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These potatoes were good, but I had to cook them for a lot longer than 5-6 hours....it took eight hours before they were tender enough to eat. I'll make them again, but it seems like something else needs to be added to them - maybe a little butter and water, as they were pretty sticky and fairly dry by the time we ate them. Maybe par-boiling the potatoes before cooking them would help. They did stick to the slow cooker, even though I sprayed it with cooking spray before adding all the ingredients. The flavor was very good though, and basically I think it's a good recipe.<\/p>","CommentId":2,"DateRated":"08\/22\/2011 10:39","GUID":"dcc70bcf53fe475fb12b086a06a651c8","MemberId":998755,"Rating":4,"ScreenName":"vewebber58","SubmittedDate":"08\/22\/2011 10:39"},{"Comment":"
They were HORRIBLE tasting. I dont know what I am upset more. The fact I wasted all those ingredients or that it will take me 3 days to scrub my crockpot<\/p>","CommentId":3,"DateRated":"03\/23\/2011 17:50","GUID":"d5ac52e8b84a489ba223b21afc084403","MemberId":4959883,"Rating":1,"ScreenName":"gingerriss","SubmittedDate":"03\/23\/2011 17:50"},{"Comment":"
I used baking potatoes, that was all I had, but it was so good.. I will make again often, ha ha..<\/p>","CommentId":4,"DateRated":"12\/22\/2010 17:01","GUID":"AB546AF56EDAA7CF8263B972B529CD3B","MemberId":1510,"Rating":5,"ScreenName":"sharonraburn@yahoo.com","SubmittedDate":"12\/22\/2010 17:01"},{"Comment":"
The first time I made this I made a double batch for a food day at work thinking I could use the left overs to go with dinner. There wasn't any leftovers from my 12 coworkers.<\/p>","CommentId":5,"DateRated":"04\/05\/2010 13:02","GUID":"1bcf5875c20a4389a3944b05a4258369","MemberId":4910711,"Rating":5,"ScreenName":"Katzprizim","SubmittedDate":"04\/05\/2010 13:02"}]},"breadcrumb":[],"meta_data":{"enhanced_fields":{"enhanced_recipe_title":"Slow-Cooker Red Potatoes"}},"analytics":[],"yoast_head":"\n