I can think of few things more essential in my kitchen than a slow cooker. I use mine at least once a week and it doesn’t change by season. In the summer months, using a slow cooker is a great way to keep the kitchen cool (instead of using the oven) and in the winter, a slow cooker is the perfect appliance for cooking a variety of feel-good comfort foods!
When given the opportunity to check out a new Crock Pot slow cooker and Crock Pot Little Dipper, I realized then that my old slow cooker is one that I had since our wedding! I was happy to get a new version to update my kitchen, and one that had more features than my older model.
So, I donated my old model to one of my favorite charities (Diabetes Association Clothesline Program) and put this pretty baby on my kitchen counter.
The Little Dipper is perfect for taking along dips to holiday get-togethers. You can prepare it at home in the oven or in the slow cooker itself, and then when at the event, it can stay warm and tasty all night long (cold dips are kind of ew after they’ve sat out for awhile, agreed?)
The 5 Quarts Crock-Pot Slow Cooker has two heat settings plus a keep warm setting which is one of those no-brainer things that all slow cookers should have, yet my old one didn’t! After using my new Crock-Pot Slow Cooker twice now, I’ve noticed that the high setting is a lot hotter than my own one, and I’ve had to adjust cooking times accordingly.
If you’re looking for some great recipes, including slow cooker recipes, check out my Recipes page!
The unit itself is easy to clean and the removable stoneware and lid are both dishwasher safe. You can find the 5 Quarts Crock-Pot Slow Cooker in Canada at Home Hardware, Bed Bath & Beyond, London Drugs, Co-Op and more.
One of my Canadian readers is going to win a Crock-Pot 5 Quarts Slow Cooke! To enter to win, just use the Rafflecopter form below.
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MMMMM I just made slow cooker Beef and stout stew last night. Mine is dying a slow cooker death and need another for my #FoodPorn
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Spaghetti, soups and of course chili. Also my mom used to make pulled pork in the crockpot, I haven’t made it yet but I still love when she makes it when I visit.
My favorite thing to make in the crockpot is chicken taco chili. It’s great on a cold winter day!
Root beer ribs!
Soups/Chili and Pulled Pork!
This would be great for fixing up a big meal and sharing for a potluck party! And I’ve been wanting to try your Slow Cooker Pepsi Pot Roast.
Cheers and thanks for the chance!
pot roast
Chili is what I make most in my *gasp* 35-year old crockpot!
Chili is my standard “go-to” dish.
I love to cook a traditional beef stew in my old slow cooker, the delicious smell permeates the house, love it, and thanks to my late Mum for the secret ingredient.
Chili and beef dip
a roast with potatoes and carrots
Roast with potatoes and onions.
pepsi pot roast is becoming a family favourite 🙂
Pulled Pork
I like to make stew
Veggie autumn harvest soup…yummy!
Chicken chili and pulled pork!
This slow cooker will save time on a very busy day
Beef Stew or perhaps Pulled pork.
Chili!!!!!!
Very nice giveaway! I like to make lasagna in my slowcooker.
I love pulled pork in the slow cooker. Beef stew is an easy favourite. I do a nice bean soup. Tomorrow I’m making baked brown beans in mine.
I like to make Russian chicken in the slow cooker.
lasanga
slow cooked ribs 😀
Pepsi pot roast and potatoes or lasanga!
Roast. It’s the only way i can make a tender one.
Hands down my favorite is slow cooker chicken curry!
I don’t have a slow cooker, so I don’t know yet! You’ll have to give me the chance to find out… 😉 I’m thinking a hearty stew! Thanks for the chance to win!
I’ve never owned a slow cooker, so haven’t had anything. Would love to try many things.
Don’t have a slow cooker, but considering getting one just to satisfy my craving for pulled pork
I have lots of bookmarked crock pot recipes…but no crock pot 🙁
Mom’s homemade stew!
I like to make chili or stew. The house smells great and eating it is very comforting after a long day!
Stew for sure stew mmmmmmm
I never had a slow cooker, so not sure about favorites, but I would like to try to cook ribs in it.
