Small Crock Pot
A Small Crock Pot for Smaller Meals
When most people think of crock pots or slow cookers, they think of big amounts of hearty beef stews, casseroles and pot roasts for a large family or a church supper. While slow cookers serve these purposes very nicely there are small crock pots available for smaller families and even for one or two people.
1.5 Quart Crock Pots
These extremely small slow cookers are more than just cute and space saving. They are ideal for the single person who hates eating out all the time, but lacks the time to spend hours in the kitchen cooking at home. With these extremely small Crock Pots you can let your food cook while you are at work and come home to a delicious home cooked meal.
These 1.5 quart crock pots are great for making a small batch of stew, a couple of chicken breasts with veggies, and other one serving dishes. Now you won't have to eat leftovers for ever or end up throwing away most of what you have cooked.
These slow cookers are great for warming dips for parties and get-togethers as well.
The top manufactures of these dainty and useful slow cookers are Rival, Maxi-matic, Proctor Silex, and Hamilton Beach.
2.5 Quart Crock Pots
2.5 quart crock pots are perfect for the young couple just starting out, the older retired couple, or any couple at all. They make just enough food for a couple to enjoy a filling dinner, with perhaps a single serving leftover for the next day's lunch.
These crock pots come in handy where both members of the couple work. They cook the food while you are at the office and allow you to spend more time together once you arrive home.
When shopping for a 2.5 quart slow cooker, check out Rival and Hamilton Beach's selections of slow cookers, they are leading the market on 2.5 quart crock pots.
3 and 3.5 Quart Crock Pots
3.5 Quart Crock Pots are perfect for a small family or between 3 and 5 people. These small crock pots are large enough to cook an entire chicken, a medium size turkey breast or pork or beef roast complete with potatoes and vegetables.
It also makes a large batch of soup for even the most soup loving family and is great for other making other dishes as well.
There are even cook books geared to these small crock pots offering tempting recipes for small families, couples, and even the single person.
The inside crock is simple to clean and dishwasher safe making cleanup of this kitchen appliance easy. Most of these small slow cookers come with a temperature range of low, medium, and high as well as a selection that simply keeps your food warm.
Rival and Cuisinart both offer outstanding slow cookers in this size as does West Bend.
While small crock pots may be cute and save space in your kitchen, they also can free up your time, and give you wonderful perfectly cooked meals no matter what size your family.
You too can have those hearty beef stews and lovely pot roast dinners, even if you are only a party of one.