On 7/3/2014 12:11 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
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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
>>>
>>> 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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> Yes. And based on the end results, your method yields much better results.

It's different. 8 hours of heat tends to liquify the onions. This is
fine with me because I turn that liquified oniony goodness into gravy.
It's a little sweet but adding a small amount of mustard evens things up
right nicely.