Slow Cooker Dishes for the Fall

If you don’t have a “Slow Cooker” or “Crockpot,” you need to add one to your kitchen arsenal.  If fact, it wouldn’t hurt to have a couple.  Different sizes, of course.

But what size?  That depends on a lot of factors.  How many people will you be serving?  Entrée, side dish or dessert?  That makes a difference too.

My recommendation would be as follows.  You need a 4 to 6-quart slow cooker.  If you never need worry about cooking for more than 4 or 5 people, for 4-quart.  Cooking for more, go bigger.  I believe you also need a second slow cooker so you can do more than one dish in them for a meal.  So the second one should be between 2 and 4-quarts.  Same criteria as the first, smaller for less people and bigger for more.

Round or oval, that’s a personal choice in my mind.  I like both but the large ones may be better in oval.

You want one that has a removable crock for easier cleaning and serving options.

In the long run, they pay for themselves with convenience and cooking ease.

This week, I’m posting three recipes.  Wednesday will be an entrée dish called “BBQ Beef Sandwiches” and the other two are side dishes to help out the meal.  “Hawaiian BBQ Beans” on Thursday and “Orange Marmalade Carrots” for Friday.

So try cooking with a slow cooker if you haven’t already and try the recipes too.  “Happy Cooking” until week and share the blog link, thanks.