THE TIMER SWITCH : SOLUTION TO COOKING EVEN WHEN YOU ARE TIRED

There are many times we hear friends complaining that they do not have time to cook or that they are too tired after work to cook. Here is what we do every now and then with our crockpot (slow cooker for some, we could even use your rice cooker). We usually prepare and marinate the food for the next day. Be it searing the beef first or simply chopping up the vegetables and meat up to be marinated. We usually use throw everything into the crockpot to save time. We refrigerate the ingredients in the crockpot and place in the cooker before leaving for work.

Here is our life saver: the timer switch

With the timer switch, you can program when electricity should reach the appliance and when to stop. You can easily purchase a 12-hour or a 24-hour switch.

We usually program it to start cooking after our lunch time (say, 2pm). The slow cooking will usually be done in 3 to 4 hours. You can program your crockpot to stop cooking and start again with the heat about 45minutes before you return home. TADA! Return home to an aroma filled kitchen, a beautiful stew and minimal washing.

And because the crockpot or the rice cooker cooks with such slow heat, nothing will really go wrong. Just remember not to fill the crockpot too close to the brim to allow for boiling.