Click to read: Summer Dishes Straight From A Slow-Cooker Jun 18, 2009
Summer Dishes Straight From A Slow-Cooker - The Early Show - CBS News. We've updated CBSNews. (CBS News -- Early Show)
The Audacity Of Looting May 19, 2009
Almost all the government bungalows have been stripped bare of every item of furnishings, refrigerators, fans, electrical generators, air conditioners, cookers, kitchen ware and whatever have you. According to the minister, it would require more than GH50,000 to fix each of the bungalows before they could be ready for occupancy by the new ministers of state. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Family Meals Matter: Crock pot pleasers May 11, 2009
Crock pots, or electronic slow cookers, have been kitchen staples since the early 1970s. Because they cook at a relatively low heat for an extended period of time, recipes utilizing crock pots and slow cookers can easily be prepped in the morning, cook all day and be ready for dinner in the evening ... Other recipes this week are packed with nutrients, like the calcium-rich Chicken Cordon Bleu and the vegetable-based Crock Pot Dal, where others like Broccoli and Cheese Strata, Cranberry Pork... (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
Zojirushi: Recipe for a New Strategy May 1, 2009
The company specializes in rice cookers that fetch as much as $1,000. Its high-end devices, which look more like computers than pots, have enticed the class of techie epicures who like $10,000 stoves and fridges. (Time.com)
More cook at home as dining costs rise Apr 1, 2009
There's much greater interest in cookbooks, too, particularly those about slow cookers, value meals, canning, and preserving, says Mary Davis, a spokeswoman for book retailer The number of cookbooks sold in the past year rose 9 percent, according to Nielsen BookScan. Money saved by eating at home has given some the means and justification to invest in kitchen tools. (Boston Globe)
Slow Cooker Ready & Waiting Feb 11, 2008
Slow Cookers, or Crock Pots as they're often referred to, have been around since the 70's for a reason. The concept is fantastic. (Suite101.com)
Lessons for all at Empty Bowls Jan 21, 2008
Down the way, long banquet tables held large electric cookers full of savory, simmering soups: broccoli-cheese from Applebee's, vegetable beef from Prime Table, pasta fagioli from Fieldstone, the famous and flavorful chili of Neal Trainor, and a thick, rich potato soup from Dakota High School. Next on the table there were cookies and homemade and French breads to go with the soup. (Freeport Journal-Standard, IL)
Easy, inexpensive 1-pot meals Jan 16, 2008
The slow cookers have become a lot more sophisticated, Sullivan says. Manufacturers such as All-Clad have models that can be programmed for up to 26 hours and ones that come in multiple heat levels and that can be used to sear meat, saute onions, garlic and root vegetables and then be returned to the unit for slow cooking. (AZCentral -- Home)
With brothers like these, who needs enemies? Jan 5, 2008
TT: Built fire, cut firewood, moved three cookers. Me: Took a cat nap. (Washington Daily News, NC)
Testing which cooking gadgets make the best gifts Nov 22, 2007
We weren't thrilled with the latest in slow cookers: Vita Clay's Pro Gourmet Rice Cooker ($109 at amazon. com). (San Francisco Chronicle)
Swine Time's chitlins tradition Nov 14, 2007
The Post-Searchlight - Your local news source for Bainbridge, Georgia. If faced with the same circumstances, do you think this younger generation could do what The Greatest Generation had to do. (Bainbridge Post Searchlight, GA)
Thanks to community Nov 8, 2007
There is a man that provides a tent at the cookers to take care of the weather ... We have people that come to help turn the hams in the cookers ... From the men and women that help load the cookers, chop the meat and transport it the school, to the men and women that sold tickets at the door. (Truman Democrat, AR)
Kenyan slum saves trees, cleans streets with big trash oven Nov 1, 2007
"It is only a pilot and we need many more cookers to clean up Kibera, but we have already seen a difference in the area we are targeting," says Pauline Nyota, of the Umande Trust, which works in slums to improve sanitation and runs the project. "The drainage ditches are much cleaner just wastewater when before they were clogged with rubbish.". (Christian Science Monitor)
From the kitchen: Crock pots are popular way to serve hot items at parties Oct 13, 2007
Crock-pots and slow cookers come in several sizes and have been around for many years. They are used by both home cooks and in commercial eateries. (Williston Pioneer, FL)
Praise the Lord and pass the potato salad Sep 20, 2007
At the end of the day, the whole church team -- chicken cookers, potato peelers, takeout sellers, waiters, dishwashers and baked-goods sellers -- will sit down for dinner. As far as they can tell, they sold about 330 dinners and raised $4,200. (North County News, MD)
Solar lifeline Sep 18, 2007
Solar cookers in refugee camp reduce the need for firewood by up to 75 percent ... Source: Solar Cookers International ... Rijks's team ships in the cardboard and aluminum foil that makes the cookers. (CNN -- International)
Donna-Marie Pye - Cookbook Author Sep 12, 2007
Crock pots were originally designed as bean cookers ... I had six slow cookers going some day, says Donna-Marie. (Suite101.com)
Bright idea: Using the sun to cook Sep 10, 2007
Knowing when to use solar cookers requires understanding the science behind them ... During the summer months, it's easier for the cookers to catch sunlight ... In addition to the amount of sunlight, other weather conditions affect solar cookers. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
