/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>>12324049
Does not a lot mean not even a single pan?

>>12324053
No. The cabinet is unfortunately really shallow so it'd have to be really small to even fit vertically. That's LA for you I guess lol. Hope I can move out and get my own place and kitchen soon but for now I'm stuck. I guess I could leave the pan in my room but honestly I've been perfectly happy with my crockpot cooking because I can quickly make food for a whole week in a couple hours and I don't have to look after it.

>>12324049

Minestrone soup brah

>>12324049
imagine being such an absolute hater of food you're content with eating the same microwaved leftover slop every single day. hope you get food poisoning.

>>12324391
Why are you so mad about it?

>>12324399
you have a warped level of reading comprehension or youre too autistic to infer actual meaning in what information you read. im sorry.

>>12324049
I'm a single bloke and live in a one-bed flat, most of my meals are batch cooked.

I often make a large pot with fresh produce, have a decent meal, then freeze the remainder in plastic trays like yours. In my freezer at present I have; Chicken curry; Beef, Green peppers and black bean sauce; Spag Bol and and a Thai type red curry, that I nuke in the Microwave and add a small tin of sardines.
Usually most of the time I use Microwave rice too.

>>12324406
Nah, I think I get it. You're a sad fuck...

>>12324413
im sorry for you that words hurt you to the extent that they do, everyday must be a struggle for you.

yeah, don't cook stuff six days in advance, bad stuff happens.

>>12324440
I'm fine, m8. It's you who might need to reevaluate your life if you get so triggered by people food prepping you need to have a folder of images about it. How many "prepfagX" files do you have lmao.

>>12324073
Could you post a picture of the cabinet?

>>12324453
>tells me i need to reevaluate my life after being "triggered" by food prep while being triggered by meal prep meeemz.
holy shit the levels of irony
>unironically using the word triggered
the microwaved food is affecting your brain chemistry.

>>12324458
Uh oh! Here comes the big bad food prepper triggering the incel! He's almost crying because he can't get his autist mind around food prep! Look out world! He's sooooo mad!
I don't even food prep but I have had sex so I can ignore things that I don't care about.

>>12324467
youre wasting your time little man

>>12324469
Nope. I'm wasting yours.

>>12324470
are you really?

>>12324475
Yeah bro. I need to find out how many images of that guy you have on your computer. It's already an embarrassing amount. Imagine if you ever got a girl to date you and she looked in that folder and was all, "Um, why do you have all these images of a crying guy with his mouth open?" and you would have to fumble around trying to explain to her (male) that you get so triggered by food prepping that you must post them whenever anyone tries to talk about it on 4chan. Fuck, I made myself sad thinking about your life.

>>12324478
you eat leftovers. everyday. microwaved leftovers. everyday.
theres no recourse for this, but in your feeble mind you equate genital stimulation with some sort of superiority, which allows you to cope with your lack of cooking skills.
>>>/r/MealPrepSunday

>>12324440
>Some guy posts that he wants to meal prep
>Anon gets upset and angrily posts in the topic
>Then claims that everyone else is the angry ones
You're literally getting upset over someone else prepping their own meals

>>12324505
>literally
>upset
flamboyant homosexual detected

>>12324496
I don't meal prep. The most meal preppy thing I do is brine chicken for 24-48 hours. I also have never been to Reddit for more than 5 minutes so you're both wrong and sad. At least you didn't deny being a virgin. Maybe today is the day you do something with your life other than get angry at people who know refrigeration was invented in the past century.

>>12324475
>>12324496
Considering that you're making this many pics and seem quite triggered, yeah

>>12324507
>I'm not upset I'm just making these pics and getting angry for fun
lol ok

>>12324454
>I life in a tight space and can’t fit any pots. What are some recipes for a slow cooker?
>you can’t even fit one pot?
>No.
>can I see the cabinet?
What the fuck is wrong with you? If they say they can’t fit any why are you trying to insist that they can instead of just answering the fucking question? Lol I just don’t get it

>>12324496
My leftovers are tastier, healthier, and honestly fresher than anything you'll get though your drive thru. But keep posting your stale may mays on a Jollibee dating fourm in a sad attempt to feel superior to anyone

>>12324535
>Jollibee dating fourm
kek'd

>>12324409
Is here even a difference between microwave brown rice and normal brown rice or is it he same shit but faster to make

>>12324073
Any way you can get one of these bad boys in there?

