On Thursday, July 3, 2014 8:16:05 AM UTC-10, Cheri wrote:
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> > On 7/3/2014 7:13 AM, Cheri wrote:
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> >> In the post on her pot it says..."started at 8:15 AM, should be done by
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> >> 4-6 PM." 8:15 to 4 is a tad less than 8 hours, that's why I say "8 or so
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> >> hours" What's not to understand? I think she knows her crock pot and
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> >> that's a suggestion of at least 8 hours. My crock pot cooks a lot faster
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> >> than the recipes call for so I imagine it would be closer to 8 hours in
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> >> mine too. YMMV
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> >> Cheri
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> > I've caramelized onions for a frittata. You get a crapload amount of
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> > sliced onions and cook it in butter. You start with what seems like an
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> > impossibly large amount in a frying pan - as much as your pan can hold and
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> > fry the onions down till it's brown. It takes around 15 minutes or so.
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> > Then you add your eggs and cheese and whatever else you want. It's tasty
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> > stuff but caramelizing the onions requires your time and attention for a
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> I know about carmelizing onions, I've done it many times in a skillet, but
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> never in a crockpot. The last time was when I made German Zwiebelkuchen last
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> Cheri

I'll cook a pork butt on a bed of onions in the oven for 5 to 8 hours. It's pretty much the same idea. Doing it in a crockpot is a lot more efficent.