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I love me some hearty beef stew.

Mmm . . . braised short ribs.

Chili all the way!

Pulled pork. yum.

Slow cookers are the best for busy worker bees.

A lovely organic onion soup!

My mom's pot roast!

I like to do my apple bbq pulled pork. Place the pork roast in the crock pot, cut up apples, cut up an onion or two, fill up the crock pot with apple juice, add a 1/4 cup of brown sugar. Turn on. Leave for 8 hours. Come back, drain the juice, pull apart the pork with forks, add bbq sauce and enjoy. Yum. Now my mouth is watering.

Definitely my mom's three bean beef chili. Best comfort food on earth!

The weather is windy and chilly and I wish a crock-pot of vegetable soup or chili or beef stew was waiting for me at home. Sigh.

i don't think i've ever had a slow cooker meal. help, help rescue me from ignorance.

HMM's Sweet and Sour Pork - comfort food after a long day away! Cheers - Good Luck Everyone.

Watching the leaves start to turn, I NEED this!

I would try making cupcakes in a slow cooker if I had one... :D

http://www.cupcakeproject.com/2008/02/experiment-in-crockpot-cupcakes.html

My mom's brisket...or pulled pork would be amazing...I would use it for anything, I've always wanted a slow cooker!

Ooohh... how gorgeous! I'm dreaming of all the great things I could make in this....

Just in time for winter. Stew it up!

I'm always a fan of Swedish meatballs made in the slow cooker.

duh - pot roast a la coq au vin! :D

my most favorite recent crock-pot meal is just a roasted chicken.....comes out so tender and juicy that it falls off the bone! yum!

White chicken chili. Mmmmmm.

Rolls Royce!

I was just saying it might be nice to have a slow cooker.

Beef stew in the crockpot. And I cheat by not browning the meat before hand. Mmm... the best part is, you can beef stew, throw in some cubes of Japanese curry, and then you have curry stew!

mmm -- a really smoky chili, or pulled bbq pork! bring on the fall!

I don't really have a favorite slow cooked meal, because I've never had the pot! But I think I'd make some stews, for sure.

Oh to fill that baby with chili, mmmm.

Slow cooked chili. I second that emotion.
Chili is one of those foods that I could live off of happily-- when I make a big pot of chili I am perfectly content eating it for breakfast/lunch/dinner for the rest of the week. I made a sweet potato chili last winter and it was SO tasty-- sweet, hearty, spicy...yummmmm!!

A slow cooker is the one thing already on my Christmas list this year! :)
I have been craving roasted pulled pork and couldn't wait to make it once I had a slow cooker! I can't wait to experiment with it!

My husbands slow cook white spicy chicken chili. This is perfect for fall and yummy cook-outs!

Chicken tortilla soup - so yummy and spicy in the winter, add some sour cream on top and MMM. Wow.

i want one!

Pulled pork all the way!!!!

japanese beef curry with carrots and potatoes!

Pulled pork!

i really really love this! I'm getting married in about 10 months and really need to hound up on my cooking skills so my future husband doesn't starve...a slow cooker would be perfect for those rainy days when you just wanna snuggle :)

mmmm... Tomato soup!!

beef stew, chile, ribs, i can think of about a million other things!

this is so pretty. i want it.

i make a pretty mean minestrone in my slow cooker - oh yeah and a delicious pumpkin stew

I'd have to say hearty gumbo or a good meatball stew!

Applesauce! or Chili

cold weather is perfect for crock pot meals like turkey pumpkin chili with cornbread. mmmm....

That thing is a work of art!

After reading everyones comments, my mouth is watering so much, I just can't decide what is my favorite! I'm going to go with braised short ribs. The SO would say cocktail weiners wrapped in bacon and cooked in a sauce of grape jelly. Sound odd? Just you try it.

pot roast or chicken with mole sauce...i've been wanting to try and make soups...

i have a measly 2 quart cooker that i got as a college graduation present but that thing is way too small - would love a luxurious 7 quart :)

Guinness & lamb stew for me.

I hope I win !! I only have an old crotch pot that I got from my mom many many years ago.

Thanks !!!

Stews and applesauce.

My favorite slow cooker meal is steal cut oats.

with 2 kids and a fulltime job, I could use a slow cooker!

mmm coq au vin

I've never owned a slow-cooker before but I would make pulled pork.

Pretty Please! I have never owned a slow cooker, but if I get one, I think the first thing I would make is a pork roast with sauerkraut!

As a nurse, it would be nice to come home to a slow-cooked meal after a 12 hour day!!

My "go to" favorite is a pork loin and saurkraut, served with mashed potatoes - a PA Dutch tradition, but my new favorite is a ham with brown sugar, dry mustard and cola - let that cook all day and it just falls apart at dinnertime - serve it with some horseradish for a sweet/spicy combo. Delicious!

black beans

Oh wow. There's so much to choose from, but first I'd make chili!

Osso buco, served with a nice simple risotto with porcini.

That is beautiful!!! Good for some baked beans or stew.

I'm new to slow cooking but I've my take on chili down pat.

autumn means cool (then cold) weather here in minnesota. my trusty slow cooker goes to work on a variety of chilis, soups, and stews. i'd sure like to have this calphalon 7qt cooker in my kitchen.

Balsamic-braised short ribs - mmm.....

Does apple butter count as a meal? Ok, how's about hamhock soup?

I mastered the slow cooker during our kitchen remodel. However, my favorite is still "ginger and garlic chickpeas". I make it with crispy fried shallots for the topping.

channa masala

What's the best vegetarian slow cooker recipe?
I used my old for turkey meatballs, but I quit eating meat and my slow cooker was taken hostage by my mother!!

Well, I don't think I have a favorite, but there are now a bunch of things I want to try based on the comments above (chili, onion soup, and pulled pork sound great for starters).

Pulled pork. And roast beef. So wonderful for a working mom to walk in the door at 4:30 and smell food that's ALREADY COOKED.

My mother used to make the most amazing Chicken Cacciatore in her slow cooker. I think that would be the first thing I'd make if I won....

Queso. My friend has a slow cooker cookbook that has chocolate chip cookies in the slow cooker. Ridiculous but I want to make them.

a really good beef stew is what I love to cook up in my slow cooker.

Chili, because I can make it last forever.

a beer braised beef stew I found in my Great Aunt's crock pot cook book!

My roommate's peppercorn brisket.

roast beef and potatoes and carrots. the classic.

pulled pork in the slow cooker is the best!!!! and makes great leftovers.

My mom's pozole - authentic and spicy!

I don't know what my favorite slow cooked meal is, as I've never used a slow cooker. I've been wanting one for a while now, so that I can expand my repertoire!

Braised Veggies!

Veggie Stew.

Chili!! 7 quarts of it!

I have a recipe for "lucky" chili that uses coffee to add a subtle smoky flavor - it's finally getting cold enough that I feel like I can make it!

I'm see lots of vegetable stews in my future.... *crossing fingers*

Eating Well had a recipe for Confit Apples in the slow cooker which my husband begs me to make... so good mixed into oatmeal.

Fall-off-the-bone pork and sauerkraut

Chili! Beans, beans and more beans! YUM!

love slow cooker pulled pork too...not quite the same as on a bbq but infinitely easier

We would make slow-roasted lamb shoulder, with lots of nice root vegetables tucked in for good measure!

A slow cooker for me please!

I need to replace my old, harvest green crock pot with this sleek modern one.

My favorite is definitely to come home to a thick chunky soups on a cold winter day!

If I was gonna win one -- let it be this one!!!!!
My fave dish is the slow cooked ribs my friend makes.

I think I'd start with some kind of cobbler. We're getting to the end of peach season and I'm not tired of them yet! :) I've also been in the mood for chili. Perhaps a three-bean and veggie. :)

Pulled pork.

Chana Saag!

beef stew

My parents are observant Jews, so I grew up eating cholent. Its a type of stew that starts cooking Fri. afternoon before Sabbath, so that you can have a hot meal on Sat. afternoon when cooking is not allowed. I am not observant myself, but I sure do love delicious cholent.

