Caramelized onions, photo step by step

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Step 1.

Get your crockpot out of the closet, dust it off and turn it to high. Throw in a stick of butter/margarine.



Step 2

Let the butter melt while you prep the onions.



Step 3

Slice up a grip of onions. This was about 5. Cook's illustrated recommends slicing them from pole to pole instead of across to keep them from falling apart quite so much.



Step 4

Chuck the onions in the crockpot.



Step 5

Toss to coat with the melted butter.



Step 6

Cover, turn to low. Let it sit 10-14 hours.



Step 7

Seriously. That long.



Step 8

When you walk by, give it a toss with the tongs, otherwise don't screw with it. This is not high maintenance.



Step 9

It'll be fine. Just go to bed.



Step 10

You may want to open a window, though. Cooking onions smell good, but all night gets to be a little much.



Step 11

Check on it in the morning.



Step 12

Drain and store, covered, in the fridge for a while. Put on all kinds of stuff. OMNOMNOM.