Multi-cookers are all the rage these days, but many people just end up using them as regular old slow cookers. Well here’s an idea: instead of getting a $100 multi-cooker, check out the Crock-Pot ...

With the ability to cook up hearty stews and fall-off-the-bone braises with little to no supervision, slow cookers and Crock-Pots are beloved kitchen staples for busy home cooks everywhere. But with ...

Instant Pots are all the rage right now, and Crock-Pot makes plenty of similar multi-use cookers that people love. What’s funny, though, is that a lot of people who buy these pricey kitchen gadgets ...

Shop carefully to get the size, options and functions you need By DANIELLE CENTONI The Oregonian It's time to retire grandma's forest-green slow-cooker and upgrade to a much more useful appliance.

Katie is a writer, a humor blogger, a Vietnam War historian, and an avid cook. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing and is hard at work on her first novel. When she's not writing about tech, she's ...