new crock pot! yay!

[fizzgig]

my old one was a piece of junk - deep and round with a terrible hot spot. bad enough that it's been just sitting in the cabinet for a couple years. but today i got one from my mommy!

it's nothing fancy, but it's a bigger oval one and that's what i wanted.

i'm definitely picking up a roast with the next paycheck.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. I am happy for you, my dear fizzgig!

A good one is a wonderful tool.

[fizzgig]

5. i am so happy to have one again

it's going to be a great help to me.

[Cracklin Charlie]

2. Pork chops!

Pork chops browned, and then cooked in crock pot with tomatos, onions, carrots, celery, and garlic!

Serve chops with veggies and sauce spooned over rice. Mmmm.

Enjoy your new cooker.

[fizzgig]

6. that sounds great

i do my slow cooker chops with bbq sauce, pineapple and onion.

[In_The_Wind]

3. Love my oval crock pot!

I've used it two or three times a week (in the cold months) since 2010. I'm thinking of replacing it because the glaze is looking cloudy. I believe it may be developing hairline cracks.

[fizzgig]

7. it will be great for the rest of the summer

it's been too hot to run the oven.

[In_The_Wind]

10. I've been nuking everything.

We seriously want a new grill. We left the old one when we moved two years ago because it was beyond repair.
I rarely turn on the stove in the summer. Using the oven is out of the question as far as I'm concerned.

[Galileo126]

4. Woo hoo!

A coworker gave me her old crock pot a few months back - which was cool, because I never owned one. It's pretty large capacity, and works good.

Always cool when new kitchen gadgets come around! I just got my pasta roller in the mail yesterday. Hand crank, but I can't wait to use it.

[fizzgig]

8. i desperately want a pasta roller

enjoy your new toy!

[Galileo126]

9. I ordered this one from Target

It had gotten good reviews.

http://www.target.com/p/roma-6-professional-grade-pasta-machine/-/A-11226626

It was under $37, with postage. I'll let you know how versatile it is, and how it"rolls"...

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

11. They're a near indispensable tool in our kitchen.

We've got two - one big oval one for big things that will last a couple of days or when we've got company, and one small round one when we just need to do something like mozza-stuffed meatballs for one meal. It might be a bit overkill to have two, but the small one allows us to use a lot less liquid/sauce to cover smaller things than if we used the big oval. We're looking at new non-stick pots and pans now. Most of ours have started to lose bits of teflon here or there. It's tough finding any we both like, since I want 'Made in USA', and she wants 'dishwasher safe', and neither of us wants to spend the earth. I've got exactly one all-clad pan, which I love, but there's no way we can afford to replace an entire set with all-clad unless we do like one piece a year.