[leda]

having lived on the right coast for my entire life,
cubed meat is for stews and beans are for chilli :)

[GoldCountryRedneck]

...cubed meat is for stews and beans are for chilli :)

Right Gabz - Under International Chili Society rules, beans are verboten in the cookin'. Served on the side at contests (I've won two major Cook-Off's).

It's easy to adapt your fav Chili reciepe to the crock-pot, Lost.

Just sautee the garlic, onion, bell pepper, etc, and quick brown the meat. Toss it in the crock-pot with your other seasonings.

Add broth, beer, or whatever to barely cover, put the lid on it and - voila! 6- 8 hours (YMMV) later it's Chili!!

I fancy it doesn't have the same flavor as that cooked in my cast-iron pot, and there's no opportunity to adjust the seasonings while it cooks, but if you're at the office it sure saves time!

Bon Apitite' (or somethin' like that)...

[Gabz]

having lived on the right coast for my entire life, cubed meat is for stews and beans are for chilli :)

Darlin' I've lived all my life on the right coast as well...........we just don't make chili right :)