Don't ever presume that the whole of a dish needs to be slow-cooked. There are many recipes that can be part slow-cooked and then finished off in the oven. The laborious part of the dish can be dealt with by your slow cooker as you go about your daily business. As the 'Why Don't You' crew always said 'Go do something less boring instead'. As a fanatical ...
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