After excessive drooling and coveting the food I've seen on Steemit, I decided to buy a slow cooker and see if I could produce something edible. This is a quickie including a recipe(ish), ~~robbed from~~ inspired by [UNDIE'S KITCHEN](https://steemit.com/foodphotography/@underground/ok-peeps-the-finished-product-undy-s-kitchen-part-deux-hat-tip-ba). ![bella unboxing.JPG](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmQ7fnfcWyQZYEPV7M7i8cdirvqZ6ZXdKQXaFYE7SXEtsP/bella%20unboxing.JPG) I ordered a Bella Multi-Function Cooker. It's a slow cooker and pressure cooker in one. Yay. What's not to love about superfast stews and sloooow meat? It is really easy to use. I looked at the instructions a little bit but they're hardly even necessary coz all you need to know is written by the buttons on the front :D ![bbq recipe ingredients.JPG](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmZWWT3Js6eH1U2bHW5NGwn7ysCJyNKWN9nPy7J8Ds6mgc/bbq%20recipe%20ingredients.JPG) The first thing I decided to make was BBQ pork ribs. Here are the ingredients but I also added a good slug of shop-bought BBQ Sauce to the mix too. ![ribs marinade.JPG](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmXBT8xLygCi6exPB98q61AHELqcAFxzt1uzp9t6sEhgyU/ribs%20marinade.JPG) I mixed the ingredients together into a thick paste. Sorry, I don't measure or weigh. Things are done by eye at my age :P ![ribs marinade2.JPG](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmdUbpjyPtehvC2K12j1822h8BgnSipRRQSw8sEm45BHAX/ribs%20marinade2.JPG) I smushed the marinade/sauce all over the ribs and let them sit around in it for an hour or so before getting the Bella involved. All I had to do was line the ribs, standing up like soldiers, around the rim of the Bella, stick the lid on and set the timer to 7 hours. ![bella cooking.JPG](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmTfjofGtFSw82c5416fwmSRcgcWn3simrX8KnWqjXBBqY/bella%20cooking.JPG) When the time was up, I took them out, slapped them on the grill pan (or 'broiler' for US people) and brushed some more sauce across. They took a few minutes each side to bubble up and get a bit charred. RESULT The meat literally fell off the bones. They were juicy, full of flavour, and the marrow was totally suckable. They were heavenly, even though I say so myself. But, I made 3 main mistakes: 1) I didn't cook enough of them. They all vanished in minutes! 2) I think they'd have been okay after 5-6 hours slow cooking rather than the 7! 3) Unfortunately, because of the long cooking time, I completely forgot I was going to write a blog for Steemit and didn't take any 'after' pics. Oops. :P To compensate for this, here's a picture of the pulled pork I made the next day, slathered on a white bread butty :D ![pulled pork.JPG](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmYcefTydEWgbLx3bFFiGBK1iKQgZ1qMHUf3ML38Dch7vW/pulled%20pork.JPG) Needless to say, I'm thrilled with my new Bella and think we're going to be on good terms for a very long time. Thanks for popping by. 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