Definitely pulled pork with apples in homemade bbq sauce. There really is nothing better to gob on fresh sourdough buns. Mmmmm...

easy fall meals...
chili
bbq/sloppy joe's
pork chops n stuffing
vegetable beef soup

the list could go on and on!

Chili!

OH - That's a pretty cooker. My favorite crock pot meal is just a plain old roasted chicken. It falls off the bone and everything is moist. I season it with coarse salt, pepper and garlic. Couldn't be easier.

I just love simple shredded chicken. Cooking it all day with some salsa.

We have a KitchenAid slow cooker we just love for chili...this Calphalon one is even prettier and looks like it would make a great wedding gift!

I've never had a slow cooker, so no favorite recipe yet, but I'd love to make some delicious chili!

Gotta be BBQ pork, Carolina style, vinegar and mustard.

I really love making stock in a slow cooker-- it comes out so flavorful!

This would be perfect for simmering my homemade tomato sauce and meatballs.

I am a slow cook so a slow cooker would be perfect.

White Chicken Chili is great year-round.

My favorite slow-cooker meals are osso bucco and a bean and vegetable stew I make with as many types of beans as I can find, and apple juice instead of water. Mmm, mmm, good.

Korean braised short ribs.

I make a mean Cashew Chicken Curry, if I do say so myself.

Pot Roast, definitely.

Vietnamese beef stew (bo kho) with a loaf of warm French bread!

can't wait to try out some of those slow-cooker cake recipes i've been hearing about lately!

I've been wanting to make braised short ribs for soooooo long....but I just haven't wanted to be chained to the stove for 8 hours!

(fingers crossed),
Brooke

indian stews for fall!

Cassolet. Seriously.

Vegetarian chili. Yum!

My favorite dish to make in a slow cooker is a beautiful slow braised short rib in a rich red wine and tomato sauce, perfect romantic cold-weather meal!

Apple butter! Does that count as a meal?

Ratatouille!

Brisket! Also stews, short ribs, chili, slow cooked sauces. Oh, this is such the best kitchen device in the fall and winter.

Growing up my mom would make an amazing beef chili in her slow-cooker. I've tried to make it myself but it never turns out as good.

I want to try making Apple Butter in a crock pot something fierce

turkey chili

Perfect for warm, hearty meals!

I love pulled pork or beef made in a slow cooker. Having one would be so nice in the dark rainy months of winter when you just want to come home and have dinner made already.

Pulled pork or beef!

I can't think of anything better than Mom's slow cooker roast...mmmmmm!

Slow Cookers are comfort food at its best. They scream "fall" to me!

Good old comforting stew!

poached eggs over spicy lentils! yum! and i would definitely give a slow cooker cake a try....

poached eggs over spicy lentils! yum...

Duck confit ... lots of duck confit. :-)

I have a tiny, tiny kitchen, but I'd make room for this.

I've always had a fear that slow cookers would lead to fires. I got over that and now think they are the most awesome cooking appliance. If I had one I would make oatmeal or beef stew.

Pot roast... chili... cheese grits... mulled cider... and possibly some applesauce in the future!

This could be a lot of fun and very useful in the cold months ahead.

Carnitas!

Soups and stews!

Please, oh please, oh please! I've been using my grandmother's old crockpot for years, and it died in a round of chili-making this summer. I will make love it and use it to make curries, and chilis, and soups, and apple sauce, and.......

vegetable chili or curry!

Black beans....mmmm delicious

sauerbraten

organic chicken curry!

My husband and I do a lot of slow cooker meals. Our favorite thing is to clean out the refrigerator and freezer and make a stew. Just about any vegetable can go in the pot - cut them all up to cook evenly.

My rule of thumb is to make a single layer of each ingredient. Things like potatoes and carrots go on the bottom, softer vegetables above that, then the meat on top. Add some broth or stock of some sort, but not too much - more liquid will be created as it cooks, and you can always add even more later if you need to.

Season when you estimate that you've got about an hour of cooking to go. There you are - a tasty meal that uses up odds and ends from the fridge.

beans

100% I would make some Crock Pot Cider! I just moved to Chicago from DC and this will be my first autumn away from my family, and getting a little "crocked" off crock pot cider is a great way to introduce this tradition from back home to my new friends.

I'm determined to find a way to replicate Hell's Kitchen's (in Minneapolis) Mahnomin Porridge and I'm pretty sure a slow cooker will help. I've never owned a slow cooker, but I have wanted one for years.

mmm yumy fall dinners!

My favorite crock pot meal is to take cut potatoes, carrot, onion and place them in the bottom, then put a whole chicken on top. Cook on low for 6-8 hours. It's better than any rotisserie and so juicy and tender. The bones practically fall out of the chicken.

After dinner, I put all the bones back in the crock pot with water, spices, and anything else I want in my stock. Cook on low overnight and in the morning, I have chicken stock. Too easy.

Unfortunately, my crock pot suffered an unfortunate encounter with the kitchen floor recently so I really hope I win this one.

Vegetarian chili. It's almost chili season, y'all. Hook a sista up.

My absolute favorite slow cooker meal is chicken and dumplings. I don't mind all the time it takes to properly prepare the ingredients since I can just plop them in a slow cooker and ignore it all until it's time to toss in the dumpling dough many hours later. And the best part is that there's always leftovers, and they taste even better after the flavors have a chance to "get married" (as my great-grandmother always said) in the refrigerator.

Alas, my slow cooker was left behind at my father-in-law's apartment last Christmas... 3000 miles from home. I don't think I'll be getting it back.

beef with pepperoncini peppers

A recipe we found at Earth Fare in Asheville, NC...

chicken legs and thighs slow cooked in a portobella mushroom marinara sauce. so very very good.

My Mom's beef stew. Oh, I would love a slow cooker!!!

Wow! That is really gorgeous. My slow cooker is tiny and nowhere near as pretty. Great giveaway...who would have thought that there was such a thing as crock-pot envy!

Steel cut oats that are ready by the time I wake up in the morning.

Cooking vidalia onions in butter and chicken stock for 24 hours and then making into French onion soup. The house smells unbearably divine!!!

Slow cooker rice pudding. Yum!

I love making (and eating) Beef & Guinness stew! The Guinness makes for a thick, rich gravy, but when you bite into the beef chunks, you get that great stout flavor.

Chicken Cacciatore....so flavorful, and you can pack it with veggies too so it's super nutritious! (Then, of course, I send most of it, minus the meat, through a food mill so I don't have to SEE how many vegetables I'm eating... guess I'll use it on the kids when I find out they're picky like me!)

food!

Herbal chicken soup my grandma makes,

mmm...my mom's beef stew recipe. Simple veggies, iowa beef.

I think I have a slow cooker oatmeal recipe laying around somewhere...must be nice to wake up to.

chicken paprikash...

I remember reading a recipe for crockpot creme brulee. Sounds great to me.

I currently have small crockpot that occasionally doesn't heat. It doesn't fit a whole chicken, which is what I want to cook some days.

A french white bean cassoluet

Pulled pork is my favorite! Great for sandwiches, burritos, enchiladas.

fall is here - time to close the grill and get those slow cookers going . . .pork with apples and wine and spices, hmm

A pork roast that, after cooking, I'd slather with Sauer's barbecue sauce and serve on warm yeast rolls!

That is the best looking slow cooker ever.

Pot roast. I'm poor, slow cookers make good cheap food.

Last St. Patrick's Day I made a Dublin coddle from the Gourmet Slow Cooker cookbook. The simplest ingredient list, and so delicious!

Also, I've been dying to try roasting a chicken in my slow cooker, but the one I have isn't big enough. Thus my desire to win the Calphalon!

With this I could cook for parties

Coq au vin - nothing beats it on a cold winter day.

beef stew, soups, delicious slow-cooked coke chicken, casseroles.... just in time for fall and winter!

beef stew and chili are my top two! a slow cooker like this is the one thing that i really wanted from my wedding registry, but didn't get.

oxtail stew...delicious!

My favorite slow cooker meal is a noodle-less lasagna casserole.

I'm a vegetarian so not the traditional meat stews but I just found a bunch of slow cooker recipes, including one for veggie lasagna!

