> it's hella mad faster

The crockpot doesn't explode its contents onto the ceiling ...

Faster isn't the point. Most crockpot dishes can also be made, faster,
on the stovetop, but that takes the cook's time and attention. The big
attraction (for me, at least) in crockpot cooking is load it up, start
it, go away and do whatever you want for 8-10 hours, come home after
work/school/errands/whatever dead beat and starving and presto! dinner
is cooked, hot, and ready to serve.

There are also some recipes that taste so much better when cooked in the
crockpot, it's amazing. Corned beef comes to mind. Yummm!

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Sylvia Steiger RN, homeschooling mom since Nov 1995
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Cheyenne WY, USDA zone 5a, Sunset zone 1a
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