> wrote in message
...
> What am I doing wrong? I bought a crock pot a while back and have tried
> several
> recipes. Only two have ever come out decent, rather good actually, and
> they are
> pot roast and spare ribs. So I keep doing them over and over. But I've
> tried a
> couple of other recipes, following the recipe exactly as I read it, and
> they
> come out a total waste of time and money. Two that come to mind are
> chicken
> cacciatore and beef stew. Just bland and watery. No taste, The stew I was
> able
> to salvage to come degree by dumping two jars of beef gravy into it, which
> thickened it a little and gave it some flavor. But I'm about to give up on
> trying anything else because I end up throwing food out. What can I be
> doing
> wrong? Thanks.

A Crock-Pot will cook the seasoning out of the food. You need to add more
seasoning towards the end of the cooking time.