"Dave Smith" wrote
> JL wrote:

>>> Logical but not how it works.
>>>
>>> The trick is you add less water to a crockpot recipe.

>> I used a crock pot a few times but it never really impressed me.

> I have been similarly unimpressed with crock pot meals. The only advantage
> I can see to one of them is as a heating vessel for a pot luck or for
> keeping food warm for a party. I have never owned one and don't care to
> find space for storing one.

No problem Dave but dont diss the folks who learned how to use one right.
Neither you nor JL are used to them. Me, Got my first one in 1978.

It's a tool, like any other. Used right, it works very well and in those
recipes, will exceed that of a stovetop or oven. It's also as you note, not
a bad device to keep foods hot for a potluck.