ceed wrote:
>
> Nick Cramer > wrote in
> :
>
> > Well, belated welcome to the land of the free and the home of the
> > brave, unless you're an illegal alien, in which case get out! ;-D
> >
> > When I was still working, I usta do beans in a crock pot. Put 'em in
> > before I left for work, they'd be perfect when I got home. Now I do
> > 'em on the stove, so's I can smell and sample 'em all day. Gladja
> > learned howta Q. ;-))
> >
> I'm a legal permanent resident. Going to get my citizenship soon, so thank
> you for the belated welcome.

Then you'll know more about the US than the bulk of the folks born here.
Congrats on studying all that useless trivia.

>
> However, I do not understand why you can't smell and sample from a crock
> pot? Does yours come with a lock? My favorite in the crock pot is corned
> beef and cabbage. I sample and smell it like crazy every time I make it..
>

Crock pots are good for a lot of things, they're even acceptable as a
holding place to keep real pulled pork BBQ warm for serving, you just
can't make it in one.