On Thu, 16 Mar 2006 08:41:15 -0500, biig > wrote:

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>> On Tue, 14 Mar 2006 13:30:17 -0700, "D.Currie" >
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>> >I was just thinking about some of the things that I use regularly that I
>> >thought at first were stupid, useless, or gimmicky, but now I'd have a hard
>> >time living without.
>> >Donna
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>> A friend gifted me with a 1q (?) mini crock-pot.
>> At first I thought "garage sale".
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>> But after a few experiments, I get;
>> perfect barley, perfect brown rice, perfect beans...
>> No boil-overs, no pot-watching.
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>> How did I ever live without it ?
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>> <rj>
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> Is this the type with the ceramic insert? I use a slow cooker that
>separates the metal pan from a base. How do you modify recipes to make
>rice in your crockpot? Thanks....Sharon

Yup... it's a RIVAL.
No dials, no On-Of Just plug it in.

I start with cold water and the grain.

For brown rice; 1c rice, 2+ c water
For barley 1/4 c barley, 1 c water
Takes about 3 hours..... but I'm in no hurrry.

As Ron Popeil would say; "Set it and forget it"

<rj>