Slow Cooker Information

Better Homes and Gardens magazine offers a brief article on the science of slow cookers, as well as how to choose the best slow cooker and tips for preparing food for slow cooking.

Real Simple answers common questions about cooking with a slow cooker.

About.com's guide to Southern food discusses common slow cooker concerns. (Note: ConsumerSearch is owned by About.com, but the two don't share an editorial affiliation.)

This article from the Los Angeles Times talks about the resurgence in popularity of the slow cooker due to the recession.

Check out the following websites for a wide variety of slow-cooker recipes:

Real Simple offers some slow-cooker recipes, which range from ribs to seafood gumbo.

FoodNetwork.com has a recipe database that includes slow-cooker recipes.

About.com's Southern food channel has slow-cooker recipes as well.

You can find detailed specifications and product manuals on the manufacturers' home pages:

All-Clad

Cuisinart

Hamilton Beach

Proctor Silex

Rival

West Bend