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I bought a Crock-Pot last Saturday:03/15/2007
I like the taste of shredded barbecued beef. I didn't like the price though, a local store sells it for 3.50 for a container the size of a small chip dip. That's pretty damn pricey. I had a few bucks after the last overtime and decided to take the plunge.
After a bit of shopping a 5 quart unit went home with me. In mind was a vision, low fuss, low effort, that this could free me from some of the cooking drudgery. Well that's how it was supposed to go anyway. So here I'm off to the grocery store to pick up this huge ass chunk of meat and some barbecue sauce. Returning I fill it with water, slap in the steer butt and set it on high.
30 minutes later the water is just started to get hot. 120 minutes later still really pink. 4 hours later I'm starting to shred the beef, after which is poring in a lot of sauce and more cooking. 7 hours and 30 minutes later it's ready.
It's funny to realize how accustomed we are to eating on demand. Your hungry at the mall and Mickey D's has a burger for you. At home you pop a hot pocket in the microwave and it's ready in 2 minutes. This is after all, something unknown 40 years ago in America and still unknown throughout much of the world.
But a crock pot is different. You see a crock pot is for a person who plans his or her day. I'll get the hang of it eventually, you see I really need to do more of that sort of planning anyway. Next weekend, barbecue ham.