I have the Cuisinart 3-way Cooking System, which I think is the new name for the Cook Central. I love it. The saute feature makes it a keeper.
I will mention I use it on low 100% of the time. Low and slow seems to be the key to tender meat and chicken.
I'm on a couple of Google groups that discuss slow cookers and recipes. One hint from those is that you really don't need liquid in the slow cooker. One person put a whole chicken on balls of aluminium foil to keep it out of the chicken fat that builds up in the bottom of the cooker; it allows the skin to brown rather than staying pasty-looking and fatty.
I have the Cuisinart 3-way Cooking System, which I think is the new name for the Cook Central. I love it. The saute feature makes it a keeper.
I will mention I use it on low 100% of the time. Low and slow seems to be the key to tender meat and chicken.
I'm on a couple of Google groups th...