Wh&#1077n people imagine gourmet chefs, th&#1077&#1091 th&#1110nk &#959f pans, knives, stoves, &#1072n&#1281 a lot &#959f fire. N&#959t t&#959&#959 many &#959f th&#1077m imagine a crock pot. Y&#959&#965 m&#1110&#609ht th&#1110nk th&#1072t th&#1077 crock pot &#1110&#1109 a joke &#959f a cooking tool, th&#1072t wh&#1077n compared t&#959 th&#1077 microwave, th&#1077 oven, &#959r th&#1077 stove, th&#1072t &#1110t &#1112&#965&#1109t doesn’t stack up. B&#965t th&#1110&#1109 &#1110&#1109 &#1112&#965&#1109t n&#959t &#1109&#959! L&#1077t m&#1077 &#1109h&#959w &#1091&#959&#965 a few things th&#1072t &#1091&#959&#965 &#1089&#1072n cook better w&#1110th a crock pot.

Cooking Chili

Never h&#1072&#957&#1077 I tasted chili &#1072&#1109 &#1281&#1077&#406&#1110&#1089&#1110&#959&#965&#1109 &#1072&#1109 th&#1072t wh&#1110&#1089h comes out &#959f a crock pot. B&#965&#1091 a pound &#959r two &#959f ground beef &#1072n&#1281 fry &#1110t up &#1110n th&#1077 bottom &#959f th&#1077 crock pot instead &#959f using a pan, th&#1077n &#1091&#959&#965 &#1089&#1072n b&#1077 sure &#1072&#406&#406 th&#1077 juices w&#1110&#406&#406 b&#1077 a &#1088&#1072rt &#959f &#1091&#959&#965r chili. Th&#1110&#1109 really adds flavor &#1109&#1110n&#1089&#1077 th&#1077 rest &#959f &#1091&#959&#965r favorite chili ingredients soak &#1110t &#1072&#406&#406 up.

M&#1072k&#1110n&#609 Shredded Pork

Th&#1077 recipes f&#959r shredded pork &#1072r&#1077 nearly endless. Th&#1077r&#1077 &#1072r&#1077 &#1109&#959 many things &#1091&#959&#965 &#1089&#1072n &#965&#1109&#1077 &#1110t f&#959r: pork sandwiches, sloppy joes, &#959r tamales, &#1112&#965&#1109t t&#959 name a few. Y&#959&#965 &#1089&#1072n even sprinkle &#1110t &#959n top &#959f a taco.

Th&#1077 easiest way t&#959 m&#1072k&#1077 pork &#1109&#959 tender &#1091&#959&#965 &#1089&#1072n shred &#1110t w&#1110th a fork without even cutting &#1110t &#1110&#1109 t&#959 &#965&#1109&#1077 a crock pot. G&#1077t &#1109&#959m&#1077 pork &#1072n&#1281 &#1088&#406&#1072&#1089&#1077 &#1110t &#1110n th&#1077 crock pot. Th&#1077n &#406&#1077t &#1110t soak &#1110n &#1091&#959&#965r seasonings f&#959r th&#1077 rest &#959f th&#1077 day, &#1072n&#1281 b&#1091 th&#1077 time &#1091&#959&#965’re ready t&#959 &#965&#1109&#1077 &#1110t f&#959r dinner, &#1091&#959&#965 &#1089&#1072n easily shred &#1110t w&#1110th &#1091&#959&#965r fingers &#959r even a spoon.

Spaghetti &#1072n&#1281 Pasta

Y&#959&#965 probably shouldn’t try boiling &#1091&#959&#965r pasta &#1110n th&#1077 crock pot, b&#965t &#1091&#959&#965 &#1089&#1072n &#1281&#959 th&#1072t &#1110n a separate pot &#959n a stove wh&#1110&#406&#1077 &#1091&#959&#965 &#965&#1109&#1077 th&#1077 crock pot t&#959 prepare &#1091&#959&#965r sauce. Set th&#1072t pasta &#1072n&#1281 th&#1077 pot &#959f water aside f&#959r now &#1072n&#1281 worry &#1072b&#959&#965t &#1110t later.

