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almost.
You can even bake a cake in a crockpot, although it only really works on steam cakes, and even then not always all that well. I never got a good cake out of any of mine, but maybe that's just me.
And every one uses it for soups, stews, and chili-- just use any old recipe lying around and it will probably work.
But, take a decent beef or pork roast and leave it in the crockpot on low all day and it will very likely come out soft as butter-- that's what I use mine for most of the time now. Use any old rub you like, marinate if you must, and just toss in ye olde crockpot and forget until hungry. I haven't tried leg of lamb yet, but that should also work well if you have a small enough piece to fit in the thing.
Personally, I use few flavorings, and often some carrots, celery, and potatoes with a little water in the bottom of the pot to soak up the juices.
Biggest single problem with crockpots is that you can't really regulate the temperature on most of them and the variations can be wild. So, you gotta play around a little to see what works best on your pot. Oh, and don't forget that things like 'shrooms and most meats will shed their water and it won't boil off as fast as it does on the stove.
The recipes that came with the instruction book are usually a fairly good guide 'cause they kinda hope you'll end up liking the gadget, but you do have to understand that variable temperature thing and make some adjustments in amount of liquids, cooking time, etc.
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