Grandma's chicken soup!

Chicken with lots of fresh tarragon and a bit of cream...mmm...

Tzimmis! It's a great way to use those fall fruits and veggies.

Vegetarian chili!

My fave slow cooker meal is the Beef Stew from allrecipes.com. It's in its Hall of Fame. Yum! Just had some!

Lasagna - Believe it

My friend's mom makes pulled pork in here slow cooker and it is the best pulled pork I've ever had.

So, pulled pork.

chipotle black bean soup. yummmm.

Pulled pork shoulder, vegetable stew, and chicken and dumplings just to name a few. All through fall and winter I use my slow cooker 4 or 5 times a week. Oh, I also love to use it to make stewed apples and oatmeal.

Cassoulet, hands down.

Pork roast and bbq chicken!

My ex-boyfriend got the slow cooker and the food processor in the break up. He still calls me to let me know when he's making his extra special fresh salsa in the food processor or chili in the slow cooker.

I'd like to call and make him remember how good my pulled pork was.

(we're still good friends despite the food mockery)

vege chili!

Chili is a perennial favorite and it makes the best corned beef, too--less shrinkage and really tender.

Ohhh... I'm all about the slow cooked pork roast...I can't wait for the fall!

Mmm.... BBQ... chicken..... chili.... need....

So many things to pick. Right now I feeling it should be chili. I would love to have this cadallic of slow cookers. I love slow comfort food in the Fall.

I've never made anything in a slow cooker because I've never had a slow cooker but I'm thinking my grandma's ham and string-bean soup would translate well to slow cooking.

I love black bean chili. Slow cookers are awesome for soups and stews in the fall/winter!

Sadly, I don't have a favorite slow-cooker meal, as I've never owned one.

But my mom has a turkey and white bean chili recipe she makes every year with Thanksgiving leftovers - I think that would translate perfectly in a slow cooker.

What a great thing to have for my apartment! I would be able to cook for my housemates even in college!

Slow-cooker chipotle pumpkin chili, with or without meat. As a Texan, I shouldn't call it chili as the beans are cooked directly in it, but it's so good! (Beans should be cooked separately, and mixed with the chili to mitigate the heat.)

Chili with (fake) steak strips. If you're not vegetarian try it with real steak, it's delicious.

Caramelized onions.

Green Beans!

pulled pork!

this ones not ugly!

pot roast and anything else that saves me from the last minute there's nothing to eat for dinner dilemma!

Mmmmm...so many great ideas for this winter. Other than beef stew, pot roast and braised whole chickens, my favorite has to be white bean and chicken chili with chopped roasted Hatch green chilis. Sadly, I can only make it when I have something else for my husband to eat, because he won't eat beans.

Wow, that's gorgeous!

i'd make everything in it!

My favorite slow cooker recipe is Kahlua Pork. It makes the house smell so good when it's cooking!

I teach modernist literature at a liberal arts college in the midwest. Every Spring I host a "James Joyce Potluck." Students are required to bring something mention in Joyce's _Ulysses_. I make the lamb stew in my ancient crock pot. It cooks ALL day and the students love it. I suspect it's because they've had nothing but dorm food prior.

I've been itching to make a curried squash soup, but haven't had a slow cooker to make it in.

Mmmm, pulled pork barbecue. Also stews are pretty delicious in a slow cooker, and this quick cool-down we're having in DC has fall foods on my mind.

I love a good home cooked Beef stew with fresh from the garden potatoes and carrots.

that is a monster of a slow cooker! i could put that to good use this fall/winter making a good and simple roast.

I love spicy stews with assorted vegetables from our CSA box.

i love beef stew!

red beans and rice...cause it's a long way to New Orleans and I'm pretty homesick.

sausage and potatoes!

i would love to make some good bone soup!

for starters pot roast, but, the question really is what wouldn't I cook in that thing?

Definitely time for a new slow cooker. My old Rival is heating unevenly. I can recommend "Not your Mother's Slow Cooker" cookbook. Everything I've made from that has been good. In fact, good enough that when I took some something over for potluck, my mother bought the cookbook!

Organic vegetable soup with orzo pasta.

I love the lines on this slow cooker. Who knew slow cooking could look this good?

I have to concur with all the pulled pork love. Definitely my favorite thing to make in a slow cooker.

Stew.

It's a toss up between pulled pork and pot roast. Both are sooo delicious, it's hard to choose just one!

I've never had a slow cooker...but I'm up for trying any of these favorite recipes!

I love meatballs made in the slow cooker!! YUMMY!

Slow cooking is so wonderful. You can set it and forget it. Then when you come home from work dinner is already prepared.

That is one good-lookin' crockpot! I'll bet it would make an awesome roast beef!

oh, to come home to hot soup just waiting for me

Varies with the season! I make a lot of stews and soups in the winter, but now, in early autumn, my favorite crockpot dish is eggplant parmagiana!

This is probably the most beautiful slow cooker I've ever seen! I love that it's NOT covered with a "country" pattern like mine is.

Barbecue Brisket is my favorite, although I'd love a nicer crockpot that won't burn the sides...

Soy sauce chicken
Chili

Am I the only person in the world who's never used a slow cooker? Yeah, I'm not a big cook, but I know I've got to get better. We eat out too much.

I'd really like to come home to the smell of a delicious beef stew.

"Pulled" BBQ boneless chicken breasts usin Stubb's BBQ sauce. Delish and so very easy!

short ribs chinese flavors. Ate it last night.

Provencal Chicken Stew!

Pot Roast with lots of onions, carrots, and potatoes! YUMMY comfort food.

southeast style pulled pork BBQ is my favorite... I need a new slow cooker, too since the handles broke off of mine!

Pulled Pork is my favorite.

Pulled pork or chili... a tough decision.

Pot Roast with Dirrrrrrrrrrrrty Potatoes!! yum yum yum.

hmmmm....has to be beef stew and homemade tomato sauce.

Fall = warm, slow cooked treats! Mac and cheese is awesome in the slow cooker.

I don't want to be boring but I think that chili is still my favorite. Though, I just tried a vegetable curry that easily takes second place.

i work 2 jobs and my boyfriend works 10-12 hour days. We could totally use this to make our favorite chicken and cheese slow cook meal!

I can't wait to start making hearty soups. The weather here in NY just slid into fall, so this is perfect timing!

Can't wait to begin making chili!

Mmmmm.....chili, please.

there is nothing like coming home to a stew in the fall. hope to win!

my slow cooker gets so much use it's about to die. (8 years old!)

Veggie stew!

It will be perfect for Kal-Gook-Soo, which is Korean noodle soup with chicken stock.

A nice pork roast that will turn in to many meals. My current favorite being shredded pork tacos with green salsa.

pulled pork, mmm. ive been toying with the idea of making homemade tomato sauce in my current slow cooker.. although im sure itd look a million times more delicious in the calphalon rather than in my 19 dollar target find :>

Crock pot stuffing for thanksgiving

I'm with everyone else... pulled pork or chili.

veggie chili for cold nights

i'll make a delicious pork roast!

BBQ beans - super simple, but I can't resist this childhood favorite!

Maple & smoked turkey "baked" beans. Yummmm!

Chilli.......................yummmmm.......

Childhood fav - pot roast with potatoes, carrots & tomatoes....mmmmmm.

Dinner tonight!

Vegetable stew.

perfect for winter meals

making my mom's stew always brings me home when i'm homesick.

I should be wanting clothes, shoes, men.............but I want this. I have to have this. :)

chili for frito pies.

beeffffff stew!

Calico beans...

...oh lordy, does my cooking ever need this!

i love to make kooshier ( an old egyptian recipe with rice , noodles, lentils and grilled onion topped with tomato sauce)
in it!

I could make some sweet nacho dip in that.

Chili!

oh man, this would be great for winter!

pulled pork so yummy!

carnitas for me too!

My favorite slow-cooker meal is buffalo stew. (Don't knock it till you've tried it.)

~Q

Slow cooked short ribs. Can't beat'em!

