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Posts tagged “slow cooker”

Recipe: Slow-Cooked Bolognese Sauce

Making a good bolognese sauce is a labor of love. Sure we could just add some hamburger to a tomato sauce and call it good (and we often do!), but sometimes we really want that silky, deeply-flavored ...

Fall Cooking: Using the Slow-Cooker Overnight

For those of us who own slow-cookers with no timer feature and also spend a long day away from home, having that simmering, homecooked meal ready to eat when we walk in the door is a little out of rea...

Slow Cooker Recipe: Pot au Feu

Pot au feu, which means "pot on the fire" in French, is a simple, provincial dish made from boiling beef, marrow bone, and vegetables together in a pot. In the old days before homes had modern heatin...

Slow-Cooker Recipe: Curried Vegetable and Chickpea Stew

If yesterday's talk of slow-cookers didn't convince you to break yours out of storage, we hope this recipe will do the trick! Creamy and mild, this simple curried soup is full of tender fall vegetable...

Fall Weekend Cooking: Break Out the Slow-Cooker!

What can be better than coming in from the cold after a long day at work to the delicious aroma of dinner, cooked and ready to eat? Nothing, we say! Let's get those slow-cookers dusted off and put the...

Thursday Giveaway: 7-Quart Slow Cooker from Calphalon

Giveaway: 7-Quart Calphalon Slow Cooker Find it: Buy at Amazon, $149.99 Those of you who read The Kitchn with any regularity know that we are big, big fans of the slow cooker. The slow cooker is the ...

Two Slow Cooker Meals for Hot Weather

We mentioned in a recent weekend roundup that we were planning on using the slow cooker for our weekend cooking. The slow cooker is invaluable in hot weather; you can start it up in the morning and th...

Review: Crock-Pot Versaware Pro Slow Cooker

Last month we gave away two Crock-Pot Versaware Pro Slow Cookers. We wanted to try one out ourselves, since this slow cooker holds the promise of an all-in-one appliance that would be terrific for sma...

Recipe: Slow-Cooker Lemon Garlic Chicken

This chicken is poached in a small amount of liquid in the slow-cooker and the cooked meat literally falls off the bone--you don't even need a knife! The flavors of garlic, lemon, thyme, and rosemary ...

Video: Dr. Weil's Healthy Kitchen Line by Spring
International Home and Housewares Show 2008

Dr. Andrew Weil's Healthy Kitchen line makes it easier to eat healthy in a small kitchen. Weil's Multi-Function Rice Cooker cooks rice, of course, and other healthy grains. It also works to steam vege...

Recipe: Friday Night Slow-Cooked Brisket and Onions

Here's our meal tonight - slow-cooked brisket with caramelized onions and a splash of Worcestershire and soy sauce. It's so easy and delicious that we wanted to share the recipe. Ours is still in prog...

Thursday Giveaway: Crock-Pot VersaWare Slow Cooker

Gift: 2 Crock-Pot VersaWare Slow Cookers Shop: Available from Amazon for $69.95 Today's giveaway is a gem of a product for small-space and city cooking. This new Crock-Pot VersaWare Pro Slow Cooker l...

Slow Cook Magic: Make Orange Soufflé in a Crock-Pot

We have always been curious about dessert in the slow cooker. We use our Crock-Pot all the time, but mostly for braises, ...

CrockPot Meals: How to Braise in a Slow Cooker

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...

New From All-Clad: The All-Clad Slow Cooker

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... ...

Good Question: Casual Dinner Party for Twenty?

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...