Chili
Chili and Beef Stroganoff! Oh and beer chicken!
I like a chicken roast done in the crock-pot with potatoes and carrots.
roast beef with carrots and potatoes
that will make cooking easy
I will love to use the small pot for sweet treat
Chili will be perfect
Chili and pulled pork. I know that’s two things.
Roast beef
Chilli!
Pulled beef!
Macaroni and cheese!
I love making a roast with potatoes and carrots!
Roast beef is really good done in the slow cooker!
I just finished making French Onion soup in my slow cooker. It was delicious.
Chicken stew, and pot roast!
My favorite recipe in the slow cooker is pork tenderloin cubes in a mushroom gravy. Thanks for sponsoring this very useful giveaway and for the opportunity to participate.
That sounds really good! Is the recipe on line??
My favourite is a toss-up between roast beef and a whole chicken. Yum!
I love chili in the crock pot but one of the things I really like is the ability to cook a much tougher (and less expensive) piece of beef and have it come out delicious & falling off the bone.
I love chili or roast in the slow cooker. Absolutely perfect!
Hamburger soup. I think I got it from you.
My crock pot is almost as old as I am and I’m in the over 50 club. I could sure use a new one.
My favorite is chicken cacciatore. My husband’s is rice pudding.
My fave thing is roast! My kids love, love, LOVE when we cook roast in the slow cooker!
I like to make overnight oatmeal in the winter. So good and warm in the kids tummies on those frosty mornings.
Chili 🙂
roast beef 😉
Pulled pork!!
I love beef stew with carrots and potatoes.
Unfortunately ,I have never made anything in a slow cooker,since I havent ever owned one,thats why I would really really love to win this! Thanks.
Stew!
My favourite is pull pork! Yummy!
Favorite is Beef Stew
i haven’t made anything in a slow cooker because i don’t have one – but i think it would be amazing for making a hearty chilli
Beef stew!
my homemade spaghetti sauce
Pot roast with potatoes and carrots!
Beef and Mushroom Stroganoff, Aussie Style
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“Tasty beef and mushroom stroganoff.
My favourite thing to make is Chili in the crockpot.
An Indian curry – – to develop the flavours
Love making soup in my crockpot. Last week I tried a recipe called Chicken Barley Soup. It was delicious.
Sweet and Sour Meatballs!
Anything is possible with a slow cooker.
A nice roast beef dinner would be tender and divine done in this slow cooker!
Stew!
I love making pork roast in the slow cooker
I don’t have a slow cooker, so I can’t be specific about what my favorite food might be…but it would likely be a stew of some sort.
My favourite would be stew.
I’ve only made pot roast. I’d love to learn to make more recipes, but I need a bigger slow cooker, mine is mini one and it’s not enough for 4 of us.
chili
Chili
thanks
Chili
“to make a tasty roast of beef with Yorshire pudding .
My husband likes to make his “world famous chili” in our old slow cooker. I make stew.
Chili is my favorite slow cooker meal
Thai chicken curry!!
I make an amazing hamburger stew with my slow cooker
Swedish meatballs
Pulled pork!
I like making a leg of lamb.
My favorite thing to make is pulled pork!!!! mmmmmm……or a yummy meat stew…..mmmmm!!!
We had a fresh ham roast and it tasted amazing!! I’d love to win this one for my mom. She has an ancient slow cooker and yesterday was their 52nd anniversary.
my favorite recipe to slow cook is definitely turkey chili. nothing has ever come close! the mini looks fab!!
ribs
Ox tail
All kinds of chili!
roast beef or roast chicken
Beef short rib stew
Soups, stews, chili, pulled pork, oatmeal. There’s quite a few recipes I make often with a slow cooker.
Jamaican black bean stew! I live off the stuff!
I just made a pork roast the other day. A Pulled Pork type dish i guess. It was SO good, and is going into my Favorites list!
pulled pork
I love the make sweet and sour ribs
Whole frozen chicken. On low for 8 hrs, broil for 5 min in oven. Roasted chicken.
pulled pork!
a roast! comes out so tender.
spagetti sauce
Stew is my number 1, Chili is a close 2nd.
chili
Irish stew
ribs
bbq ribs
vegetarian chilli
Beef Stew
I love making sweet and sour ribs!
