Crock-Pot SCVT650-PS - The Ultimate In Slow Cooker Convenience And Style

Great Review Crock-Pot SCVT650-PS - The Ultimate In Slow Cooker Convenience And Style

If you are a person who loves healthy home cooked meals, you are going to love the all new Crock-Pot SCVT650-PS. Enjoying home cooked meals has never been easier even if you are someone with a hectic lifestyle or very busy schedule.

The Crock-Pot SCVT650-PS is a 6.5 Quart Oval Shaped Slow Cooker, that is just right for cooking anything from dinner for 2 right up to a dinner party for 8 or 9 people. Due to the oval shape of the crock, it can take a 7 pound roast and cook it to perfection and is absolutely marvelous when cooking curries, stews, casseroles, soups and almost anything else you would care to think of.

Cooking a culinary masterpiece just doesn't get any easier than this. All you do is put your ingredients into the crock, place the crock inside the cooker, put the lid on and set the cooking time using the eLume Touchscreen. The digital timer then counts down, so you always know how much time remains, then automatically switches to keep-warm mode for anywhere up to 6 hours.

It's easy to see that Crock Pot have put a lot of thought into the design of this remarkable slow cooker. Each of the components are easily cleaned by hand including the stoneware crock which also doubles as a serving dish, and the see through glass lid. They are also dishwasher safe. The outer part of the Crock-Pot SCVT650-PS is made of polished stainless steel and has stylish metal side handles with special silicone "stay cool" wraps to ensure safe handling. This incredible product is extremely versatile as well being beautifully designed, and measures a whopping great 16 1/2 x 8 2/3 x 12 1/5 inches. The warranty period is your standard 12 months from date of purchase and has some limitations.

As well as all this, just in case you don't know what to cook first, Crock Pot are throwing in a bonus cook book with a fantastic assortment of great recipe ideas.

So to recap, here are the outstanding highlights of what Crock Pot are calling, "the ultimate in slow cooker convenience and style";

- Oval Shaped Crock that doubles as a serving dish.
- eLume Touchscreen Control Panel
- Up to 20 hours programmable cooking time
- Polished Stainless Steel exterior
- Metal handles with silicone stay cool wraps
- Dishwasher safe crock and lid
- Bonus Cook book
- 12 month limited warranty

This product is perfect for;

1. Mums on the go...
2. Business or Career people that don't have time to cook once they get home
3. Bachelors, with more on their minds at night than cooking a meal...

The ultimate in slow cooker convenience and style, The eLume Programmable Slow Cooker SCVT650-PS from Crock-Pot is priced around the hundred dollar mark and is true value for money.

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TEDxSF - Roz Picard - Emotion Technology

Special Review TEDxSF - Roz Picard - Emotion Technology Video

Professor Rosalind W. Picard, ScD is founder and director of the Affective Computing research group at the MIT Media Lab, co-director of the Things That Think consortium, and leader of the new and growing Autism & Communication Technology Initiative at MIT. In April 2009 she co-founded Affectiva, Inc., where she serves as chairman and chief scientist. Picard holds a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering with highest honors from the Georgia Institute of Technology, and master's and doctoral degrees, both in electrical engineering and computer science, from MIT. Prior to completing her doctorate at MIT, she was a member of the technical staff at AT&T Bell Laboratories. In 1991 she joined the MIT Media Lab faculty, where she became internationally known for content-based retrieval research, for creating new tools such as the Photobook system, and for pioneering methods of automated search and annotation in digital video. She is the author of the award-winning book Affective Computing, which was instrumental in starting a new field by that name. She has authored 200 scientific articles and chapters and also holds multiple patents. In 2005, she was honored as a Fellow of the IEEE. event video by: repertoireproductions.com

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5 Delicious Recipes For Beer Can Turkey

Best Review 5 Delicious Recipes For Beer Can Turkey

Beer can turkey, or beer in the rear turkey is wonderfully delicious way to roast or grill your turkey this holiday season. The moisture from the beer will help to ensure that the breast of the bird stays moist and delicious. You can roast your turkey in the oven on a baking sheet to catch the juices, or on the grill. To make your turkey even more special, you can add herbs to the can of beer, and add a complimentary rub for the bird. Here are 5 great ideas for your favorite beers, and complimentary brines and rubs.

