Favorite Slow-Cooker Classics

• recipe

  Beef Burgundy

  We wanted to bring this dish to its earthy, robust, warm potential: satisfyingly large chunks of tender meat draped with a velvety sauce brimming with the flavor of good Burgundy wine and studded with caramelized mushrooms and pearl onions.

• recipe

  Beer-Braised Short Ribs

  Beef short ribs, which contain lots of fat and connective tissue, are ideal for long, slow cooking. We wanted to develop a recipe for the slow cooker that would produce meaty ribs in a rich, oniony sauce.

• equipment

  Slow Cookers

  Not all fancy features are worth paying for.