If you are looking for great mouth watering, nourishing do-it-yourself foods that will also save you money then slow cookers will be the best option. Slow cookers also known as Crock pots were first brought to the industry by Rival in 1971. During this period their main objective and focus was to feed busy expanding families therefore slow cookers were usually given as marriage gifts.

The slow cooker was designed to generate a great deal of moisture and heat and what makes it stand out is it will also turn less expensive cuts of meat of all sorts into a melt in your mouth delicious, tender, savory supper. Since the inexpensive cuts happen to be the most flavorful, you’re in for a pleasant surprise!

Now when it comes to the best beef cuts to buy for your slow cooker, you should get the beef that is labeled by the butcher as round, chuck, shank, or anything that instructs you to braise for best results. When it comes to making homemade beef stew, this is just the kind of meat you want in your shopping cart. Stew.

Here are 7 reasons we LOVE the slow cooker:

1. Slow cooking comes with many wonderful health benefits. Let’s face it. It is alot better for you than some of the traditional ways we cook food.

2. The slow cooker will help keep your food warm without overcooking it. You can turn the crock pot on low, leave to do others things and then return to a meal that is ready for you to eat. Multi-tasking at it’s best!

3. The slow cooker uses less electricity compared to traditional ovens.

4. The crock pot is easy to store, since you really only need 1 pot for dinner.

5. Slow cookers are easy to cleaning. They usually have non stick material on the inside and out.

6. Some crock pots are multi-purpose. You can get a slow cooker that is capable of preparing anything you desire in the kitchen. Everything from stewing and deep frying to roasting, steaming and more.

7. Program it! Set and forget it! You can program most slow cookers a specific time to start cooking and for how long and it will perform automatically with no human interferance necessary.

Learn more about the Hamilton Beach Slow Cooker. Stop by Erma Smith’s site where you can find out all about Slow Cooker Beef Stew.