The Naxon Utilities Corporation (in Chicago) first developed the Beanery All Purpose Cooker in the 1950s; it was originally invented to cook baked beans, hence the name.
The Rival Company bought Naxon's assets in 1970 and began marketing the Beanery in 1971 under the Crock-Pot® brand.
Crock-Pot® is now owned and marketed by Sunbeam Products. Today, similar cookware is also marketed by other companies, though Crock-Pot® retains the largest market share.
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The term for a slow cooker is spelled "crock pot" but may appear as crockpot depending on brand. The spelling Crock-Pot is a trademark name.
Yes you can spare ribs in the crock pot
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Yes you can cook just about anything in a crock pot
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Yes, you can brown meat in a crock pot by first searing it in a separate pan on the stove before adding it to the crock pot for slow cooking.
Crock - pot recipes can be found at all recipes.com for some great ideas for slow cookers . Crock pot .com also offers a good ranges of recipes or 5000 crock pot recipes can be found at cdkitchen.com
Yes, you can cook ground beef in a crock pot by browning it first in a skillet, then transferring it to the crock pot to finish cooking with other ingredients.
Yes, you can cook ground turkey in a crock pot by browning it first on the stove, then adding it to the crock pot with other ingredients to cook slowly.
Yes, it is possible to cook ground beef in a crock pot by browning it first in a skillet and then transferring it to the crock pot to finish cooking.
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