>>12324535
your levels of cope are off the charts.
whatever makes your rotten leftovers taste better
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>>12324520
like shooting fish in a barrel

>>12324560
And with this pathetic post the triggered autist knows he's been beaten and won't return.

>>12324560
>You're all triggered, not me
lol ok

>>12324568
>>12324573
delicious

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>>12324597
>getting btfo was all part of my plan
Well done then, triggered incel.

>>12324049
you can fit at least two pans in place of a crockpot
sounds like you're lazy and don't actually like cooking

>>12324616
b b bu but im not eating the same microwaved leftovers for every meal anon, you are.
i dont see your logic at all, sorry. try different, fresh food, maybe your piss porr attitude will change.

>>12324646
>I'm just acting more upset because of how not triggered I am
lol ok

>>12324646
Ha, yeah it was my shit attitude that started you getting btfo, right smarty? You're as delusional as you are untouched by women.

>>12324654
>YOURE TRIGGERED
>same response every time from prepfags
do you understand the psychological concept of projection?
my assessment of prepfags is they are incessantly angry over their lack of cooking skills, inability to plan their time, and of course eating the same microwaved leftovers everyday with a forced smile.

>>12324664
literally no defense for eating microwaved leftovers everyday so the soylent redditfag brings their genitals into the argument.
keep your dick in your pants faggot, this aint a rest stop.

>>12324665
>THIS upset
lol

>>12324665
i understand where you're coming from friend, i love being able to cook my lunch and dinner fresh every day, but others do not work at home and don't have a kitchen in their workplace. i like your images though.

>>12324693
for the record, continually saying im upset doesnt actually mean im upset. you should find a better coping mechanism.
continually eating the same leftover microwaved food every day does mean you have zero decorum.

I discovered this youtube channel recently that shows all kinds of large scale meal preparations (for freezing purposes) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdouibA_pnEMuTY8BY_Ur5Q I guess some of the things you can also do with your limited setup.
If you have a kettle then some things can be prepared this way too, just google around a bit. There are people who cook complete meals in kettles. And maybe in the future something like an Instant pot might be useful for you? Normally I would recommend anyone a normal pressure cooker but if you have such a limited space then having a device that can be used for several different things is more useful I guess.

>>12324710
>I'll keep posting asshurt posts. That will prove to them THEY are the upset ones.
You are so upset you can't see how upset you are.

>>12324706
thanks friend.
here take this.

>>12324730
>yfw eating leftovers
go microwave your next meal manchild.

>>12324741
There is nothing wrong with eating leftovers! If you're philippean, that is: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pagpag

>>12324746
pagpagfags make me sick

why does this board indulge these trolls?

>>12324751
They aren't trolls though. They are autists who think no one should do anything they don't personally do and they need to lash out. Sure they will say they are trolling, but it gets really sad really quick for them when they can't even deny they are a virgin lmmmaaaaooooo

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>>12324741
Please wear a tripcode.
>>12324751
Some anons haven't caught on to the fact that if the post contains one of those images, there's automatically nothing of value to be read within.
So instead of ignoring it, they give an honest reply. Then the faggot just posts another pic, another shitpost, and/or greentexts your reply without adding anything to it.
I want him to wear a trip so I don't have to look at his garbage across multiple boards anymore.

>>12324753
>lmmmaaaaooooo
Even when it's ironic it's still gay anon.

>>12324755
this is a legitimate angry post, probably from eating so many eggiewegs

>>12324760
Couldn't agree more. See >>12324763

>the absolute state of 4chan after autistic retards started feeling at home during the 2016 election

>>12324773
>but ive been viewing 4chan since i was in design school back in 2006.
your point is smashed like rachael ray's taters boy

@12324763
>no more (You)'s for (You)
how much time of your life are you wasting collecting this kind of cringe shit and shitposting on other people's legitimate discussions?
I cannot fathom the amount of mental gymnastics you must be doing to think other people are the beta faggots and you are a funposting primal alpha chad
I mean seriously, imagine having a life, real friends and having to explain this shit
"no this is my folder full of homemade gifs about nu-male cuck faces, I use it to win discussions"
do yourself a favor my man, please get off the internet and go outside a little bit
take your meds
have sex

>>12324788
only read last line
>pic related
still counts as a you my soylent friend.

