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My
brother has flown the nest and moved into what I can only describe as
a bachelor pad, so I'm helping him brush up on his cooking skills so
he isn't forced to live on cereal or hang out at my place! I'm a
massive supporter of crock pot food preparation. As soon as I
purchased my crock pot not too long ago, it's made a huge difference
in the standard of my home-cooked dinners on days when I am pressed
for time. Let me quickly add up the advantages:
- Cuts down physical preparation time.
- Makes meals more delicious.
- Can't beat that, can you?
Home
Cooking Without Slaving
Just
imagine you're having one of those "don't want to venture to the
store" days: you've got haphazard foodstuff inside the
refrigerator, perhaps some frozen chicken breasts, somewhat wilted
celery, a clove of garlic clove, perhaps a bag of rice. You've got
dinner!
Here's
another example: In the early morning you get one pound of
inexpensive, low fat stew beef, slice some carrots, potatoes and also
a small red onion, add a bullion powder package and include with
water. Give it a stir, set the crock pot on low and go to work. When
you come home after a long day at work, your house smells incredible,
like you have hired a chef and they've got dinner waiting for you!
Salt and pepper the stew to taste and enjoy. The remainder of the
stew can be refrigerated or frozen to provide 3 or 4 more meals. Stew
often tastes better the next day anyway! This dish costs about 12
bucks for the ingredients and five minutes of prep work and gives you
4 or 5 meals! Bachelor's dream? I think so!
Get
the Most From Your Pantry
It
gets even better: the crock pot's magical talents include things like
tenderizing even the roughest meats. The least expensive cuts of beef
are generally also the leanest, providing you with all the advantages
of consuming red meat without having the extra fat you'll see in the
expensive marbled cuts. Slow-cook a tough cut of beef for 8 hours and
it will melt in your mouth.
Importantly
for the bachelor, a crock pot is a great way to improve cooking
skills while keeping it basic and tasty. With a few common spices
like basil, paprika and rosemary you will soon figure out which taste
best with different meats or vegetables. Experiment with chopping
your ingredients larger and smaller. Chili, soup, even stuffed
peppers turn out great in a slow-cooker.
Cooking
at home is the best way to make sure you eat right, and there's no
easier way of creating delicious and healthy food than with the help
of a slow cooker.
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