Programmable Crock Pots Allow You To Save Time, Money And Share Great Tasting Meals with Your Family

By Emily Branklee

Although their designs have remained mostly the same, crock pots are not what they once were.

There is nothing to compare with the satisfaction and comfort of a home cooked meal. How can you provide a full meal for your hungry family every day? It's really hard to do.

We all have very busy lives and it is hard enough trying to keep food in the house, let alone preparing dinners every night. That is why more and more folks are turning to that old reliable mainstay of the'70's kitchen appliances, the crock pot or slow cooker for help. These electric workhorses have been upgraded and are still a great way to save time and money especially if you have children to feed.

Because of concerns of health and safety, today's slow cooking is not as slow as it once was. Gone are the days of 6 to 8 hour low heat cooking. The vegetables and meats don't need to linger at low temperatures all day long for a great tasting meal when you get home for dinner.

Programmable crock pots are everywhere these days making it easy to prepare stews, roasts or even barbecued meats with a little more heat and less time. The programmable timers allow you to set them to start cooking at the right time for your specific recipe. This makes meal preparation a snap

The old standby and the first crock pot Rival is still available along with all the new models. New programmable crock pots can be had in sizes ranging from mini slow cookers to crock pots capable of cooking a large turkey for Thanksgiving to super small, mini crock pots.

Using a crock pot can save you both time and money because:

- Crock pots save energy using less electricity than ovens and no gas at all unlike ranges.

- They shed no heat so your kitchen does not heat up during hot days.

-Crock pots save you time and personal energy because you have done the all work before.

- You save money because cheaper meat cuts are tenderized by the slow cooking.

- Flavors are enhanced because food cooks slowly in its own juices.

- Water is saved because steam is generated during crock pot cooking.

- Very easy setup, just add meat, vegetables and spices, liquids and set time and temperature and let the machine do all the work.

- After cooking for hours, your food will still be moist and flavorful.

- Very simple clean up for the cook, just one pot.

- Ample size will accommodate large families or parties with ease.

Programmable crock pots are the easy alternative to making simple meals for the entire family everyday or your next dinner party. It's flexibility allows you to make easy work of dinners and lunches with lots of time left over for other things. Saving money and time is what makes these versatile cookers still popular after years in the kitchen. You can make anything you want.

Go for it. The crock pot has come a long way. - 30289

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