We have always been curious about dessert in the slow cooker. We use our Crock-Pot all the time, but mostly for braises, curries, and roasts, like this slow-cooked pork roast. Many people use it to make breakfast, cooking steel-cut oats all night. But we had never tried dessert. So when we received a soufflé recipe straight from Crock-Pot, we just had to try it out. Here's how it went... More

Wow - our All-Clad slow cooker admiration post hit a nerve yesterday. Some of you are quite happy with your $40 slow cookers; others say that yes, a $150 slow cooker is absolutely worth it. The best comment, though, came from sugarpond, who said she found the All-Clad model for $60.

$150 or $5 thrift store find - either way, you have a slow cooker and now you want to use it. For the record, a slow cooker is not a McMansion unitasker. No, it's the busy urban cook's best friend. Here's how we use our slow cooker to braise pretty much anything. More

We're pretty happy with our $40 Rival slow cooker. It makes lovely chicken stock, pork roast, and tender curry.

But we just about fell over when we saw this new slow cooker from All-Clad... More

Dear Kitchn,
I am having a casual get together on Friday. Just me, my family, and some other friends who are staying in town for the holidays.... and I ambitiously offered to cook dinner for everyone!

Our friends will bring cookies and dessert, but I need an easy dinner main dish for 15-20, including a few children. This isn't a big holiday party, so I'm not looking for something too fancy. We all will be coming from work so it needs to be low-maintenance, but still tasty, of course! I don't cook for this many very often so any ideas would be much appreciated!

Thank you...
- Anne