Guinness Turkey with Coffee Rub

Ingredients

* 1 8-10 lb. turkey, thawed, gizzards and neck removed
* 1 can Guinness beer
* a few sprigs each of sage, rosemary, and thyme

Brine

* 1 cup salt
* 1/2 cup brown sugar
* 1/2 gallon water
* 1 1/2 gallons heavily iced water

Rub

* 2 tablespoons brown sugar
* 1 tablespoon freshly finely ground bold coffee
* 1 tablespoon poultry seasoning

Icehouse Turkey with 5 Spice Rub

Ingredients

* 1 8-10 lb. turkey, thawed, gizzards and neck removed
* 1 can Icehouse beer
* 1 stalk lemongrass, sliced

Brine

* 1 cup salt
* 1/2 cup brown sugar
* 1/2 gallon water
* 1 1/2 gallons heavily iced water

Rub

* 2 tablespoons 5 spice powder

Budweiser Turkey with Cajun Rub

Ingredients

* 1 8-10 lb. turkey, thawed, gizzards and neck removed
* 1 can Budweiser beer
* A few sprigs of oregano and thyme

Brine

* 1 cup kosher salt
* 1/2 cup brown sugar
* 1/2 gallon water
* 1 1/2 gallons heavily iced water
* 1 onion
* 3 cloves garlic
* 1 teaspoon dried oregano
* 1 teaspoon dried thyme
* 4 bay leaves

Rub

* 1 1/4 tablespoons smoked paprika
* 1 tablespoon kosher salt
* 1 tablespoon garlic powder
* 1/2 tablespoon black pepper
* 1/2 tablespoon onion powder
* 1/4 tablespoon cayenne pepper
* 1/2 tablespoon dried oregano
* 1/2 tablespoon dried thyme
* 1/2 tablespoon cumin

Heineken Turkey with Sumac Rub

- Powdered sumac spice is a very popular middle eastern spice, you can find it in specialty stores, or online spice stores.

Ingredients

* 1 8-10 lb. turkey, thawed, gizzards and neck removed
* 1 can Heineken beer
* A few sprigs of oregano, and the juice of a lemon

Brine

* 1 cup salt
* 1/2 cup brown sugar
* 1/2 gallon water
* 1 1/2 gallons heavily iced water
* 1 onion
* 3 cloves garlic
* 1 teaspoon dried oregano
* 1 lemon, sliced

Rub

* 4 tablespoons sumac powder

Steel Reserve Turkey with Ancho Chili Rub

Ingredients

* 1 8-10 lb. turkey, thawed, gizzards and neck removed
* 1 can Steel Reserve beer
* A few sprigs of cilantro

Brine

* 1 cup kosher salt
* 1/2 cup brown sugar
* 1/2 gallon water
* 1 1/2 gallons heavily iced water
* 1 onion
* 3 cloves garlic
* 1 teaspoon dried oregano
* 1 teaspoon dried cilantro

Rub

* 2 tablespoons finely ground ancho chilies
* 2 teaspoons cumin
* 2 teaspoons smoked paprika
* 1 teaspoon coriander
* 1 teaspoon garlic powder
* 1 teaspoon onion powder

Method for all Recipes

1. Add all ingredients for brine except water to a large sauce pot. Now add 1/2 gallon of the water and bring to a boil. Boil until everything is onions have softened. Let the mixture cool, and add to a large pot or container, large enough for your bird. Add the heavily iced water, and make sure the mixture is ice cold before adding the bird. Add the bird and brine for 8-24 hours in the refrigerator.

2. Preheat oven or grill to 350 degrees. Remove the bird and discard the brine. Rinse bird very well and pat dry. Sprinkle bird with spices all over and rub into skin. Open the beer, and pour about 1/4 cup out, and place the herbs into the can. Put the beer can in the holder, if using, and place the turkey on the beer can. The butt of the bird should be sitting on the can. Roast until internal temperature of the thickest part of the breast is 161 degrees. When the bird has reached temperature, remove from the oven or grill and wrap with aluminum foil for at least 1 hour before carving.

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