Best Compact Slow Cooker
This is another one of my slow cooker reviews. I on occasion, had to use this slow cooker at a friend’s place. He’s single and we were watching football. Now football and tacos and beef chili go together like a match made in heaven. This Cuisinart CSC-400 4-Quart slow cooker fit him really well because of its compact size and basic features. He’s a bachelor and not much of a foodie, so he just throws stuff in the morning, and comes home to a hot dinner whenever he has a night home.
Cuisinart Slow Cooker Review : Cuisinart CSC-400 4-Quart Slow Cooker
I have noticed that slow cookers work best when they are at least half full of food to ensure that the liquid won’t cook the food to fast, and overcook it. Especially when you’re cooking meat, you don’t want it to be overcooked as it entirely loses its flavor and takes on a “raggy” texture entirely unpleasant to the palate.
This small, compact model by Cuisinart fits the bill for couples or singles living alone because they can’t possibly need such a large capacity slow cooker anyway. The 8-hour timer works a charm and has high, low and warm settings. While it isn’t programmable, it does have a keep warm feature, which will turn itself on automatically when cooking time has ended. It’s easy to clean because you can just put it in your dishwasher when you’re done with it.
The only drawback I can find to this small, basic slow cooker is that it is slightly more expensive in comparison to other slow cookers. Nevertheless, Cuisinart is a highly respected brand in the culinary industry and they have come up with a quality product once again.
I personally recommend this performer of a slow cooker to smaller households looking for a slow cooker that will consistently perform well and produce great food.
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