I like making chili! And apple crisp for dessert! 🙂
I like to make Roast Beef.
Pot Roast!
ginger chicken
Chilli!
Roast Beef or pulled Pork ! family favorites
Pulled pork 🙂
I love making stew in the Slow Cooker
rice with pork
I’ve never had a slow cooker so I don’t have a favourite thing to make in it yet but I think it would be some kind of stew that’s been simmering away all day 🙂
I don’t have a Slow Cooker – need to win one!!! I’d like to prepare some sort of meat dish or chili in it.
Thanks!
stew or soup
I don’t have one now and would love to win a crock pot to make stews, soups and roasts.
We like to make Chilli. Nice an warm and delicious for the cooler months.
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I use it to make my Thai coconut soup.
Chili; Beef Stew and Pulled Pork 😀
I love making beef and chicken stews.
I’ve never used one! Would love to try!
I make a mean chili in the slow cooker!
Chili!
Pot Roast is my favorite recipe to cook in the slow cooker!
Stew for sure!
My favorite food would be homemade stew/soup.
Pulled pork for hot sandwiches!
Chilli
I have a really old one and a new one would be really great to make all sorts of soups and stews for the upcoming winter.
I love to make chilli or stew
i love to make a creamy chicken with cream cheese, any creamy soup and spices. really yummy!
Crock Pots are goodness…
I love making pulled pork in the slow cooker, and chili.
Have yet to try crock pot recipes but heard they can be super yummy!
I’d like to have one & make meal time more relaxing with great food.
chili!
There are so many things. Pulled pork is at the top of the list!
veggie stew
i make alot of stews in mine
beef stew, and pulled pork sandwiches!
My favorite thing to make in the slow cooker is soup.
My very favourite slow cooker meal is chicken stew!
Pulled pork!
i love making pulled pork in a crock pot!
I make whole chicken with honey and mushrooms. I also make incredible chicken soup but using turkey necks.
I like to make honey garlic ribs in the crock pot
I make stew and chili
Chilli all the way!
I’m making french onion soup right now. can’t wait to try it out! 🙂
My fave thing to make in the slow cooker is chicken a la king.
My favorite thing to make in crock pot is a roast of beef, spices, onions, potatoes, carrots, broth and secret ingredient Guinness beer
my bf loves it when i make my home made chicken soup in the crock pot 🙂
beef stew with the tendons
stew or chili
beef stew is probably my fav
I like to make cheese scalloped potatoes with ham.
Braised ribs!
Sweet and Sour Chicken!
Ooooh I make the best Pulled pork!
pulled pork or jambalaya
pulled pork
Chicken caesar sandwiches!
I like to make chili or stew.
I’d love to have one to try all the great pinterest recipes. especially french oinion soup.
chili is prob my favorite thing to make in the slow cooker… but I throw pretty much EVERYTHING in there! Mine is all busted though (I have to use pliers to turn it on and off)… could definitely use a new one!!
fav thing to make?….anything lol.Ribs,stews,even a whole roast.Unfortunatly hubby took it to a guys night and it returned without a knob so i have to use a pair of pliers to pick a heat level and hope that im right 🙂
Beef stew is my favourite thing to make in the crock pot.
Making chili & stew
Spaghetti sauce.
Beef stew and a variety of savoury soups.
chili
I love to make beef stew.
Mongolian Beef… it is SOOOOO good!!!
I’ve made so many different things in a crockpot i don’t know which is my fav. Tapioca pudding was lovely as a dessert and chili is always a good one.
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Indian daal! It takes ages to make otherwise a slow cooker over the night lets you be ready for a great meal at night!
Meatballs with chili sauce & grape jelly
Congrats Elaing8 !!!! You’re gonna love the cooking in this…now I’ll have to send you my Bar-B-Qed Pulled Pork recp.
Oh me envy that you got the baby one too! 😉
Hugs sweetie!
Hawk