Hi, Brittany, I'm not Jean, but my theory about cooking something in the Crock Pot with the cover off, like doing the same thing on a stove, is to allow some of the moisture to evaporate. This is so the final resulting dish won't be too soupy. Hope this helps. Alice _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list [email protected] http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