@12324803
>only read last line
Good. It was the most important advice you've been given thus far.

>>12324811
but i have kids. why would anyone want to willingly have sex? youre a fucking idiot.

@12324812
I think you've gone retarded. Maybe go back to posting the face-wound mouth-open guy some more and get back on track.

>>12324825
im „retarded“ but youre using @ signs to reply to bait as weak as your lactic acid filled soylent arms

12324857
Only read the first two words
At least you admitted it

>>12324919

Jesus.. I made this thread before I went to sleep and didn't realize this was that active of a board or there were so many trolls.

>>12324409
Thanks. Need to get some peppers in my next pot. I feel like that was missing from my last one.

>>12324454
No, fuck off

>>12324544
I use microwaved rice as well, I've tried both and don't really notice a difference. Though I think microwaved white rice ends up tasting better than microwaved brown rice, but only by a little.

>>12324620
Pans are too wide. Sure I could probably stuff one in there if I really tried but you're right, I don't really like cooking, at least not at my current place of residence. I just like having fresh leftovers I can quickly reheat and eat so I can go on with my day.

>>12324729
Thanks for the actual reply. I'll check it out

>>12324049
Chili
Curry
Stew

Buy a dutch oven and a wok and throw the crock pot in the trash.

>>12325332
fuck off leftover eater. hope your microwave breaks you absolute tastelet

>>12324706
why is this so fucking funny

>>12326730
Aight bro

I hope you find peace

bumping the thread because this autist has autism

maybe invest in an instant pot if you don't have any room at all. It's my favorite unitasker, and t hinking about it if I lived in a small as fuck apartment I would use mine a lot

>>12326822
Longneck.

>>12324049
Meal preppers are redditfags, therefore making mealprepping fucking gay

>>12324406
>got called out, better insult them again

You should get at least one pan though. Searing stuff makes a difference

>>12327344
stop responding to him

>>12327344
>called out
youre a fuckin idiot too

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>>12327327
Man what's your problem lol

>>12327344
I plan on getting all the cooking supplies I can when I get my own apartment. I just barely moved out of my parents place and I don't have enough money for an apartment in LA yet. Shit is insanely expensive. Besides my roommates are in the kitchen all day anyways, I'd never have time to cook for myself regardless.

Dunno what I was thinking making this thread. This board is full of shit eating autists. I'll just Google some recipes.

>>12324665
That looks healthy but horrifically bland.

>>12328036
> Dunno what I was thinking making this thread. This board is full of shit eating autists. I'll just Google some recipes.
It just needs one retard who spams a thread full with shit and draws attention to themselves. I guess you were just unlucky. Try again at some later point and things might be different. /ck/ used to be really good some years ago and there are still some nice threads now and then. But sadly very rarely :(

Why do people make fun of others for making their meals ahead of time when all they're going to do is eat McDonald's and Taco Bell for every meal?

I made cheddar been burritos one time and froze them. lasted two weeks our so.

>>12329573
Because it gets boring eating the same meal everyday, so it's easier to spend daily on fresh fastfood.

>>12324458
please explain this meem

>>12328946
what he said. I was interested in the thread too.

>>12328946
Yeah I suppose that's the case with any board here these days. Maybe I'll try again some other time and reword it if I don't find any good recipes. For now I'm happy trying out different types of chicken and I'm definitely going to try putting peppers in it too.

>>12329573
Exactly why I got into using a crockpot / prepping. Dont mind eating the same meal for a few days + saving money and health + being too busy to properly cook a meal for myself every day. I don't get how anyone can vehemently hate that so much lol.

>>12332145
It's unfortunate that one troll can ruin a thread. Ill remake the thread someday after I experiment more. to at least give you some examples of my own, right now chicken is my go-to and I usually do Chile and chipotle powder, one full chopped sweet onion and chicken broth. Then I shred it and add it to my meal. Gonna try fajitas or maybe marinara next.

