to cook this tomorrow, thanks for the video.
I LOVE Y’all! 🥰
Oh! And I love your recipes too! 😋
I’m also trying it with cup of beef stock instead of water
Just made this
Love it
hi guys another great video. I do agree brown the roast first is the way my mother taught us. Is a prime rib similar to a chuck as it has good marbling. I did a 2 rib prime rib on the grill (after browning first in my cast iron skillet) putting the skillet right on the grille with veggies low and slow yummy. would I get the same result as in the crock pot. Thanx again
Mr. Good Lookin' is Cookin'...awesome!!
Love the channel, love the recipes and loved your "rap"!!!! Lol!
Made this for dinner tonight with a chuck roast. It was sooooooooooo Goode!
Thanks using this for lamb roast tonight
Lord above this is incredible haha
I'm making this for easter tmrw hopefully it turns great
I don't care Please let us know!!! Happy Easter!~Mikey
@@MikeyGoode turned out amazing making again!
I replied 4 years later because I was looking for this recipe! I only like yours and I made it’s way more times since then haha so thank you ! Just through in crockpot now lol 😂 I heard some people add ranch seasoning to it ?
Dude you are hilarious and my name is Mike too lol.
What size roast did you use. Thanks
he is just adorable
Kati Rohan You have GOODe taste!
So sorry he is gone😣
Loved the video and loved you both. You made the video interesting.
I always use mushroom.
The dish looks great. I love cooking roast beef or dryed beans in the crock pot. btw, I like the salt holder/ dish. Why doesn't your wife get on cam with you? Great video thanks for sharing.
Great video! Excited to make this! Can I use a roast from frozen?
Had to hit that subscribe button after you laid down that sick rap 😆
Ohhhhh made this for my office Christmas party. Total hit and the smells where so enticing! Cooked that bad boy for about 14 hours for a 4.25 lbs roast. Did just like the video said. But I sprayed the the crock pot like auntie said but wiped it off bc I bought butter spray. Also I wish it would have said rousset potatoes, I bought butter potatoes. But my bad cause I buy everything that says butter I guess. My first crock dish in over 15 years, they everyone loved it!!
+H. Legos You can't go wrong with butter anything! Glad it was a hit!
H. Legos the
Found you today. I’m happy.
First time watching...really enjoyed it...(P.S. just put my first beef roast in the crock 11pm) :)
Yea my bad I have a habit of skipping but while I was typing that I heard what you said fir the second packet but listen I literally became a fan on the Mississippi chicken and the salted butt 🤣 I don’t doibt your recipes but that had me confused. I’m literally trying to make this today
He’s too funny. Love 💕 it
You added comments throughout your video on things to do such as where do you thaw the meat out at? One of your informative questions was do you leave the strings on or off. You purchase a roast with strings on and generally you are paying more money for the roast to be tied like this. The strings hold the meat together while it is cooking. Years ago when my little sister was living in her first home, she invited my daughter and I to dinner. She had went to a wonderful store that was in our area who prided theirselves with the hand cut choice meats. My sister said it was the funniest piece of meat she had ever seen because there were strings all around it. I asked what she did with the strings. She said she removed them of course. She had went to the store and asked for a 3 lb roast and the butcher cut the roast to be 3lbs and tied it up. She therefore unknowingly paid more for the cut of meat and came home and cut off all the strings. We laugh about it years later. The roast by the way was her first roast and turned out delicious. I realized the reason she had never seen a roast tied before is because growing up we lived on a small farm and butchered a cow every fall and the meat was wrapped in paper vs. the see through wrap you see today at the meat market. Just thought I would share this. BTW.....I loved the roast I made from your video. Keep up the good work. Blessings.
Is using a slow cook beef stew mix ok to use too? And a round roast ok ?
Im having a hard time finding roasts at my stores and when you do find them they are sky high in price.
I love your videos!
Ok one question do you set these up ahead of time a lot and put them in fridge to wait? How long can they sit and wait?
Sooooo good made it today and my whole family loves it!!! It was a long day with school stuff and this was ready when we walked in and kiddos were hungry.
I just put this is the crock pot! I'm trying to put my trust in it. Growing up my mom always put enough liquid to cover the roast and we'd add more through out if it ever went down. So only add a cup of liquid scares me! Here's hoping :)
+TheBallroombabe21 Please let us know how it turns out!
I'm just eating it now!! It's amazing!!! Thank you so much!
TheBallroombabe21 WOOHOO!!! Score another win for the GOODe guys!!! SO glad it turned out tasty for ya!!!
Mikey Goode me too! :)
I was gunna say this guy better be a dad from all those cheesy jokes. Lol then he said my daughter and I called it haha.
Some recommend putting the veggies under the roast
Ok. My young lovebirds final question. When you add the final cup of cold water and last packet of powderquestion. I have fresh sliced mushrooms. When if i can should i b6bb...do i turn the heat up. To high so it comes to a boil and thickens up? Also oopppsss one more one more. Question can i add fresh sliced mushrooms or is it a bad idea to add to a
I LUV u both...ur hubby is too funny!!!!!
I love y’all energy! #following
can you mix the gravy mix with beet broth?
Looks very very delicious
Top shelf boy im wrong
Great video!
just a suggestion for add ons. instead of water use beef broth. add a can of cream mushroom soup at the end when you do the cup of water and 2nd gravy packet. i usually just use brown gravy mix cause it all tastes the same to me lol. the only gravy that i usually like is home made from drippings but with the beef broth and the drippings form the roast in this one it's delish! trust me the difference is unreal just adding those two ingredients. the soup melts down into the liquid and basically makes it thicken for gravy afterwards. you don't have to thicken it . ps i love a good pork roast toooo made pretty identical ! only i don't add cream of mushroom with pork
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I am trying to learn to cook. I used to love when my mom made pot roast but hate large pieces of onion. Will it ruin anything to cut the onion into smaller pieces?
+shywolf4 Nope! Cut'em as small as you like!
How is Tom and how y’all doing
It sure must be good. I season the roast with salt/pepper and fry the sides of the beef in a pan to flavor it. Also sorry but no I do not leave blood in the crockpot. And I would use big cut up carrots not those little carrots in a bag. Although they are convenient, do not believe they are really good quality. Sorry. I love your sense of humor.