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William[_4_]

On Fri, 21 Sep 2012 13:13:50 -0400, wrote:

>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.

get a pork Boston Butt roast, through it in your slow cooker fat side
down, cook on low for 8 hours...use fork to swish it around...voila,
you have created pulled pork you will not throw out! Spoon it on to
hamburger buns and top it with your favorite sauce and cole slaw.

William