[Psyche]

It is a slow cooker. Its amazing. You can cook anything in it. I toss my dried beans in it, put a bunch of water on it and let it cook all day and they're done by supper time. No pre soak or anything.

They typically cook anywhere from 180-220 degrees. I hate my "new" crock pot b/c it cooks to hot.

You can get cheaper cuts of meat to roast in there and they're super tender by supper time.

I've cooked apple pepper pork chops, soups/stews (chilli, etc), whole chicken, beef roasts which are turned into bbq beef the next day.

You can also cook oatmeal in it but I never have. Drinks like hot cocoa.

You may want to consider getting a book or googling a bunch of recipes.

Its wonderful b/c I can prepare everything the night before after the kids go to bed, chopping it all up, then dump it in the crock pot in the morning and supper is magically ready.

I adore a corned beef roast with cabbage on it.

Some things to know, you need to put some liquid in it every time. Root veggies are best cooked at the bottom then put the meat on that. Don't open it to stir. It needs no TLC and is better left alone until supper time. All crock pots have are unique. Some need a little more watching til you get used to it, just to add more water if needed or keeping it from over cooking.