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I am a walking informercial for the Crock-Pot. The kitchen appliance has seriously changed my life.

My work schedule usually doesn’t allow for me to come home in time to make E a hot dinner. The Crock-Pot has solved that problem. I now can cook substantial meals for my man without rushing home after work and slaving over a hot stove. I can pop in the meat and veggies in the morning, set the timer, and have dinner ready by sunset! OR, as I did today, I can start a meal the night before, have it ready in the morning, and keep it in the warmer in case E wants a tasty lunch! It’s a LIFE SAVER!!! (you know what’s next: “Call the 1-800 number at the bottom of your screen, and the Crock-Pot can be yours for just three payments of $19.99!!!”)

Tomorrow, we’re going to our friend Kammy’s house for a Super Bowl party. We can’t go empty handed, so I experimented with dishes to bring to his spacious downtown loft expected to be packed with hungry football fans. E and I made Philly Cheesesteaks after coming home from dinner at midnight last night. We spent all of ten minutes chopping veggies, cutting the meat and combining everything into the CP. We set the timer for 8 hours, and the next morning, we had perfectly cooked meat for sandwiches. It was so good, we kept the beef for ourselves (sorry Kammy, we’ll have another meal for you ready by kickoff).

Anything made in a CP is a party pleaser. It’s easy to cook a ton of food at once, plus you can carry the CP to your destination, plug it in and warm your food without worrying about borrowing your buddy’s stove to heat up your grub. And since cooking in a CP usually involves some custom combination of spices, sauces or seasonings, a perfectly acceptable rebuttal to anyone who asks you for your recipe can be: “If I tell you, I’ll have to kill you.” They’ll still be snacking away on your food despite the denial. Touchdown.

Rating:

Very well done. Juicy, gets your fingers wet and difficult to eat … kinda like a real philly cheese steak sandwich should be. Also related: we should review the proper pronunciation of “Worcestershire”. It is pronounced like “wer-ster-sherr”, not “wer cess ter shire” … mmmk? Like “Gloucester” sounds like “gluster” and “Leicester” sounds like “lester”. Make note. Also, “Bruschetta” does NOT have a “sh” sound in it, as “ch” in italian is pronounced like a “k”. Make note. And while we’re at it: “Sake” is pronounced “sah ke”, not “sah ki”.

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