biig > writes:

>> But after a few experiments, I get;
>> perfect barley, perfect brown rice, perfect beans...
>> No boil-overs, no pot-watching.
>>
>> How did I ever live without it ?

> Is this the type with the ceramic insert? I use a slow cooker that
>separates the metal pan from a base.

That's the kind I've got. I guess a slow cooker has the ceramic
insert and a crockpot doesn't, otherwise I don't know the difference
between the two.
Mom got a GE brand slow cooker years ago and I was so impressed I went
and got the same one. $15 at K-Mart, and it's great. The other night I
made orange pork chops in it, and even though I don't like pork I
enjoyed the chops. It's definitely worth it.
I've never made rice in the cooker and probably won't. My veggie
steamer does rice, but it's easier to just boil on a stove top.

Stacia