"Ophelia" > wrote in message
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> "Cheri" > wrote in message
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>> "dsi1" > wrote in message
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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
>>>> 4-6 PM." 8:15 to 4 is a tad less than 8 hours, that's why I say "8 or
>>>> so
>>>> hours" What's not to understand? I think she knows her crock pot and
>>>> that's a suggestion of at least 8 hours. My crock pot cooks a lot
>>>> faster
>>>> than the recipes call for so I imagine it would be closer to 8 hours in
>>>> 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
>>> sliced onions and cook it in butter. You start with what seems like an
>>> impossibly large amount in a frying pan - as much as your pan can hold
>>> and fry the onions down till it's brown. It takes around 15 minutes or
>>> so. Then you add your eggs and cheese and whatever else you want. It's
>>> tasty stuff but caramelizing the onions requires your time and attention
>>> for a while.
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>> I know about carmelizing onions, I've done it many times in a skillet,
>> but never in a crockpot. The last time was when I made German
>> Zwiebelkuchen last year.
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> I am making them in my crockpot as we speak) They smell good but I
> doubt they will be cooked before I go to bed. If they are not I will just
> turn it off and restart them in the morning.

I hope yours come out better than mine did.