Rival Crock Pot

I've had a Crock Pot for years, but haadn't started using it until last year.Our kitchen was being remodeled & the stove was in storage, so that meant eating out a lot or pulling out the crock pot.Our first few meals ended up a little dry, I came to find out that is because my crock pot was too small.

Once the kitchen was done a family memeber gave us the new 5 quart Crock Pot as a house warming gift & dinner just hasn't been the same.While I cook mainly roasts in the crock pot, I have also made chili, chicken breast, meatloaf, and many other foods that you wouldn't think you could cook in a crock pot.I am constantly finding new recipes for the crock pot & my family is enjoying the variety, while I like the fact that we save money by eating in & I don't feel like I am spending all afternoon cooking dinner.

I can put the roast in the crock pot in the morning with a few veggies & by dinner time the meat is tender & ready to serve.I feel like we are eating much healthier now as well.I have been cooking with fresh ingredients and we usually only need to add rice, noodles or potatoes to make a full dinner.

The crock pot is pretty easy to clean as well, I have just been rinsing out the stoneware bowl & cleaning it in the dish washer.The base rarely gets messy & when it does I just wipe off the mess with a wet cloth. For our family of four this 5 quart crock pot is the perfect size.