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a patient machine that turns cheap, tough cuts into Sunday dinner while you ignore it for nine hours
originInvented to slow-cook Jewish cholent, a Sabbath stew
brand nameCrock-Pot is trademarked; slow cooker is generic
1970s boomSold hard to working women joining the workforce
low and slowCollagen melts to gelatin around 160 degrees
safety edgeLid stays shut; opening adds 20 minutes cooking