Dust That Crock Pot Off!
By Michael Sasaki
What's slow and steady and will fit right into your face-paced life? Would you believe cooking with that old crock pot?!

Going slower in terms of cooking can actually help you go faster in the long run. Make sense? Keep reading and it will. When you prepare a crock pot meal in the morning, the food will be ready when you get home. No more waiting for the oven to preheat or food to defrost in the microwave.

Fast and slow cooking entered American kitchens in a big way during the 1970s. Rival introduced the Crock Pot slow cooker in 1971 (the slow cooking appliance was originally called a beanery). Microwave ovens also became affordable during the 1970s. (They actually went on the market in 1952 for the price of $1,295). By the 1980s, most couples could count on receiving at least one crock pot as a wedding gift. While it's almost unthinkable to cook without a microwave today, many crock pots have been relegated to the closet shelf. It's time to revive the Rival!

Five reasons to dust of the crock pot and start slow cooking again.
1.Save money. Starting a meal in the crock pot in the morning can save you from the temptation of grabbing fast food during the evening family rush hour. Save those fast food bucks for a meal out at a nice restaurant on the weekend when you have time to sit and enjoy it.
2.Save money. This reason's so nice we said it twice. Crockery cooking can make less-expensive cuts of meat tender and delicious.
3.Save time. Cook when you have more energy and