Lol, I agree with MVP....the issue could be your crockpot. Lately I've been doing mine the "old fashioned" way and gotten better results. I use a candy thermometer to moniter temp and have found that if I keep the temp between 200 - 300F for about 20 mins (and I'll try letting it go longer as well but you have to stand there and watch it constantly) and have gotten much better results than with the crockpot. I honestly think it's my cheapy crockpot as MVP suggested.