I’d like to present the newest member of the AuburnChick family…
Bet you expected an animal of some sort, eh?
Heehee.
Seriously, though, I did get your attention, didn’t I?
Heehee.
But seriously, you guys know how distraught I was at the demise of my former crock pot. I even sang a funeral dirge about it.
After much pondering, consulting, and shopping around, I finally decided on the Hamilton Beach crock pot…
For one thing, this is a 6 quart pot. My other one was only three quarts.
It’s technology-fancy too. Just look at the control panel…
It even has an Enter button! LOL
It came with a meat probe, so if recipe directions say to cook something to a particular temperature, I can, and the crock pot will automatically turn to warm when the meat reaches the temperature I set…
This pot also came with a nifty little spoon/spoon rest built into the lid. Don’t you just love that?!
Plus, and this might be my favorite little bonus thing about it…it has clamps so that I can secure the lid if I want to travel with it!!
Can you say, NO MORE SPILLED CHILI?!! Hence, no more car mats that resemble someone’s having puked on them.
Oh, and did I mention that the ceramic pot lifts out for easier cleaning? Tres cool!
Now, I have to tell you that I have really missed having a crock pot. Every time I tried to plan a meal, I had to throw out my ideas because everything required my much-loved appliance.
It was with much enthusiasm that I pulled the newest member out of the cabinet today. I don’t believe in waiting to use new gadgets. Open them and use them, for heaven’s sake!!
Tonight’s dinner was Spicy Asian Chicken…one of Rooster’s favorite meals.
Using the instruction manual (I am so nerdy that I actually enjoy reading techno mumbo jumbo), I set the cooking mode to manual, which allowed me to select High, Lo, or Warm (I set it to Lo and changed it to Warm when I was making final dinner preparations)…
Then, it made the loveliest sound…
A three-second beep.
Music to my ears! My old crock pot didn’t ever sing to me, except to go Plop when it busted.
Oh yeah, I’m happy. My family appears to be happy as well, as evidenced by the way they chomped down their dinner!
Welcome to the family, Big C (i.e. Big Crock Pot). May we enjoy a long and joyful relationship.
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