With 4 kids, a slow cooker comes in handy for throwing a meal together in the a.m. that's ready when we walk in the door in the p.m. (i also like to make cobbler and applesauce in my hideous "country cows" crockpot)

I NEED THIS!! Big time.

Vegetable stew, vegetarian chili - MMM!

mmmm.. arozz con pollo chicken!!!!!!!

Red beans & rice! Pot roast! Bring on the winter, Chicago!

My favorite slow cooker meal is beef and potatoes ( and carrots)...

It's all about the posole for me!

The shape is pretty, isn't it? I'd love to make soup in it, especially now that the weather is getting cooler.

favorite recipe: Hoppin John

Sleek and lovely looking! America's Test Kitchen has some great slow cooker recipes I'd love to try with this.

Beef stew with pearl barley is my fav slow cooker grub!

I don't own a crock pot, but have wanted one for years - please pick me! I think my first meal would be pulled pork...yum!

OOO--I can taste the mulled wine now!

I'd say extra spicy turkey chili, but I'm also partial to curried lentil stew.

I don't know that I've had a slow cooker meal, but I bet it would be great for making tzimmes.

This would look so good with my cement-colored Kitchenaid mixer! :D

Ooops...sorry. With it I would make yummy lentil chili. Perfect dish to come home to after freezing my bum off in a Chicago blizzard.

wow i hope i win!

Buta no kakuni - A yummy japanese pork belly braised dish with dashi stock, mirin, sake and daikon.

My favorite food to make in the slow-cooker is Corned Beef and Cabbage. I make it a day or two before St. Patty's with all the fixin's of potatoes and more potatoes...
It tastes amazing with a Guinness.
The best part is that for the rest of the week I get to eat the most amazing Reuben Sandwiches.
mmmm so good... Now, I may just have to go eat one for lunch today.

mmmmmm.... pot roast, veggies, gravy, oh my!

My mom makes a mean seven-bean Baked Beans that I plan to make if I win!

I use my crockpot all the time. Or I used to anyway. My old one broke and my new one has a bad seal on it which defeats the purpose of crockpot cooking so I totally need this one! I have tons of recipes for my crockpot, I've even cooked lasagne in one! My best is probably a cream of potato soup with cheese and bacon. Ultimate comfort food!

I love my dad's St. Louis-style Chili with lots of cinnamon. Great for cold, rainy weather like today's. A slow cooker would be great for my apt as it's so small, the whole place heats way up whenever I cook.

beef stew all the way!

Italian beef and peppers. Great for tailgating, entertaining.

Mmmm, pot roast or gumbo.

beef stew!

I love making turkey barley stew in the crockpot...I don't any more, because I'm living with someone who hates cooked barley, but I have very fond memories of it.

Chili!

Chili...all the way.

gumbo!

My favorite is beef stew - but I change it up a bit by adding in some tomato paste, garlic, and red wine to the beef stock base - plus kitchen bouquet and worcestershire to make it very thick and brown, like gravy. Then I throw in red & green peppers, onions, potatoes and the beef (of course!) and let it all cook for about 6 hours. IF there's leftovers, I add rice to those to add even more thickness.

Pot roast.

chili with cornbread

my slow cooker is small like my apartment. . .good in theory, bad in cooking roasts. . .and I live in minnesota! I need the warmth!!!

chile verde

Short Ribs!

Beef stew

pot roast..
my crockpot's lid handle broke off =(

Veggie Chili!! Mmmmmmmmmmmm

My dad's crockpot chili...it's the best thing in the world!

So many slow-cooker recipes I want to try!

Chana masala or vegetarian chili!

polish bigos...

Coq au vin or boeuf bourgogne, both winter favorites. yum.

Veggie chili.

Gumbo and lotsa spicy chili!!

beef & veggie stew....boring, predictable, but oh so good me thinks.

It will make my cooking easier! Lentil stew... yummm and healthy!

ooh, lamb curry with spinach and chickpeas!

There is a wonderful provencal beef stew with tomatoes, thyme, orange peel, and olives that I love to make.

that's a sexy beast.

potato dahl curry with cucumber raita. yum!

corned beef with potatoes, onions, and carrots! Mmm, mmm, mmm!

I moved away from BBQ capital Kansas City, so I need some pulled pork. Stat.

Gosh count me in for pot roast. It is chilly here in NC today and I could sure use some nice warm comfort food.

I love making Mac and Cheese because you don't have to pre-boil the pasta.

This Calphalon slow cooker
is a real looker,
gonna cook me a stew
& its gonna save me a few
hours of work--phew!

Sorry for the bad rhyme--would be honored to have that pot!

This looks like a great pot to have for winter stews and soups.

I LOVE pulled pork!!! Omigod, I could live on the stuff.

I can make my grandma's ham-hock & white bean soup in this thing. Yumm!

Vegetarian Chili and kessyud's Mac and Cheese, that sounds awesome.

Until recently, I had a small crockpot that I use for an ethnicky dish i randomly made. Tastes a bit like chicken tikka masala. It's so amazing. NOW I NEED SOME!!!

chili!

vegan chili!

In the winter I looove slow cookers. I'm looking forward to doing my version of Beef Stroganoff with Bison instead... yum.

I'll probably save it for a wedding gift.

Ooooh, then I'd REALLY be cooking. As it is, I usually make vege concoctions for dinner, but I'd pick myself up some meat asap and start ticking off recipes for daily slow-cookin' all winter!

A slow cooker is best for the simplest comfort foods. The possibilities are endless. Broccoli soup with olive oil, chicken stock, thyme, white wine, garlic, salt, and, of course, chopped broccoli is worth the wait at the end of a long day.

Little prep time, little cost, and very rewarding!

Beef stew is one of my all time favorite slow cook dishes. I can't wait for it to get cool enough to make some. Mmm.

Tuscan Chicken with a layer of red onions, kidney beans, red bell peppers, garlic, fennel and chicken breast.

I would make my Rosemary Beef Stew made with Guinness!

Yumm. My mom's chicken soup. Lots of vegetables, noodles, real chicken. Delicious!

this would be amazing!!
I am a newlywed who goes to school 9-5 every day with a husband who works 7am-7pm shifts in the emergency room. He can't quite help out with dinner on the weekdays and this would be PERFECT

I've always wanted one of these. I'm dreaming of all the meals I can make for my family and friends. Please pick me.

My favorite slow cooker meal is my mother's Five Spice Chinese Braised Pork. I use her homemade 5 spice powder mix (store bought ones usually have too much cinnamon for my taste), dark soy sauce, white pepper, and a dash of sesame oil to marinade the pork (usually a boneless pork shoulder or a few hunks of pork knuckles). Then add in a cup of dashi stock and let it cook away for the day. To further stretch the meal I also add in about 8 hard boiled eggs the next day to make braised eggs. They absorb all the flavor from the fat and marinade sauce that cooked the meat. I know it's a lot of work but a pot like this would last me a whole week.

Man I am so hungry now!

I've been loving this recipe from Real Simple for Tuscan Pot Roast:
http://food.realsimple.com/realsimple/recipefinder.dyn?action=displayRecipe&recipe_id=614074

but I'd like to find and perfect a recipe for Guinness beef stew. and a slow cooked meat sauce, and short ribs, and so on and so on...

I love Chicken Cacciatore made in a crock pot. Smells so good cooking, the peppers and onions, mushrooms......

Pot Roast, Chicken Stew, Vegetable soup, Kielbasa(sp) ! Anything I can start in the morning and know will be great in the evening. Unfortunately, the removable ceramic dish in my crock pot cracked in the middle. Hopefully, if I win, I will be able to set it and forget it again! YUM

chinese style chicken curry

Chulent! Does anyone else make chulent?

Also, I accidently put a "." in between dear and aryn in my form under the Apartment Therapy username. My username is just deararyn!

gumbo!

Mom's pot roast, hands down.

The bf makes yummy brats!

I've never owned a slow cooker. But I have had wonderful chili and beef stew that others have cooked in their slow cookers. Can't wait to own one.

I would make some sort of nice stew to have on a cold rainy eve!

wow never thought to caramelize onions in a slow cooker. good idea.

chili!

mmm pot roast. So nice on a cool winter day.

No brainer. Beef stew.

