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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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>>>> Keep using your skillet!
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>>> I think the Walla Walla sweets might not be the best for the crock pot.
>>> I'm curious, so one of these days I'll try it with yellow onions.
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>> You can report back.
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>> Even though I like the smell of onions, after a while it did get very
>> overwhelming and while I don't mind stirring things, it was a PITA to
>> keep going back every hour or so to stir.
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>> When I first read of this, the person who gave me the idea said she did
>> hers overnight while sleeping. I can't really see that working.
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> I don't like to use my crock pot overnight because the smell of things
> keeps waking me up, but I imagine onions would be particulary smelly in
> the pot overnight.

Same here. I turned it off in the evening yesterday and started them up
again this morning.

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