>>12331188
What if you cooked a 3 or 4 different meals at the same time, and alternated them throughout the week?
You could change the meals every week so you'd only repeat them a few times.
Hell, if your freezer is big enough you could even cook double the amount so they'd last you two weeks (but you'd still cook every week) and you'd have double the dishes to alternate from.
And you can use different condiments on each one so they would never even taste the same.
Many preppers have plans where they cook several different ingredients that go well with each other then mix and match them in different combinations to get different dishes with a limited amount of ingredients.
There are so many ways to work around this, it's not even a problem.

Besides, this isn't done to enjoy food (but it's still more enjoyable than fucking fast food).
It's done for practicality (it's x10 more practical than any fast food on every standpoint).

If all you care about is taste, then this isn't for you.
A lot of people are willing to lose a bit in taste for all the other advantage, so it's the best option for them.

>>12324049
I tend to make stews/currys/meat sauce etc. the rule of thumb is anything that can be frozen and reheated is viable, wet foods especially since freezing tends to dry out cooked meat.

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>>12324665
absolutely fucking based. dabbing on "le prep" soÿboys. if you don't have time to eat well, something's wrong with your life

>>12332505
You can also prepare some ingredients separately in your microwave. I think some vegetables work especially well in the microwave. Kinda comparable to steaming. Check out how they did asparagus on Good Eats: https://youtu.be/42UDUsZrbhA?t=532 (the quality is really shitty but gets the point across).
Mixing pre-cooked veggies could get some variations into your meals. Oh and you can prepare bacon in the microwave too: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ju8P1va6-Ls

>>12332522
I meal prep for work all the time and I have legitimately never had something taste worse because it sat in the fridge a few days

Learn to cook if you're gonna preach about leftovers tasting like shit retard

>>12334622
>I meal prep for work all the time and I have legitimately never had something taste worse because it sat in the fridge a few days
That's because your palate is as refined as that of my dog who eats literal shit for dessert.

>>12334641
Yeah anon I'm sure the problem is me and not you, the retard who throws his nice meals in a plastic glad container lmao.

>>12334666
I'm glad you realized your problem.
It's the first step toward improvement :)

>>12332522
>A lot of people are willing to lose a bit in taste for all the other advantage, so it's the best option for them.

THANK YOU holy shit I don't get how the trolls don't understand that lol.

>>12332601
Yes that's why I always leave the broth from my shredded chicken in. Leaves it nice and juicy. Need to try curry sometime.

>>12332616
I've done some pre cooked / microwaved veggies before, definitely saves time. I'm also dieting and going to the gym a lot though, that's one of the main reasons I took this up in the first place so I'll have to skip the bacon though. Definitely want to try some different veggies in the future. Looking at maybe stir fry veggie mixes, those have a lot or variation in them. Could be good

>>12334641
Cool bro take your refined taste elsewhere because this thread isn't for you then retard.

cooked up some chicken (foreman) and a sliced red pepper (microwave) then combined the two with some leftover chorizo I had and some spices into a tupperware container and mixed them around

shall be having in wraps over the weekend and maybe monday if theres any left

>>12335619
The first and last post you quoted are the same person.
Just wanted to let you know.

>>12334641
it's pretty common knowledge some things actually improve after a day or two in the fridge. Mainly curries. It's like the flavor saturates everything and it gets extra tasty.

>>12337787
>some
The keyword here.

I love my crockpot. I love throwing hunks of meat into it and coming home after work and smelling how amazing my dinner's gonna be.

Here are some that I like:

Whole chicken + cream of mushroom + cream of chicken = Toss everything into pot, turn dial to low and cook for 6-8 hours. Served over white rice, it keeps in the freezer well if you wanna save some.

Pork shoulder roast + carrots + onions + taters = Heavily season pork, add two cups water, cook on low for 6-8 hours. Baste every few hours if you can.

Beef Stroganoff: Cheap chunks of beef + Onions + Mushrooms + Garlic and Herbs + beef broth = Serve over egg noodles. Freezes wonderfully.

>>12337927
>I love throwing hunks of meat into it and coming home after work and smelling how amazing my dinner's gonna be.
Doesn't it bother you that the smell of food goes in the entire house and sticks to things like clothes, curtains, couchs, etc?