I would cook yummy curry chicken!

shortribs

Can't wait for winter!

Chicken chili would be my favorite. Mmmmm..

The perfect time of year to ready the slow cooker.

Pot Roast!!

I've never owned a slow cooker so I don't have a favorite recipe. I'd love to start cooking in one though...

I've been looking for a slow cooker that isn't hideous. It looks like I found it. I'd like it even more it I didn't have to pay for it.

I love slow cooking! It's like magic. I'm all about the taco chicken (frozen chicken breasts, bottle of salsa, 8-10 hours on low, shred and serve with tortillas and all the fixings).

Dal, dal, curry and dal!!

Chili. Hated it until my (then future) husband made his family recipe. Best slow cooked meal ever.

Oh, wonderful beef/ winter veggie stew!

Chili is always the way to go via slow cooker.

Grandma's brisket, fish stew, pumpkin soup. Yummm!

Any stew would do, beef or otherwise.

I love apple cider pork chops cooked in one crockpot with scalloped potatoes cooked in my second crockpot! Oh and a green salad on the side. An easy dinner!

Slow cookers are a great way to make cheap cuts of meat YUUUMMMYY!

boneless chicken thighs + mole sauce + tablespoon or two of peanut butter. cooked 'til self-shredding. served in lettuce cups with homemade pico de gallo and extra cilantro, plus a crushed tortilla chip or two and an extra squirt of lime. yum!

nothing like a good red wine, a hearty warm stew, and knowing you'll be coming home from work to a fantastic meal and no post-work cooking.

It's almost fall - perfect time of year for soup!

i don't know what my favorite meal would be to cook in a slow cooker, since i've never owned one! but if i had one (and i've next on my list for kitchen toys), i'd be doing a lot of beef stew, curries, and pulled pork.

im a vegetarian....so veggie chili sounds good to me.

mmhh chili weather's here

mmmm, bean and veggie stews

My favorite slow cooker meal is beef stew. Our home smells heavenly when it is cooking, and the tenderness of the meat paired with the flavors of the broth and vegetables is amazing.

BBQ Brisket is the best!

I want to try making beef stew...
So far, I've only accomplished chicken for tacos.

Given the time of year, I'd have to go with chili.

Chicken Chili

Making apple butter in a slow cooker is so easy. But my favorite slow cooker meal is black bean chili!

chickn & dumplns

I don't have a favorite slow cooker meal YET because I don't have a slow cooker! I'd try my mom's pot roast recipe. And oatmeal. But not together.

our slow cooker is teeny tiny and in a very retro shade of brown. how lovely would it be to upgrade to this!

Oh Boy! rabbit stew here I come

I would love to cook some stew in this slow cooker.

korean braised short rib stew

Fall is the perfect time for slow-cooker meals! Man, would I love to learn how to make a pumpkin stew...

Love caphalon and would LOVE this slow cooker!!!

Definitely khoreshe fesenjan: a Persian stew made with crushed walnuts, pomegranate syrup and chicken. Yum!

iranian beef stew and coq au vin. mmmmmm.

Cheesy bacon potato bake :)

Chili of course!

I'd enjoy finding new recipes and patterns of cooking.

chicken stew

As sad as I am to see summer go, I do look forward to the first Crock Pot Pot Roast of the fall!

pot roast, pot roast, pot roast. yum. now, my stomach is growling!

beef stew!!

... always looking for new crock pot recipes that break out of the typical mold. This year, I'm working on finding some delicious vegetarian options!

cannot wait to make some chili!

Pork Asada baby

Pot Roast, mmm!

the best way to have beans ready when you get home...

carrots and parsnips and sweet potatoes, maybe a tomato or two... mmm!

chili

I Love to do Italian beef in my slow cooker.

i love love to slow cook chicken with tomatoes, chilies and onions... delicious tacos. I also love stew, chili- and of course queso- but i fear that I could not eat 7 quarts of it.

I just made steel cut oatmeal last week and it turned out really well. I also have a great baked beans recipe. Great contest, thanks!

slow cooked ribs.... mmm

pulled pork as well.

any kind of soup or stew.

now that the fall is coming, definately time for some fragrant stew!

moroccan lamb stew

My Grandma's oxtails. She would throw everything into the crockpot and at the end of the day the house would smell like a big, savory meaty stew. She would serve it it with hot grits and collard greens. I miss Grandma, but she did teach me to cook great meals.

my favorite slow cooker meal is chili, spicy with lots of ground beef and beans! (and some cornbread on the side...)

Any of Grandma's recipes!

Mmm... turkey chili!

My mom makes an awesome brisket - cooked in Coke, believe it or not!?

That's a hard one, but we've got a great black bean soup recipe that a friend gave us. In addition to a bit of maple syrup or red wine (which is even better when replaced by lime juice in the recipe), there's bacon, sausage, a bit of salsa. Compared to all the black bean soups I've had this one takes the cake.

all those yummy fall & winter foods - roast, squash, stew...

My mom's 'clear the fridge & pantry' stews, which always involve creamy white beans that practically fall apart...heavenly!

I need it; I'm so tired of take-out.

looks like it would make yummy things!

My favorite slow cooker dinner is pot roast. Great comfort food. Thanks for sharing.

There are many great slow-cooker recipes out there. I love the fact that slow cooking doesn't heat up the house-especially living in a year around warm climate. My fav recipe is beef stoganoff.

Beef Stew!

My favorite crockpot meal is kidney bean and sweet potato chili. I will make it soon, now that fall is arriving!

chicken andouille gumbo....the slow cooker adds a great dimension of flavor

if you haven't tried it, you should

Definitely beef stew. That is what my mother used a slow cooker for, too.

red beans and rice

Slow-cooked short ribs. Add a tangy vinegar and red-pepper based sauce, and you have a melt-in-the-mouth meal.

beef stew...probably because I grew up eating it made from a slow cooker.

soup or stew or chili... anything in which my children love their vegetables!

Mom's beef stew.... always makes me think of wintertime!

Already looking up recipes.

Definitely beef stew ... makes even cheaper cuts of meat tender and delicious!

I love to make chili with fresh tomatoes, kidney beans, onions, garlic, ground meat and hot peppers!

Slow cookers make great meals but I've also made the best rice pudding in it.

There are some excellent recipes these days for slow cooked meals, but simple pulled pork for barbeque is one of my favorites.

Guinness and dark chocolate chili, braised veggies, curried butternut squash soup... Oh, my mouth is watering.

I love making italian beef in my slow cooker. It's so tender and flavorful by dinnertime!

beef roast, assorted veggies ,dry onion soup mix and pepper slow cooked all day on low. yum!:) ty 4 the great contest!

i LOVE to make beef stew in my slow cooker on cold, rainy fall days, or anyday for that matter!

Chili. It's football season.

My favorite slow cooker recipe is fiery hot chili. That kind that makes you sweat while you're eating it.

My family loves when I make beef stew in the slow cooker.

LOOKS LIKE IT WOULD LAST A LIFETIME

I would make a beef stew first

I absolutely love making ribs in my crock pot!

Beef Roast :^)

My favorite dish to make in a slow cooker is a stupendous roast beef with the trimmings! Thank you for hosting this giveaway! It is very generous of you!!! Wishing you continued success!

i almost bought one of these last weekend. i guess i didn't because i knew i'd be winning one here.

Definitely beef stew.

My favorite Slow Cooker Recipe is Shrimp Chowder, great for those cool Autumn nights.

pot roast with veggies

Without a slow cooker I don't think I would ever get to eat beef stew. With a slow cooker.... a frequent Winter meal.

I love my slow cooker and I make pork ribs, apples and saurkraut in it in the fall and everyone loves it.

bratwurst and red beans.

chicken with mushroom soup and stuffing

Italian sausage, hot peppers and tomatoes.

Pot roast is one and another favorite is chicken breast with a can of cream of mushroom and a can of cream of chicken, add peas and carrots just before serving if fresh (or about 30 minutes if frozen), serve with rice

Pulled pork, chili and soups. This cooker is just gorgeous and presents itself at the perfect time for fall and winter comfort meals. What a winner!

