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I do it all the time. Get a chuck roast, season it with paprika and salt and then brown it in a regular pot with a touch of oil. Transfer roast and drippings to crockpot with a pack of Lipton onion soup, just a little cream of mushrooms, and add some smoked sausage. In the pot you used to brown meat with, brown down some trinity and then add it to the crockpot. Leave that all day and make some rice.