Notes on equipment

There are a few pieces of equipment which are not common in Europe.  Sometimes I mentioned using them in these recipes.

Crock Pot  A crock pot/ slow cooker is a large ceramic pot with a lid that plugs in.  It maintains a low temperature and traps moisture inside and heats evenly on all sides, making slow cooking recipes very easy.  It can be substituted by a normal pot on top of a stove on low heat, but recipes will need to be checked more frequently and extra water may need to be added.

Food Processor  (I may have also called this a cuisinart.)  This is a device for chopping food coarsely and also works for kneading doughs.  Doughs can just be mixed by hand and foods that need to be chopped can either be done by hand or by gently pulsing a blender on low speed.