Bought a $30 slow cooker from a yard sale and it's the best thing I ever did for my wallet

I was really tight on cash last month and saw this old crockpot for sale. Figured for thirty bucks, why not give it a shot. I've been making big batches of bean soup and cheap cuts of meat like pork shoulder, which costs maybe $8 to feed me for four days. It cooks while I'm at work so I don't get tempted to order takeout. Honestly, it's saved me more money in a few weeks than I spent on it. Anyone have other good 'set it and forget it' recipes for tough, cheap meat?

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ivanscott3mo ago

Ever try chuck roast with just a packet of onion soup mix and some water? Turns out crazy tender.

william_harris3mo ago

Used to think you needed a ton of ingredients but that combo really does work.

the_linda3mo ago

My grandma swore by ivanscott's soup mix trick.

the_jake24d ago

My grandma was the same way with onion soup mix, except she used it on everything. One time she put it in meatloaf and it was somehow both the best and strangest thing I ever ate. I tried to recreate it once and ended up with a salty brick that could have doubled as a doorstop. Pretty sure she had some kind of magic touch, because my attempt just tasted like regret and too much MSG. These days I just stick to the chuck roast trick because it's pretty much foolproof, which is exactly what a fool like me needs.