America’s Test Kitchen And Slow Cookers, Homeland Security Shutdown Averted

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Crock-Pots are great for when you just want to throw some ingredients together and let them cook while doing other things, but we want to know how to make our slow-cooked meals truly great. We discuss how to get the most out of our dishes with the experts from America’s Test Kitchen. Then, we cover this morning’s Senate vote which averted a looming shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security while removing restrictions on President Obama’s executive action on immigration.

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Episode Credits

  • Rob Ferrett Host
  • Veronica Rueckert Host
  • Amanda Magnus Producer
  • Marika Suval Producer
  • Julia Collin Davison Guest
  • Lauren Fox Guest

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