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Older crockpots are the best ones IMO and only to be found in thrift stores.
But if you want the best cooking gadget ever(IMO) spend the big bucks and get an electric pressure cooker.
I bought an instant Pot Smart which is a pressure cooker/slow cooker/rice cooker/steamer/etc. etc..
I have had it less than a month and I have used it at least 30 times. Best stew (10 min) beans from scratch (45 min.) fabulous meatloaf(20 min), turkey stock (30 min), cabbage rolls (12(min) meat sauce from fresh tomato's, chicken fricassee, jam, stewed fruit and applesauce (you can can in it) and these things were all as good, mostly better any I have had in years.
It keeps nutrition and flavour in better than the stovetop/oven or crockpot, although it does have a crockpot setting as well.
The one I got is possibly the best rated in it's class today and has blue tooth control which allows you to precisely set temperature for things like sous vide although I don't have an iPhone so have not had that opportunity.
It is well worth the money ($194 USD after coupon code) but a little pricey for some. Same model without Bluetooth is currently $129 with coupon code.
Way more than a crockpot costs, but the other night I had unexpected company, and to be the big showoff I put a frozen pork roast in for 25 min, added potatoes, carrots and onions for another 10 took them out added thickener and it was all delicious. Next morning I made us all soft boiled eggs in 3 minutes, which turned out perfectly, shells almost fell off, whites cooked and yolks liquid and you don't have to watch it, it beeps when it is done.
Not an angry rant but a rant nonetheless.
Helen
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