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Janet Wilder[_1_]

On 12/25/2011 12:39 PM, wrote:
> On Sat, 24 Dec 2011 19:43:24 -0800, David >
> wrote:
>
>> Watching Rick Bayless just now, he is going to cook some pork in a slow
>> cooker. But first, he takes the (apparently) ceramic crock out of the
>> cooker and puts in on top of the gas stove. When it is good and hot, he
>> uses it to brown the pork in some oil, before putting it back to cook.
>>
>> Is that safe? I would be afraid that heating the crock on top of the
>> stove would be uneven and risk having it crack in two right down the
>> middle. I don't remember anything in the skimpy instructions from my
>> Hamilton Beach cooker that would suggest that procedure.
>>
>> Does anybody here do that?
>
> I saw that crock pot in a catalog, can't remember if it's a William
> Sonoma or Sur la Table. The insert can be used on top of the stove for
> browning etc...It runs about $295.00
>

whatever brand it is, it's to expensive for me.
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Janet Wilder
Way-the-heck-south Texas
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