I was thinking about getting a crock pot, but seeing as I have gotten along for a very long time w/out one I guess I really don’t need one. Plus I have a huge paranoia about leaving one plugged in with no one home.
We got a Le Creuset we got as a wedding present. It is 99% of the time used in winter/fall cooking. It makes me feel happy & cozy to bring it out.
Kill the 2nd we got...
I have two Creuset dutch ovens which I use all the time - and they look it. I just thought that everything that came out of the crockpot tasted the same. And it broke down my beans into mush although I had it on the low side.
Maybe your tag line is old. Or maybe you are on the other side of the equator?
I use my slow cooker every single week. I make bone broth in it effortlessly after we roast chickens. Throw the carcass in, add good water, a little apple cider vinegar, the next day add veggies and herbs, then I freeze the broth after the second day.
I also make great meals in it for Friday night, so they will be ready when I come home. Nothing bad ever happened. It doesn’t evaporate the liquid so it can’t dry out.