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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
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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
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>>>>>> 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
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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
>>>>> 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.
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>> I hope yours come out better than mine did.
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> I've taken two pics so far. I tasted mine this am and they were not so
> sweet. Maybe that will develop over the day. I don't need the crock pot
> for anything else so I'll just let them roll

My beans are cooking now. I just hope that the onions cook down some. The
texture isn't right to me.