Pod Coffee Makers 411

When people imagine gourmet chefs, they think of pans, knives, stoves, and a lot of fire. Not too many of them imagine a crock pot. You might think that the crock pot is a joke of a cooking tool, that when compared to the microwave, the oven, or the stove, that it just doesn’t stack up. But this is just not so! Let me show you a few things that you can cook better with a crock pot.

Chili

Chili is the perfect dish to cook when you’re camping or when the weather is so cold that you’re wondering just when it’s going to end. It’s easy to make, too. All you need is some ground beef. Throw it in the bottom of the pan and cook it up, leaving the juice for added flavor when you add the beans and the other ingredients. Just stir the ingredients together and let them simmer for a while, and you’ve got a tasty pot of chili big enough for the whole family.

Cooking Shredded Pork

It can be tough to shred pork that isn’t very tender, but when you cook pork using a crock pot it will be so succulent and juicy that it will fall apart at the slightest touch. You can easily make tamales, tacos, burritos, sloppy joes or sandwiches from pork this tender.

All you have to do is buy some pork and place it in the crock pot with your favorite seasonings. Once you let it cook for a good long time, the pork will be ready for shredding. The meat will be so soft that you can pull it apart with your fingers or just a fork. It will be so juicy that it will quickly fall apart.

Spaghetti and Pasta

Although it’s recommended that you boil the actual pasta in a pot, crock pots are still an excellent way to prepare the sauce. When your pasta is finished boiling, drain it and set it aside, and then turn to the crock pot with the ingredients for your sauce.

The first thing you need to do is cook the ground beef in the bottom of the crock pot, just like you did to make the chili. Next add some tomato sauce and whatever other ingredients or seasonings you like to add to your pasta sauce. While the meat is cooking with the sauce you should boil your pasta, and then once that’s done, you can add it to the mix by draining it and dumping it right into the crock pot. Let the pasta mix with the sauce and pretty soon you’ll have yourself a meal.

Making Chorizo

Another easy meal to prepare with the crock pot! Just get some chorizo and mix it in the pot with some eggs, and cook it like you would cook a pack of ground beef, stirring slowly until everything is cooked through. Once it’s done sprinkle some shredded cheddar on the top and let it melt by replacing the lid. When it’s finished, you can scoop some out and eat it with flour tortillas. It’s delicious!

So stop ignoring your crock pot! Do you like chili? Do you like shredded pork? Do you like to combine your pasta with your custom pasta sauce so that by the time they’re done, the meal has blended to perfection? Do you like chorizo with flour tortillas sprinkled with melted cheddar? Do you want all of these things with limited preparation time? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, it’s time to wipe the dust off that thing and get to work. It’s time to eat!

A lot of people opt for a large crock pot from Rival because it’s a well known brand, but other brands like All Clad, Proctor-Silex, and Sunbeam all make quality products, too. The best crock pots are the ones that can meet your specific preferences, so be sure to buy what you need and not just what’s on sale.

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