I love pork roast in the crock pot with lot's of veggies. The wonderful pork smell when you get home from work should be bottled.

I love slow cooker roasted chicken. Very juicy.

BBQ Baby Back Ribs-or a whole chicken! Thanks!

BBQ Puller Pork

My family loves it when I put a turkey breast in the crockpot. I just sprinkle some seasonings (whatever I am in the mood for that night) in the crockpot and put the turkey in. I turn it on and let it cook all day. When we come in from after school the house smells wonderful. I just add some steamed rice and a veggie and supper is done! I put some carrots, celery, garlic and onions in the broth and add some water. I add the turkey bones and skin and let this cook for hours and I have a very thick, rich broth that is great for turkey soup.

Beef stew is my favorite.

Beef stew is my very favorite crockpot meal. :)

I like to slow-cook a pork roast until it's falling apart, shred it up, add barbecue sauce, and make sandwiches.

I use my old crockpot all the time! I love shredded beef tacos! YUM

I use mine a lot for Honey Barbeque chicken wings and it
is so good.

Italian roast beef for sandwiches, stew, soup, BBQ!!

I love my pulled pork with barbecue sauce

Homemade chicken and vegetable soup :)

This is perfect for my mom's chicken and dumplings which is my absolute favorite slow cooker recipe.

I make a killer Chile Colorado using round steak, onions, cumin, diced tomatoes, salsa de chile fresca, and red chile.

Spaghetti sauce!

venison stew

Succulent beef roast!

I have a Moroccan chicken recipe that's the best! I make that all the time.

Anything with a beef roast will do. A slow cooker makes beef so tender!

My favorite slow cooker meal is roast and potaotoes!

:) Thank you for the great giveaway! :)

Beef Stew

Roast Beef

I always love beef stew in the winter. Its a fantastic way to get home and warm up

I would make some chicken and dumplings! Or slow cooked sloppy joes.

This is the only way my family will eat ham. Just put the ham in the pot with a little water and cook until it falls apart. Wonderful.

Vegetarian chili

coq au vin and chicken cacciatore with white wine

Venison shoulder roast would work well in this.
OR:
Coat the shoulder with Teriyaki Sauce and sear both sides on charcoal grill or under broiler, 5 to 10 min. [Optional Step]

Put shoulder in deep roasting pan and add the following:
2 cups dry red wine
2 cups chicken stock
1 cup beef broth
1 pkg. dry vegetable soup mix [1 cup water]
1 pkg. dry onion soup mix [1 cup water]

Seal pan tightly with heavy duty aluminum foil and bake
at 300 deg. for 3 to 4 hours.

Optional: When the meat has separated from bone, remove the bones and add carrots, potatoes, and small onions. Add water to cover the vegetables and continue baking 30 to 40 min. or until the vegetables are done.

As the week drags on and work consumes all my energy, it's a rootbeer pulled pork slow cooker recipe that soothes me. Virtually zero prep time yet all the satisfaction when you can come home to a superb meal.

My favorite slow cooker meal, is chicken and dumplings. Something the whole family loves.

I like to make beef stew

Beef short ribs-cooked long and slow.

My favorite slow cooker meal is the Congressional Dining Room Navy Bean soup. I got the recipe years ago when I was visiting my uncle who was a Congressman in the 60's. I always made it the regular way which was laborous because you couldn't leave it and go. Now I just put all the ingredients in my slow cooker and off I go. It is a super soup, hardy and lovely on a cold winter's day and I even serve it to guests.

A good herb braised chicken with corn meal dumplings would be good!!!

One of my favorites for a slow cooker is vegetable chow mein.

Coconut Curry. Yum! Perfect this time of year.
For when I win; I entered my address with the username Green Pepper, not greenpepper.

Originally from New Orleans, I would use this gorgeous pot to cook Red Beans and Rice.

I have a braised sweet and sour brisket recipe that this would be perfect for!!

Rost Beef made in the slow cooker is one of my favorites.

Pot Roast, Short Ribs, Beef Stew-I could go on and on. I use my slow cooker at least once a week during fall and winter. I was so happy to see this giveaway. My slow cooker is on its last legs.

I love to slow cook new england pot roast.

Now that is a nice looking slow cooker! I'd cook up my famous Beanie-Beefy Recipe for my family!

In anticipation of fall I dream of making my Mom's beef stew recipe in the slow cooker. The crowning touch are the dumplings made from scratch that you gently place on the top to steam.

I think a veggie stew, with a little soy protein, would be delicious. Comfort food that I can feel good about.

White Bean Chili with Italian sausage.

I nice tender roast

I like to make turkey chili and green pork chili so nice to come home and have a meal ready I have even made a cake once in a slow cooker

My favorite slow cooker meal is pot roast. I love coming homw and being able to smell the whole house being so wonderful and dinner ready to go!

Definitely pulled pork!

A big pot of chili.

pot roast

I love cooking meatballs in spaghetti sauce for meatball subs. Smells so good in the slow cooker!

this looks amazing,would love a big pot of chicken soup

vegan chili!

I think my absolute favorite slow cooker meal (well, Dutch oven meal since I don't have a slow cooker) would have to be chicken and white bean chili. I'm too impatient for recipes, but I try to use a nice mix of little chick peas and Great Northern beans, and I include spinach and artichokes for fun. I leave the sauce white, but I do add grape tomatoes in the last half hour of cooking. I think it's best served over wild rice. Oh, and the more jack cheese the better!

ROAST BEEF WITH ALL THE FIXINGS.

My slow cooker is my friend. With 7 kids, my husband, a full time job, a part time job, and going to school, my family loves my slow cooker too as they get home cooked meals even when I am not sure if I'm coming or going. I am always looking for new recipes to try and winning this one would give me the ability to make more than one meal at a time. I could even make a good dessert in this one. Of course, my family would probably die of shock if I did that or wonder who the aliens replaced me with when they abducted me...lol

Slow Cooker spicy Chili

Slooooooooow Cookin is da best.

Wow, This is a fantastic slow cooker. This would go to a great home! It would save me time with the 4 children I have. I am always looking for easier meals. My twins keep me busy!

i like to make swiss steak in a slow cooker. The meat just falls apart. Yummy!!!!

Chili of course!

Stuffed red peppers :)

I love to make a batch of tomato sauce

We use our slow cooker quite often. Our favorite to make is Pot Roast.

beef stew

Vegetarian Chili

Hearty beef stew - it is something even my husband can make.

Pot roast, for sure!

turkey chili

Slow cookers are a working mom's best friend, and I am looking for a new friend!

Pea soup. :)

I like to cook a whole chicken in the crockpot - just plop it in & add seasoning. No liquid needed. It tastes just like a rotisserie chicken from the market.

Thanks for sponsoring this contest!

My favorite slow cooker meal is venison stew. Yummy!!

Roasted chicken

I LOVE LOVE LOVE my slow cooker. My favorite is my meat sauce but I make so much more - I use ours at least 2 - 3 times per week

Love Beef short ribs cooked slowly

My favorite is chicken and rice!

My favorite would have to be my Grandmothers slow cooked Brisket, it is the best ever.

Thank you!

My favorite slow cooker meal always has been, and always will be, beef stew. Of course, the way I prepare it has changed a bit over the years, but it's still best done in the slow cooker.

Crock pot chicken with black beans & corn. YUM

I make the most fantastic beef stew inspired by a Jamie Oliver recipe- you sprinkle it with finely minced fresh rosemary, lemon zest and garlic when it's piping hot and in the bowl...mmmmm....

My favorite is my Mom's recipe called "Son of a Gun stew". It's vegetables and round steak with potatoes. My family absolutely loves it!

I love making chili in the slow cooker. Add all the ingredients in the morning, and by the time i get home from work--mmmm chili.

My mom makes a delicious Lentil Stew in the slow cooker which I've tried to duplicate but not as good as mom's.
My husband likes it when I make Beef Stew.

Since I am from the Boston area I have to say Baked Beans. They really are my favorite slow cooker meal - real comfort food.

It's that time of the year for hardy meals and one of the best is Beef Stew. Great giveaway to accomplish that!

Pot Roast!