Mini grant awarded to G.U.A.R.D.I.A.N.S. for education Sep 8, 2007
Cookers prefer the 200/300 count for maximum ilter age ... Cookers need iodine to separate ephedrine and use red flares for the sulfur. (Gridley Herald, CA)
When the sun is shining, break out the solar oven Aug 23, 2007
Having cooked solar feasts - including a 17-pound turkey and a Mexican pulled-pork roast - for 20 years, he believes Canada is ripe for solar cookers because we love to barbecue. "It's something you do next to your barbecue," he says. (Globe and Mail)
Soup helps many area organizations Aug 8, 2007
All this ended up in the two cookers along with twelve boxes of barley. One of the earliest additions was 30 pounds of soup bone or beef short ribs which a number of Lions Club members cut up, plus large tubes of hamburger, released and crumbled into dispensers before becoming part of the repast. (Forest Republican, WI)
Solar eating Jul 26, 2007
Knowing when to use solar cookers requires understanding the science behind them ... During the summer months, it's easier to for the cookers to catch sunlight ... In addition to the amount of sunlight, other weather conditions affect solar cookers. (Fresno Bee)
Darfur refugees tap the sun's power to cook Jul 26, 2007
Nearly 90 percent of the families here use solar cookers to prepare their midday meals. In a pilot project by a Dutch aid group called SVAAKO, 6,000 portable solar cookers have been given out to the refugees, and there are plans to introduce the stoves to other camps. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
More of this story Jul 12, 2007
Anderson said there are a few rules for chili cookers to follow in order to compete in the cook-off. First off, you need to fill out and return a registration form by Wednesday, July 25 to Anderson. (Cut Bank Pioneer Press - Golden Triangle, MT)
Kenya: Switch On the Sun to Get Cooking Jul 5, 2007
These solar cookers, also called "panel cookers", were loaded with several pots filled with meat, rice, eggs and other kinds of food -- the pots black in colour to absorb heat, and covered in plastic bags to retain warmth ... Lokuso is one of the members of the Oloika Women's Group who congregated at a school in Kajiado for the demonstration, given by Solar Cookers International (SCI) ... The Oloika women were also excited by the prospect of being able to turn their attention to other chores... (allAfrica.com)
Extension Connection: Unsafe canning methods create spoilage Jun 13, 2007
Other Unsafe Methods: Canning food in the microwave oven, electric ovens, slow cookers or crock pots can be extremely dangerous, especially with low-acid foods, and is not recommended. So-called canning powders are useless as preservatives and do not replace the need for proper heat processing. (Columbiana Shelby County Reporter, AL)
Cookware for a lifetime Jun 6, 2007
Though snazzier versions of slow cookers have been on the market for several years, these cook-all-day pots are seeing a surge of popularity, says Catie Trezise , manager of Williams-Sonoma at the Atrium Mall in Chestnut Hill. "I haven't met a bride without a slow cooker on her list. People are making all the traditional dishes like pot roast and chili, but also more exotic stuff like braised short ribs and chicken tikka masala.". (Boston Globe)
It's not your momma's slow cooker Apr 5, 2007
The annual International Home & Housewares Show in Chicago last month offered a brand-new alternative to owning multiple slow cookers ... In February, the Good Housekeeping Research Institute rated 16 slow cookers; you can find the results -- as well as seven tested recipes -- by searching "slow cookers" at ... That's why slow cookers are once again getting hot. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Cooking success is in the bag Mar 26, 2007
Black River Marine -- Fillet knives, gas cookers and pots and wild game. spices. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
A family affair Mar 15, 2007
Preparations started at 7 a.m. when Bury fired up two outdoor cookers and filled each pot with water and corned beef. The meat simmered on the stoves until around 3 p.m., when the meat was sliced and made ready for the crowd that arrived around 5 p.m.. (Montana Standard, MT)
Culinology: a great food combo Mar 8, 2007
"In one of Tenbergen's recent classes, students learned about these concepts while cooking two soups: apple curry and tomato-orange. With the leftover egg whites, they made macaroons, using spoons to form them into three-sided shapes called quenelles."I taught them to not waste, I taught them how to be creative, and I taught them how to make quenelles," Tenbergen says.He also gave a peek into Fresno State's plans for a new teaching kitchen. Using a magnet and pots of different materials, he... (Fresno Bee)
Home gizmos for everyone Feb 13, 2007
It also was used as red accents on the Pyrex Accents Collection of prep- and bakeware and in individualized steam cookers, such as the little lidded boats from Mastrad Inc. for one-dish meals to go into the oven or microwave. In fact, the show displayed all sorts of kitchen gadgets to make life easier. (AZCentral -- Business)
A healthier way to cook Jan 26, 2007
About 30,000 cookers have gone out ... The Pimentels have used solar cookers for more than a decade ... Wilfred Pimentel coordinates the project that's given away about 30,000 solar cookers in Central and South America, the Middle East and Africa. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
