Putting Your Crock Pot To Work

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Or simply pre-warm your pot with boiling wa-. ter. Because vegetables cook more slowly in the. crock pot, recipes suggest you put them in the pot …

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If you have enough discipline to think
about dinner at breakfast time and the
willingness to learn the cooking pattern
of your slow cooker, you can produce a
successful home-cooked meal that is
ready at precisely the right moment!
Putting Your Crock Pot To Work
f you have enough discipline to think about
dinner at breakfast
time, your reward can
be a meal that’s ready
when you come home.
The slow-cook crock
pot not only improves
the variety and flavor
of the foods you serve,
but it can cut the time
you spend in the kitchen
almost in half. The
slow cooker doesn’t
replace the stove top or
the oven because it
cooks foods in a certain
way. Main dishes, casseroles and soups are
particularly adaptable to this method of cooking.
The slow-cook crock pot is a glazed earthenware
bowl housed in an outer casing. Between
these is a wrap around element. A tight fitting
dome lid allows condensation to run down inside
forming a water seal and aiding in the retention of
flavor and heat. Electric slow cookers first
became popular in the 1970’s because of its
economy of fuel consumption and suitability for
cooking…