>>12337927
> Whole chicken + cream of mushroom + cream of chicken
>Throw a whole bird together with two overprocessed cans of shit into a pot and cook it to death.
American cooking everyone! The other two things are okay, I guess.

Depends on how much you care about the food, friend. I only care about the macros. Here's my weekly setup. I have a rather large old crockpot.
>10lbs chicken breast
>soy sauce
>orange juice
>some oil if the chicken breast wasn't trimmed
>let sit for any amount of time over 6hrs.
I've literally had this on low for 2 days straight and just grabbed out of the pot, be warned that the chicken gets very very dry. I go to town with 2 forks and shred it and let it sit, such that it absorbs all of the juices. As for a carb source, I made a slop out of sweet potatos and oats. I put in around 10lbs of sweet potatos and 3-4 cups of oats, put like half an inch of water in the bottom and let it sit on low for a day. Mush it up into sweet orange gruel and add plenty of salt. Eat an amount of this daily that fits your weight loss/gain goals, then go squat.

cockpot

>>12338394
Probably a nostalgia thing for him. Those kinds of abominations are still pushed in women's magazines by (((campbells))) soup and other corporations of their ilk.

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Based anti-preppitor poster

is it true about what happens if you put gunpowder in it?

>>12325332
>Pans are too wide.
Get a smaller fucking pan that will fit lol. You could get a decent frying pan and saucepan that would fit in the exact same amount of space that a slow cooker would fit.

>come into thread looking for recipe ideas
>90+ posts of autistic infighting
nice

>>12324049
What a waste of a thread, I actually wanted some good tips but ofc some autistic anon has to completely derail it for his (you) farming.

>>12337927
Based, thanks anon. That beef stroganoff sounds delicious, gonna try that for sure.

>>12338474
Not much, all I care about is having something quick, available and somewhat healthier than fast food. Never thought of using orange juice, could be good with soy sauce though. Thanks

>>12340649
Fact of the matter is I still wouldn't have time to cook, my roommates are chinks and they spend all day in the kitchen cooking fish and shit so I'd never have time to cook. I'll learn when I get my own place.

>>12340835
>>12340766
Yeah, not much you can do though. Maybe I'll try again some other time and omit the "meal prep" part so I don't trigger the max autism.

>>12340835
Welcome to /ck/

bump?

>>12338080
No. You're thinking of Indian cuisine. They'll literally bathe in their stinky ass curry and shit and rub turmeric over themselves like soap. You ever been to an Indian household? Fucking reeks of halitosis and cumin.

>>12344457
I've never ever met an indian in my life, nor came in close proximity of Indian food, so I have no idea what you're talking about (aside from what I've read online).
All I know is that whenever there's a strong smell of any food, any kind of cloth or porous material in the room (or any room with an open door) will absorb that smell.
It's usually not that strong, but day after day it adds up.
Especially fried food.

It's like a heavy smoker's house. As soon as you get in, there's this smell of cigarettes that permeates everything, even when nobody has smoked in it for days, and all his clothes smell fo smoke even when he doesn't realize it.

>>12344501
What part of the world do you live in where you've never even met an indian person?

>>12344514
Northern Italy.
The Indian community is mostly concentrated in another city (Bergamo), so I think that's why there aren't many in my city.
Also I'm a recluse neet, so I don't meet many people in general.

>>12344514
>>12344524
Nevermind, I was wrong:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indians_in_Italy
It's not concentrated in Bergamo but a big chunk of them in in the Lombardy region (which Bergamo is in).
But my region isn't one of those with the highest concentrations anyway, so yeah, there aren't that many where I live.

>>12344524
Meh. You ain't missing out on much. Like I said, the "food-stank" in Indian and African/Sudanese/Ethiopian households is super intense. It's in their pores, it's in their hair, their breath, their clothes, their car, their furniture and probably even wallpaper.

I live in a cold place, so coming back to a warm home that smells like crockpot food is amazing. It's not like the smell/food particles stay around after it's cleaned up and put away. I mean, you're not using a crockpot like this every single day, so here's not much opportunity to have it permanently perfume your house.

