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.

Home cooked meals are one of life's simple pleasures that are the ultimate comfort food. They are often really hard to put together because of the time involved. Do you have the time to cook everyday?

With the changing schedules a modern household has to endure, it hard to shop for food let alone make meals everyday, especially dinners. The old reliable crock pot or slow cooker has saved many a night with an easy meal. Though they have been around for decades, they have undergone updates and still save you money and time.

Due to recent diet trends and health advisories the crock pot or slow cooker of today prepares food faster than older models. You no longer want to cook meals for six to eight hours as in the past. Meats and vegetables are better tasting when they cook at slightly higher temperatures for less time.

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.

Here are some ways of using a crock pot to save time and money:

- You don't need to turn on an oven and you will use less electricity and no gas.

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

- You save valuable time and energy not having to cook before dinner.

- Slow cooking renders cheaper cuts of meat tender and flavorful, saving you money.

- Cooking slowing in its own juices, food retains its best flavors.

- Crock pots save water generating steam to cook the meal.

- Very little prep work, just cut up veggies, add spicing and meat, set and forget.

- Food stays moist even after hours of cooking.

- Only one pot to clean after the meal is over.

- You can feed a big family or a large party with one crock pot.

You see that a programmable crock pot is the new slow cooker of choice for a simple way to make great tasting and simple meals for your family. Making quick and easy dinners and lunches from many different ingredients is a snap. You save money and time preparing great stews, roasts, curries, chili and even desserts and custards. The sky's the limit.

Give it a try. There is a reason The crock pot is still popular. - 31875

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