{"id":15327,"date":"2015-01-29T01:27:38","date_gmt":"2015-01-28T18:27:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/?p=15327"},"modified":"2016-10-07T12:44:56","modified_gmt":"2016-10-07T19:44:56","slug":"control-your-wemo-crock-pot-with-your-phone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/control-your-wemo-crock-pot-with-your-phone\/","title":{"rendered":"Control Your WeMo Crock-Pot with Your Phone"},"content":{"rendered":"
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When most people first hear about controlling a Crock-Pot with your phone, they are amazed and quick to say, “I want one!”  But with further thought, would you really need to access your Crock-Pot from your smartphone?  I set out to find out whether remotely controlling your smartphone was a convenience or just a cool feature.<\/p>\n

The Control Crock-Pot Smart Slow Cooker features WeMo<\/a>, a technology compatible with your existing Wi-Fi router, used to control WeMo objects, like lights, coffee-makers, and more.  WeMo <\/a>is a technology owned by Belkin <\/a>to help automate your home in an easy, at-your-own-pace fashion.<\/p>\n

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Setting Up the WeMo Crock-Pot<\/span><\/h2>\n

To set up the WeMo Crock-Pot to my WiFi network, I turned on the Crock-Pot and waited about a minute or so.  When the light flashed in a green than orange pattern, I looked on my smartphone to see if the WeMo Crock-Pot showed up on my WiFi networks.  After it did, I clicked on it.  I then downloaded the WeMo app from the Android <\/a>Google Play store (also available in iTunes<\/a>) and I could see my WeMo Crock-Pot had connected with the app.  The next step was to enter the password of my WiFi network in the app and I was on my way.<\/p>\n

It  can be a bit tricky if you don’t know your Wi-Fi router’s password.  If it hasn’t been changed, often times it’s printed on a sticker on the bottom of your router, take a look and see if you can find it.  If not, you may be able to call your Internet carrier for help.  This password is usually made up of alpha-numerical characters.<\/p>\n

I decided to make some Asian pork chops, a recipe I found on my favorite, AllRecipes.com<\/a> site.  I placed the pork chops in, added the ingredients, and at this point I have two choices.<\/p>\n

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  1. I could press the button on the WeMo Crock-Pot to High, Low, or Warm OR<\/li>\n
  2. I could use the WeMo app to start the cooking process.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Well, of course I used the app!<\/p>\n

    \"WeMo<\/a>\"WeMo<\/a><\/p>\n

    As it was already 2:30pm in the afternoon, I set the WeMo Crock-Pot on High and scheduled a 3 1\/2 hour cook time.  My meal should be ready at 6:05 pm.  Now, if later I’m running late, and I have more time, I might adjust it to 6:30 pm.<\/p>\n

    I was planning on going shopping later that day, so this app could help if I was running late.  Sure wish I could control my rice cooker too!<\/p>\n

    \"WeMo<\/a><\/p>\n

    Here’s a picture of my pork chops and apples before they began cooking.  Notice the green WiFi signal, showing that it is connected to my WiFi system.<\/p>\n

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    \"WeMo<\/a><\/p>\n

    Here are my pork chops after the cooking time.  I shredded them before I took this picture.  You can see the WeMo Crock-Pot indicator is on Warm, which it turned to automatically after the cook time was complete.<\/p>\n

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    Another time, I decided to see if I could cook ground turkey in the WeMo Crock-Pot, without browning it first on the stove.  I have never done it this way before, but someone had told me that he had done it with ground beef and it worked out great.\"WeMo<\/p>\n

    I placed my ground turkey in the Crock-Pot, turned it on High with my phone app (though I could have done it right on the Crock-Pot too).  And I set the timer for 4 hours, which would be 5:35pm.<\/p>\n

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    Later, at my desk, I decided to Google it, to see if I needed to add anything else besides the meat, so I looked up “cooking ground turkey in a crockpot.”  I found that I should add salt, pepper, and other spices.  I also noticed that I should slow cook it on Low, not High.  Since it was only 1:30 pm in the afternoon, I knew I had time.  But I didn’t feel like getting back up to go to the kitchen from my office.  No problem, I just pulled up my app and adjusted the temperature to Low.  I added the salt and pepper next time I got up.  I’m beginning to get used to this remote control Crock-Pot business!<\/p>\n

    By the way, to my delight, the ground turkey turned out great.  About an hour before it was done cooking, I scooped out any fat and poured a jar of spaghetti sauce over it.  Dinner was great.  I’m so excited that I don’t have to brown the meet first!  This will save a lot of time.<\/p>\n

    WeMo CrockPot<\/span><\/h2>\n

    Features<\/strong>:<\/p>\n