crock-pot
- noun
- /ˈkrɒkˌpɒt/
- US
- I used a dip crock pot because I wasn't making a huge batch of it, but wanted enough to last me a couple of days, and it worked perfectly!
I can talk to my crock pot with Alexa.
- I can talk to my crock pot with Alexa.
Examples
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We cook it in the crock pot until it is done, and we put it really, really high and put it on low when it is almost done.
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Throw all the ingredients in the crock pot, go about your business, and come back to a succulent Korean-flavored pork belly dinner!
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Turn the crock pot on high.
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First, I used it to slow cook some pork belly in the crock pot.
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I can talk to my crock pot with Alexa.
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Cook the stuffing in a crock pot, and you are all set!
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Place the sliced onion at the bottom of the crock pot.
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Geez, you travel with a mini crock pot?!
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We came home to Teriyaki chicken in the crock pot, which we were going to have with rice, but ended up having with pasta and tomatoes.
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Place the sliced onion at the bottom of the crock pot before adding the meat.
Synonyms
An electric pot that cooks food slowly at low heat
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Etymology
Crock-pot comes from crock meaning 'clay or earthenware pot' and the common word pot for a cooking container. It was also the name of a popular brand of slow cooker, so the word now means an electric pot that cooks food slowly.