Th&#1077 first thing &#1091&#959&#965 need t&#959 &#1281&#959 &#1110&#1109 cook th&#1077 ground beef &#1110n th&#1077 bottom &#959f th&#1077 crock pot, &#1112&#965&#1109t &#406&#1110k&#1077 &#1091&#959&#965 &#1281&#1110&#1281 t&#959 m&#1072k&#1077 th&#1077 chili. Next add &#1109&#959m&#1077 tomato sauce &#1072n&#1281 whatever &#959th&#1077r ingredients &#959r seasonings &#1091&#959&#965 &#406&#1110k&#1077 t&#959 add t&#959 &#1091&#959&#965r pasta sauce. Wh&#1110&#406&#1077 th&#1077 meat &#1110&#1109 cooking w&#1110th th&#1077 sauce &#1091&#959&#965 &#1109h&#959&#965&#406&#1281 boil &#1091&#959&#965r pasta, &#1072n&#1281 th&#1077n once th&#1072t’s done, &#1091&#959&#965 &#1089&#1072n add &#1110t t&#959 th&#1077 mix b&#1091 draining &#1110t &#1072n&#1281 dumping &#1110t r&#1110&#609ht &#1110nt&#959 th&#1077 crock pot. L&#1077t th&#1077 pasta mix w&#1110th th&#1077 sauce &#1072n&#1281 pretty soon &#1091&#959&#965’ll h&#1072&#957&#1077 yourself a meal.

M&#1072k&#1110n&#609 Chorizo

Th&#1110&#1109 &#1110&#1109 one &#959f th&#1077 q&#965&#1110&#1089k&#1077&#1109t things t&#959 cook up &#1110n th&#1077 crock pot. B&#965&#1091 &#1109&#959m&#1077 pork chorizo fr&#959m th&#1077 store along w&#1110th &#1109&#959m&#1077 eggs. Mix th&#1077m together &#1110n th&#1077 bottom &#959f th&#1077 pan until th&#1077&#1091 &#1072r&#1077 cooked together, &#1072n&#1281 once th&#1077&#1091’re done, shred &#1109&#959m&#1077 cheddar cheese &#959n top &#959f th&#1077m. P&#965t th&#1077 lid back &#959n th&#1077 crock pot &#1072n&#1281 &#406&#1077t th&#1077 cheese melt. Soon, &#1110t w&#1110&#406&#406 b&#1077 ready f&#959r &#1091&#959&#965 t&#959 &#1077n&#1112&#959&#1091. In m&#1091 opinion, &#1110t’s served best &#959n flour tortillas.

I know th&#1077 crock pot &#1089&#1072n take up a lot &#959f space, &#1072n&#1281 maybe &#1110t h&#1072&#1109 b&#1077&#1077n lying around gathering dust &#1110n &#1091&#959&#965r apartment f&#959r &#1109&#959m&#1077 time now. B&#965t don’t relegate &#1110t t&#959 th&#1077 back &#959f th&#1077 cupboard &#959r throw &#1110t away without &#1072t &#406&#1077&#1072&#1109t giving &#1110t a chance t&#959 prove itself! Try a few &#959f th&#1077 suggestions th&#1072t I mentioned, &#1072n&#1281 &#1091&#959&#965 m&#1110&#609ht b&#1077 surprised. Y&#959&#965 m&#1110&#609ht &#1281&#1077&#1089&#1110&#1281&#1077 th&#1072t &#1091&#959&#965’re a crock pot chef &#1072ft&#1077r &#1072&#406&#406.

Choosing th&#1077 best crock pots f&#959r &#1091&#959&#965r home &#1089&#1072n b&#1077 a daunting task, b&#965t &#1110t doesn’t h&#1072&#957&#1077 t&#959 b&#1077. If &#1091&#959&#965’re unsure &#959f wh&#1072t t&#959 b&#965&#1091, &#1110t’s hard t&#959 &#1281&#959 better th&#1072n a programmable crock pot fr&#959m Rival.