What's The Best Crock Pot?

Do you want a slow cooker that's programmable, has a keep warm function, works how you expect it to, doesn't cost the earth, looks good and cleans up easily?

I have found one for you - it's actually the best selling crock pot on the market currently.  Interestingly, this crock pot has slowly but surely been climbing its way up the top sellers list for some time now.  That's a true testament to how good this programmable slow cooker is.

Meet the extraordinary Crock-Pot SCCPVL610-S 6-Quart Programmable Cook and Carry Oval Slow Cooker, Stainless Steel the slow cooker that can cook a 6 pound roast and easily feed 7 night after night.  It has a clip tight lid which is very useful when you take a pot luck super out with you in the car.  A couple of customer reviews have mentioned how good the recipes that are included in the instruction manual are.  As an avid slow cooker cook, I agree, I really like the sounds of the BBQ Pulled Pork and the Sausage and Meatballs - I can imagine those becoming new family favorites!

Once you have tried out your new favorite toy with some of the recipes from the instruction manual and you know how long it takes to cook specific quantities of certain styles of meat, then you'll be ready for a round of new recipe ideas.  The best selling slow cooker cookbook is the Slow Cooker Revolution. Check out that link and see some examples of the yummy recipes that the crew at America's Test Kitchen developed especially for this cookbook - they're unique and really tasty!

You may also enjoy dropping by my free slow cooker recipes blog for some new ideas.

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