Chili or beef stew.

I love to make Beef Stew using my Mother's recipe and also can make a pretty good chili.

French dip and a close second Chalupas. Have a tradition of slow cooker Sunday, today's is BBQ Ribs. The kitchen always smells great.

My favorite recipe to cook in a slow cooker is my homemade ground turkey chilli. With football season now I make chilli at least twice a week. Can't live without my slow cooker and it is time for a new one this one is 13 years old.

YUM, Kathie in Chicago, that sounds GOOD! My favorite I just call Chicken n'at! I take boneless chicken breasts, cube them, add stuffing mix, sliced or cubed red onions and cream of mushroom soup and some spices. Have added veggies and mushrooms to it too at times!

Beef stew, especially now with fresh veggies from the garden

My absolute favorite thing to make in a slow cooker is homemade chicken stock. I save all my kitchen scraps-roasted sweet potato skins, corn cobs and husks, insides of tomatoes, broccoli stalks, carrot peels, onion skins, etc... in large resealable freezer bags. When I have a few leftover chicken carcasses, I toss them in the slow cooker, add bay leaves, peppercorns, onion and garlic and any of the frozen vegetables that looks good. (Don't forget a splash of vinegar to draw the nutrients out of the bones.) Set on low and walk away all day or all night. Strain out and discard all solids, and you will have the most delicious chicken stock to use for recipes or whatever!

I hate to say I dont have one! I have never managed to buy a slow cooker as an adult, and only have memories of a neighbors dishes she'd make. I know my first attempt at a meal in it would be some variation on a pot roast.

I love pot roast made in a slow cooker.

I think my favorite slow cooker meal is what I am making for dinner tonight-pot roast with potatoes and vegetables.

Can't wait to eat the stuff that comes out of that! HMMM Who shall I have cook it for me. Oh yeah, It's easy enough to do myself!

In the fall, I use the crock pot alot for many dishes but my favorite thing to make is Chili.

My grandmother's recipe for Hunter's Style Chicken, and my recipe for beans made with hamhocks.
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I love a beef stew packed with veggies.

My favorite is roast with potatoes and vegetables.

My favorite is pot roast with mushroom soup and onion soup.

Very sleek looking - would love one to play with!

its got to be lasagna with fresh swiss chard and mushrooms yummy!

tempted to say boiled dinner but i love my chili best

My favorite slow cooker dish is Boeuf Bourguignon.

Chicken and Dumplings (the dumplings get added for the last 91 minutes, of course).

I make and excellent beef and barley vegetable soup!

chili

My Mother had a slow cook beef roast with country vegetable recipe that would be perfect in this slow cooker.

pumpkin stew

What a wonderful prize! My favorite slow cooker meal is beef stew and I also love chili too. Thanks so much for this giveaway.

This is the coolest looking slow cooker I have ever seen! WOW

barbecue pork is my favorite slow cooker recipe, the pork is tender and juicy.

MY FAVORITE SO FAR OUT OF A CROCK POT IS BEFF ROAST, ONIONS, POTATOES, SALT & PEPPER....OH! I BRAISE THE ROAST TO KEEP THE JUICES IN BEFORE ADDING TO THE CROCK.

I love to make stew...especially in the winter time. Yummy!!!

I love homemade cabbage rolls!

beef stew

I love making beef stew in the crockpot, easy and such a satisfying meal

I love to mix chicken breasts, rice, cream of chicken soup, and basil together in the crockpot --- it is wonderful.

I like to make a German dish made with crushed pineapple, sauerkraut, pork chops, and several types of sausages simmered together for hours. All the flavors simmer together and it's delectable!

I love making chili in the slow cooker

We make a fantastic spicy veggie chili!!

Posole!

I make a very good chili using italian sausage that is my family's favorite recipe.

I love making bbq chicken in the slow cooker.

Corned Beef and Cabbage.

Rump roast surrounded by potatoes, carrots and celery.

Meatballs

I sure could use a great slow cooker like this.

Roasted Chicken with Rosemary...

I love corned beef and cabbage ...slow cooked in a slow cooker .. I could eat my weight in it. Thanks for the giveaway.

My favorite slow cooker meal is my homemade healthy vegetable soup.

I make a deer stew that is very good

Hi,
My favorite thing in the crock pot is Chili. It sure is good in a crock pot.

My family loves pot roast cooked in a crock pot!

I like "Hoppin' John", especially for New Years. Eat hearty and party.

I especially love my slow cooker in the fall. I really need comfort food this time of year. My favorite recipe is so simple and my family begs for it. "lima beans and smoked ham hocks". Oh great, now I'm hungry(LOL)

Ribs in the slow cooker are the best!

My favorite dish to make in a slow cooker is Beef Brisket with all the fixings! Sort of a take on Beef Stew, but I kick it up a notch by adding my own version of a spicey somewhat sweet sauce, lots of red skinned potatoes, lots of carrots and celery, corn, peas, and rice. I have 3 different secret ingredients that make my sauce keeping you longing for more! I would absolutely love a brand new slow cooker since the one I use was my grandmothers and it is over 25 years old - almost as old as me, LOL!

This would be great to use during the week when everything is in a rush. Let it cook all day and dish out dinner when you get in the door!

My favorite slow cooker recipe is beef stew.

Pot Roast with potatoes and veggies, yum yum!!!!!!!

bbq pork

I'd like to make a large pot of chili. Simmered all day, it would be delicious!

This would be great for cooking an all day beef stew.

I love a good stew :)

I LOVE this slow cooker! It is so modern and stylish! I can't imagine my life without a slow cooker! I am RN, and I work PM shifts- I can start a great meal for my family in slow cooker, and it is done without me being there right in time for a supper!

Our favorite slowcooker meal is our family's stew recipe, which we eat along with soft flour tortillas and our second favorite is one we found last Thanksgiving by Ocean Spray. Oceans Spray's BBQ chicken legs and wings using cranberry sauce is great too and great if you have friends over to watch football.

mmmm, I love slowcooker meals!!! Warm and comforting....as soon as you walk through the door you are hit with the delicious aroma.

Pepper steak.

...a nice beef stew, loaded with vegetables or a bean dish, maybe chili are my favorite slowcooker dishes.

My favorite is Atomic Chili, I could make alot of chili in this
slow cooker!

I enjoy Beef Stew cooked in a slow cooker.

I love Coke Roast. It always comes out so tender.

Oh how I could use this as it is much bigger than mine. With a family of 5. I love making homemade noodles in mine and I have a dish with turkey ground,. dill pickle, zuchinni,tomatoes, garlic and pepper that I love putting in this crockpot.

I've never used one but my friend uses it to make pinto beans.

my fave is beef stew

I love corned beef brisket cooked in a slow cooker. It is SOOO much more tender than baking in the conventional oven, it practically melts in your mouth. And almost completey error-free. I buy the seasoned brisket, pop it into the slow cooker with just enough water to cover, turn it on and forget it. It doesn't even need braising or browning first. Several hours later, not only is dinner ready to serve, but the mouth-watering aroma coming from your kitchen says "Welcome Home!"

I cook my beef in the slow cooker to make beef taco's. It comes out really tender.

I love pot roast and pork and sauerkraut and with a new slow cooker, I'd love to make pulled pork! Yummy! Thank you for the great giveaway!

My favorite slow cooker recipe is lasagna. It makes it very easy to fix. You wouldn't think the noodles would cook right but it comes out delicious.

I love to make homemade chicken soup or chicken and dumplings!
I also enjoy making homemade applesauce, with apples, cinnamon, nutmeg, some brown sugar...........it tastes just like apple pie, it's great on ice cream too.....................

chili, this is making me hungry

Love goulash in the crockpot, just made some today and served it over buttered noodles.

My favorite is a New England Boiled dinner which is basically cornedbeef and cabbage slow-cooked all day.

My favorite slow cooker meal is Pepper Steak.

My favorite is pork ribs and sauerkraut slow cooked all day.

My favorites are Pulled pork and Pot roast.

My favorite is beef stew brings bake alot of nice childhood memories, and great smells.

My husband and I both really enjoy beef ribs cooked in the slow cooker with just BBQ sauce....so tasty.

