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A slow cooker, also known as a Crock-Pot (a trademark sometimes used generically in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States), is a countertop electrical cooking appliance used to simmer at a lower temperature than other cooking methods, such as baking, boiling, and frying.

This facilitates unattended cooking for many hours of dishes that would otherwise be boiled: pot roast, soups, stews, and other dishes (including beverages, desserts, and dips).

A wide variety of dishes can be prepared in slow cookers, including ones typically made quickly, such as cocoa and bread.

Food is any substance consumed to provide nutritional support for the body.

It is usually of plant or animal origin, and contains essential nutrients, such as carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, or minerals.

The substance is ingested by an organism and assimilated by the organism's cells to provide energy, maintain life, or stimulate growth.

A foodie is a person who has an ardent or refined interest in food and alcoholic beverages.

A foodie seeks new food experiences as a hobby rather than simply eating out of convenience or hunger.

The terms "gastronome" and "epicure" define the same thing, i.e. a person who enjoys food for pleasure.

A recipe is a set of instructions that describes how to prepare or make something, especially a culinary dish.

It is also used in medicine or in information technology (user acceptance).

A doctor will usually begin a prescription with recipe, Latin for take, usually abbreviated to Rx or an equivalent symbol.

Dinner usually refers to the most significant and important meal of the day, which can be the noon or the evening meal.

However, the term "dinner" can have many different meanings depending on the culture; it may mean a meal of any size eaten at any time of the day.

Historically, it referred to the first meal of the day, eaten around noon, and is still sometimes used for a noon-time meal, particularly if it is a large or main meal.

The meaning as the evening meal, generally the largest of the day, is becoming a standard in many parts of the English-speaking world.