I suggest that you've never tried it, you give it a shot. You may surprise yourself.

>>12344540
Alright, I guess I'll have to see how it is in person.

>>12344540
>Like I said, the "food-stank" in Indian and African/Sudanese/Ethiopian households is super intense. It's in their pores, it's in their hair, their breath, their clothes, their car, their furniture and probably even wallpaper.
Why is that?
What's the difference between them and other people who don't have that "food-stank"?
Is it really just that they have smellier food?

>>12344540
>African/Sudanese/Ethiopian
>European/French/German

>>12344559
You know, I honestly couldn't tell you why this is. I have a theory that because they are poor third world countries, the majority of the food is poor quality and the best way to make trash taste less like trash is to over-spice the hell out of it and drown out any funky flavors. Thus the obscene amounts of spice-stank.

>>12344559
>>12344570
I'm the son of Arab immigrants in Europe and I'm very aware of this, as I would even get taunted about it (wasn't very severe, just there weren't many other immigrants in our school).
By what I've gathered from my own family and the other ones I've beein in contact with, it's a mix of factors:

- The food has a much stronger smell than European food.
I can't elaborate on why because each food is different, but I've noticed that on average it does.

- Usually poor so they don't have a hood and the smell propagates throughout the house instead of being aspirated.

- Usually have poor hygene, so the food smell that sticks to them doesn't get washed away from their skin/hair/clothes/etc as well.

- Related to the above but, usually not very conscious of smells. Europeans care about smelling fresh but in my experience Arabs only care about not smelling extremely bad (being sweaty after a workout warrants a shower, but if there aren't super strong smells you're fine even fi you haven't showered for a few days). As long as you (or your clothes) don't smell too bad, it's not important to smell positively good. Neutral is fine.
They often don't use fabric softener so their clothes don't have that "clean smell" but instead smells like their house, which smells of food for the abovementioned reasons.

- They're usually stupid so they do things just to do them instead of to achieve a goal.
For example, they don't shower to remove the filth that's accumulated on their skin. They shower to "achieve clean status" like in a videogame, so no matter what, if they had a shower not too long ago, they think they're clean.
>"what do you mean I smell bad? I showered yesterday" "so what that I've worked 8 hours at the restaurant? I still have the anti-smell shield provided by the shower enchantment I did yesterday!"

Obviously this isn't all Arabs, and the more integrated in western culture they are (and the higher the social class), the less this applies.

is it possible to cook full meals in a crockpot/instantpot? like in a single go

>>12344559
Its ventilation.
Those areas are generally pretty poor.
Means less square area of household, and less windows, because they drive up the cost of building.
Rarely have higher ceiling either.
Or central air.
Same thing for white trash in trailers, they stink like cigarette smoke because they sit in it all day with no ventilation.

>>12346467
Well you need to do some basic prep work like searing meat or cutting up vegetables but yeah it's pretty fast. it's mostly for stews, soups and broth though.

Seriouseats has good instapot recipes.

>>12346476
Most people here live in relatively small apartments with no ventilation, and they don't smell.
In fact, I live in a real estate development where several buildings have the same floor plan, so thousands of people have the same ventilation situation, and only people from those countries have that food smell.

>>12342748
> I still wouldn't have time to cook, my roommates are chinks and they spend all day in the kitchen cooking fish and shit so I'd never have time to cook. I'll learn when I get my own place.
Dude, this is your chance to learn some semi-authentic chink cuisine. Why don't you ask them to teach you some of their shit? Who knows, maybe you'll like it? Or are you some assburger who can't into communicating with others irl?

>>12324507
>lemon juice and tomatoes on the avocado
>doesn't go brown

>never cooked anything in his life
>posts these faggy images all day long between mcdoubles

>>12324049
I was interested in this thread but then 80% of it is some sperg reeeeeeeee-ing about meal prep. like seriously how fucking retarded can you be? I'm sorry not all of us can have mommy make us fresh tendies all the time, some of us actually have to go to work for eight hours or more a day and so it's bring your own food or eat outside, which is more expensive and possibly less healthy.

anyway OP maybe try making stew. also braised meat etc are breddy good and easy to make in a crockpot

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