You can use your slow cooker to save money on your power bill. When I use the oven, it heats up the entire house. But when I use the slow cooker, the a/c doesn’t turn on and I don’t start to sweat.
Slow cooker dinners don’t have to be elaborate either. Put some ground beef or turkey in the slow cooker in the morning and by dinner time, you’ll have meat ready for spaghetti, tacos or sloppy joes. Cook chicken breasts in the slow cooker and serve them over rice and topped with salsa. Or chicken drumsticks covered in BBQ sauce cooked in the slow cooker means BBQ chicken by dinner time.
When you use your slow cooker, not only are you making dinner easier on yourself but you are also lowering the cost of your power bill. You avoid heating the house up in the evenings and causing the air conditioning unit to run harder to cool the house back down.
Throwing a meal in the slow cooker in the mornings means that you’ll have dinner ready and waiting in the evenings. This will save you time, energy, and money. Knowing that you have a meal waiting at home will keep you from spending extra going out to eat.
If you don’t already have a slow cooker then look into purchasing one with a timer feature. This will let you set exactly how long you want to cook the meal and once it finishes it will switch over to a warming feature. This is especially great for those that work outside of the home.
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Hollie says
Can’t wait we love new crock pot and grill recipes
Suzanne says
Thank you!!! Im always looking for new recipes. I love my slow cooker. What’s not to like about throwing some ingredients in a pot, going to work, and coming home to a hot meal!! And now in the summer, we dont use the oven. Im looking forward to your emails!
Clare C. says
I don’t use my slow cooker as often as I’d like either. My problem with it is finding affordable recipes to cook in it. So many slow cooker recipes seem to be mostly large servings of meat and for health and economy reasons, we try to limit the amount of meat that we eat.
Elizabeth says
I’m really looking forward to this series, too, Kristin! I don’t use my slow cooker enough. Whenever I do, I think, “Why don’t I do this all the time!?!”
Julie says
Kristin I have SINNED!! I don’t own a slow cooker but I’m gonna look on freecycle for one. Thanks for the great tips!
Keli Tucker says
Yay! I am excited too! My hubby just got a day shift so I am doing more of the cooking and the crock pot is becoming my new friend :) Looking forward to more recipes!
Denise-Scrapmouse says
Great segment! I’m looking forward to this because we are about to hit 106 this weekend and the oven is officially off limits here till about October. LOL. So I am definitely in need of slow cooker recipes. Thanks!