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1 Yum Market Finds: Splendid Super Bowl Stuff
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2 Sunday Dinner: Crockpot Pork Roast
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3 Win a Programmable Crock-Pot for Fall Cooking!
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4 Name That Dish!
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5 Pulled Pork Sandwiches Two Ways — Beginner and Expert
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6 Do You Own a Slow Cooker?
Love It or Hate It
7 Slow Cooker: Love It or Hate It?
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8 Crockpot Chili Is Unbelievably Easy and Amazingly Comforting
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9 Make the Most of Your Slow Cooker
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10 What Are Your Favorite Crockpot Recipes?
When you're short on time or don't want to make a mess in the kitchen, skip ordering unhealthy takeout and make a healthy one-pot meal instead. These types of meals require little in the way of preparation or constant attention — just drop your ingredients in the pot and wait for the flavors to meld together. From soups to stews and roasts to hashes, we've got a one-pot meal for every time of Read more
It's freezing in San Francisco, and I think it's high time I broke out my slow cooker. It's a wonderfully useful kitchen gadget that makes cooking a dinner for a crowd easy — while filling your house with an amazing fragrance. I'm not the only one who is interested in slow cooker experimentation, reader dreamalittledream recently asked the YumSugar Community for crockpot help. She says, "I Read more
Ever since Breville's crockpot managed to make PartySugar a slow cooker believer, both she and I have become obsessed with the appliance, making everything from Cuban chicken to braised short ribs to beef chili in it. Since the chilly Winter weather's inspired many of you to do the same, I thought I'd share some tips for optimizing the meals made in your slow cooker. For some can't-miss crockpot Read more
A couple of weeks ago, I didn't understand the allure of a crockpot. I was hesitant to try one, but ended up making this chili with Breville's machine. It's the perfect dish for a crockpot novice. All I had to do was dump the ingredients into the pan, turn the gadget on, and voila: hours later my house smelled wonderful and a scrumptious, filling bowl of spicy, chunky chili was in my hands. The Read more
"What's the point of a slow cooker?" a friend recently asked me. "I don't get how cooking with one is any different from cooking in a Dutch oven." I can see her point, especially when a recipe calls for browning meat in a pot before simmering in a slow cooker. Worse yet, I hate slow cooker recipes that have a cooking time of one hour. In these cases, you might as well use the stove. But I do love Read more
I often forget that I own a slow cooker, but whenever I remember to use it, I'm in love with it. All I have to do is dump a bunch of stuff in the pot before I leave for work, turn it on, and I come home to a delicious aroma and a dinner that's ready to be eaten. The only catch for me is that I've got to be home at a certain time, otherwise my meat will get overcooked and tough. For those of you Read more
If you are searching for something to serve a crowd on Super Bowl Sunday, think about making pulled pork sandwiches. Super-moist, melt-in-your-mouth pork piled high on a soft bun is both filling and celebratory. The pork is slow cooked and best made in advance, giving you plenty of time to enjoy company and the game. You don't have to be a chef to make these hearty sandwiches, a home cook with Read more
The dish pictured below is definitely something you will want to make if you win one of our crock-pots. The French creation consists of meat braised in red wine with mushrooms and onions. Do you know what it's called? Read more
When Fall rolls around, a Crock-Pot is great to have, which is why I picked the 6-quart Crock-Pot Programmable VersaWare Slow Cooker ($79.99) as one of my October must haves. If you haven't gotten one yet, don't worry, because this week we're giving away TWO of these digital Crock-Pots to two lucky YumSugar readers. The cooker features an inner pot that can be used on the stove or in the oven, so Read more
Although summer is over and fall is kicking in, there's still a lot of sunlight each day. During this time of year, where the weather is still nice — at least it is here! — but hearty fall flavors are calling your name, do yourself a favor and make a crockpot meal. Cooking with a crockpot — or slow cooker as it's also known — means that a filling meal will be waiting for you after a full Read more
