On Fri, 07 Jun 2013 05:29:37 -0400, T. Keating wrote:

On Sat, 20 Apr 2013 23:36:54 +0000 (UTC), DerbyDad03 wrote:

I like using my slow cooker, but it takes way too long to cook stuff. Some
foods take 6 - 8 hours. Can you imagine such a thing?

Preheat liquid ingrediants to near boiling point in microwave before adding them to
crockpot.. That will halve your cooking time..

And also add a folded towel on top of crockpot and two longest sides to prevent heat loss.
Remove once contents start boiling..