Glitter Ninja wrote:
>
> 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

A crockpot is the one with the ceramic insert. My slow cooker is
an rectangular metal, non stick pot that sits on a base. .....Sharon