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Are you looking for great tasting, healthy self-made dinners that may also save a little money? If so, then slow cookers are definitely the best. Slow cookers also known as Crock pots were initially brought to the market by Rival in 1971. During this period the main purpose and focus was on feeding busy expanding families and so slow cookers were often presented as marriage gifts in anticipation of little ones to come.

The crock pot was designed to produce a lot of moisture and heat and what makes it so special is it will turn cheaper cuts of meat of all types right into a melt in your mouth moist, tender, tasty dinner. Since low-cost cuts just happen to be the most flavorful, you're in for a treat!

To get the perfect beef cuts for the crock pot, you want to buy the beef that's labeled by the butcher as round, chuck, shank, or anything that tells you to braise for the very best results. Now when it comes to making beef stew, stew is just the type of meat you need in your buggy.

Here are 7 reasons we LOVE the slow cooker:

1. Cooking with the crock pot is better for your heart and soul than frying and even some baked foods.

2. The crock pot can keep your food warm without burning it. You are free to set the slow cooker to a low temperature and go to do other things and when you come back a dinner will be warm and ready for you to eat. Now that's multi-tasking!

3. When compared to traditional ovens the crock pot will use less energy. It's is the energy efficient option.

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

5. Using the crock pot makes for easy cleaning, since most are made of non stick material on the interior and exterior of the pot.

6. Some are very versatile. You can get one product that you can use for almost all of your cooking needs: stewing, deep frying, boiling, roasting, steaming and more.

7. Most slow cookers are programmable. So you can set your slow cooker a time to start cooking and a time to go off automatically. The ultimate kitchen helper!