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"I think I&amp;#039;ve been approaching this slow-cooker thing all wrong. I&amp;#039;ve been taking the low-and-slow idea and using it as an excuse to be lazy. The results of this week&amp;#039;s recipe prompted a conversation between me and my husband, and the conclusion we reached was that most of the meat I&amp;#039;ve made in the slow-cooker so far has been too mushy, too wet, probably cooked too long. He also felt that this particular recipe needed more spice.  I&amp;#039;ve never been a big fan of the slow-cooker because of this, that most things that go into it come out with indistinguishable flavors and texture. And that may be a necessary trade-off for the convenience of the device. A few things were good: the bean soup that I pureed at the end, the polenta, the meat loaf. The others, however, need work. I&amp;#039;m going to try to do better, to test things after the minimum amount of time, to up the seasoning and to serve the results with acidic, bright, crunchy condiments and sides.  calls for hot pepper sauce and crunchy coleslaw on the side, two things the sandwiches needed. It&amp;#039;s an incredibly easy recipe, however, with a minimum of initial prep:  I started by mixing up the spices: 1 tablespoon brown sugar, 2 tablespoons each paprika and granulated onion, 1 1/2 teaspoon each chile powder and salt and 1/2 teaspoon each garlic powder and allspice. I put 1 tablespoon of the mix in the bottom of the slow-cooker and patted the rest on a 4-pound bone-in pork shoulder roast.  &amp;amp;lt;&amp;amp;gt;  I mixed 1/4 cup brown sugar and 3/4 cup apple cider vinegar into the bottom of the slow-cooker, then put the pork on top. Cooked on low for 10 hours, then pulled this out of the cooker:  &amp;amp;lt;&amp;amp;gt;  Shredding it was easy:  &amp;amp;lt;&amp;amp;gt;  I mixed this back into the liquid in the slow cooker and cooked for a few minutes on high, then served on buns with chopped pickles.   &amp;quot;&amp;amp;gt;South Carolina BBQ Pork Sliders \u2014 Kim Walker "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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