I love to make beans in mine.

What a beautiful slow cooker! I would love a new one since I've had mine for over 10 years and use it regularly. I have many favorite slow cooker meals, but the old standby has always been pot roat with veggies.

My favorite slow cooker meal is chicken fricasee, or, as my sister calls it, friggin' chickasee! My mom always made for us when we visited but she did it the old fashioned way-in a pot on the stove. Now we are so fortunate to have slow cookers. Makes it so much easier.

Yummmmm, my mom's pot roast, far and away my fave slow-cooker meal. Both times after coming home with my new babies, the smell of dinner wafting from the slow-cooker just made it all so much easier. (Plus, obviously, my mom rocks.) Unfortunately, our slow-cooker didn't survive our last move. This one is gorgeous!

sloppy joes

Shrimp Gumbo

BBQ baby back ribs, sprinkled with fresh garlic and minced onion...mmmmmmm!

Soup

Yankee Pot Roast - thanks for asking.

Baked Sweet Potatoes are great in a slow cooker. Just leave them whole and unpeeled (with just a little water).

pot roat with veggies is an all time favorite count me in I hope I win this

I like traditional roast beef with roasted vegetables (like my mom makes).

There's nothing more comforting in the winter than a hot pot roast with carrots and potatos. YUM!

We take a pork roast and cook until it totally shreds up. We then add our favorite bbq sauce and it makes great bbq sandwiches. If we make too much we can freeze some for use later.

I love pot roast. Great comfort food.

This might make me a better cook and help me in preparing one of my favorite healthy meals rice, lentils, carrots, and chicken.

We love beef stew!

beef stew or chili, or any kind of hearty soup with a lot of vegetables in it! yummy!

Polish Golabki, Stuffed cabbage, Cabbage rolls, Pigs in a blanket. Whatever you want to call it, I love it.

I love to make Crock pot Banana Bread

Winter -- the perfect time for nearly anything slow cooked!

Slow cooked pulled pork or corned beef, cabbage & potatoes

I slow cook most everything. My slow cooker is my best friend in the kitchen too! The best is corned beef.
It comes out so tender and juicy. I could never boil it again.

Pork Roast -yummy

Bonnie in Fl
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Traditional pot roast with garlic, potatoes, carrots. There is no better comfort food.

One of the best meals I have ever eaten was pork ribs cooked in a slow cooker with only a dry rub on them. Delicious!!

Spicy Vegetable Soup...not your typical veggie soup but a very spiced up version using Rotel (regular or HOT). This is excellent in the crockpot! Thank you for the chance to try it in a Calphalon!

slow cooked spicy chili

I love to cook pot roast in my slow cooker!

My husband loves pot roast with potatoes and carrots cooked in a slow cooker.

Chili

Any type of soup goes well in a slow cooker.

Nothing like ribs cooked all day in my slow cooker - yum!

If I had a beautiful brand new slow cooker, I might actually use it!

I'm lucky--my husband cooks all the time, but when it comes to chili, the kids won't eat his. They love my chili from the slow cooker

Beef stew is my favorite!

Alton Brown's Pot Roast... mmm!

We love to make beef stew in our slow cooker.
Thanks for the contest.

Homemade veggie soup in the slow cooker, mmm! on a cold winter day. Yum Yum!!

Pot roast, red potatoes, and carrots- mmm, mmm, mmm!

Beef stew with plenty of carrots is our all time favorite meal out of a slow cooker.

I love chicken casserole. So easy to make in a slow cooker.

Barbecue Pork! Yum, yum.

My absolute favorite thing to cook in the crock pot is corned beef and cabbage.

very nice,great for a roast.

I bought a cooker last year, but it turned out to be so small I really don't use it. I would love to have this large one. In the fall and winter, I like to cook roast beef, beef stew, chicken and dumplings. I have a tendency to forget food that's cooking on the stove, (when I'm on the computer) so a slow cooker is ideal for me. I don't have to jump up and stir it every few minutes. I ruin more food that way!

This has to be one of the coolest prizes ever! What an incredible time saver and from such a great manufacturer. We love to make beef roasts with veggies and this would be perfect for it.

I'd make so many delicious things... pork roasts, chickens, beef roasts...mmm...

Poor man's stew is my favorite slow cooker recipe! I've been experimenting with different dishes in my slow cooker lately. It's so convenient to throw the stuff in there in the morning and there's a hot meal waiting when I get home at night!

most definitely chilii

I love the italian beef my wife makes in a slow cooker.

This looks like a nice slow cooker. I have an old one that I make Mulligan's beef stew in and homemade soups. Thanks for having the contest!

roast with carrots and potatoes

roast pork fantasy yum

Really could use this slow cooker. I love making pots of beef stew with lots of good vegetables during the fall and winter. I would love to make it in a slow cooker as nice as this one.

Chicken and dumplings!

My favorite crockpot dish is a simple roast beef with onions, potatoes and carrots. It was a comfort food when I was growing up and still cannot be beat.

My favorite crock pot recipes are soups. They smell good and taste delicious and there are the leftovers. Doesn't get much better than that.

Beef stew is one of my favorite fall/winter dishes. Get it ready in the morning and come home to a wonderful treat.

I love beef stew yummy!

My mother used to make chicken & dumplings in her slower cooker that would just melt off the bones and into my tummy. I'd love to do that again!

fall is coming. Chili in the slow cooker is great!

Our favorite slow cooker meal is Barbecue pork Ribs.
I slow cook them on low all day with only the ribs and barbecue sauce as ingredients. By the time they are done they are falling off the bone and so good.

Perfect for Thanksgiving--

barbeque ribs, to make them fall off the bone tender, add a can of regular coke, soooo good!!

Pulled pork, yummy.

Navy Bean soup

I live in the (practically, but not really) tundra, so slow cookers are a must for our long winters. Last winter I dropped mine on the kitchen floor and the ceramic part broke. My parents had an extra one they let me borrow for the rest of the winter. Then my dog broke the lid on theirs while trying to get at my chili. So now I am slow cooker less. Please, I'd love to try this nice new one. I would treasure it! So would my dog, for any leftover chili that comes her way :)

chicken casserole

I would make pulled pork out of the pork roast

Short ribs!

My favorite is roast with potatoes and carrots and
of course Homemade soup!

I have never used a slow cooker, but have always wanted to try. I would love to win this so I could try some of the great dishes that everyone is talking about!

Any cheap cut of meat is enhanced to delicious by slow-cooking it.

Split pea soup.

Golden mushroom soup, pork roast, and some potatoes.

Beef Stew

Our favorite slow-cooker meal is pot roast with onions, carrots, potatoes in a red sauce

I love chicken tortilla soup in the crock pot...

!Viva Carne Guisada!

beef stew

brisket

We're so close to chili season...

braised chicken stew (aka pollo guisado con papas), yumm.

White Chili with homemade croutons!!

Chili.

I have another slow cooker, but i'd love an update

Shredded Pork!

Mexican-spiced pork shoulder for fajitas! So good .. it just falls apart!

porkporkporkporkpork. slowwwwwwwwwwwww pork. :D

braised short ribs

I love doing my slow cooker Monday's! Yum.

I haven't gotten to find out, because I don't have a slow cooker! But as the autumnal chill is creeping into the air, I'd love to come home to hot, long-simmered soup.

My favorite meal is corned beef in the slow cooker. That's the Irish in me.

My Mom's Old Fashioned Pot Roast all the way!

Oh definitely Beef Stew!

Mom's beef stew!

soup soup soup soup
soup soup soup soup

What a cool looking slow cooker. I love winter days and slow cookers. The house smells so good all day long.

soup, pulled pork, roast chicken....

wonderful veggie lasagna, soup, shepherds pie.

Spicy shrimp creole cooks up perfectly in a slow cooker. Just add the shrimp at the end, with about ten minutes to go.

love crock pots

I would be so proud to have this on my counter with barbeque in it.

This is awsome! I love it.

Tomato sauce!

Just made an awesome asian pork roast in my little slow cooker for thanksgiving! I'd love to win this beautiful cooker - what a beauty!