Smart slow cooker

A slow cooker system comprising:

• a vessel adapted to contain an amount of a food, wherein said vessel is thermally conductive;
• a temperature sensor component communicative with the vessel;
• a first heating element operatively communicative with a digital time controller;
• a second heating element operating in parallel with the first heating element;
• wherein the first and second heating elements are thermally communicative with the vessel;
• a timer component counting down a pre-set time interval;
• and
• the digital time controller connected to a power source and comprising a solid state device controlling an average voltage delivered to the second heating element, the digital time controller performing:
• activating both the first and second heating elements at a beginning of a cooking cycle with a pre-determined cooking time;
• pulsing the second heating element on and off at predetermined intervals to ensure that the amount of food in the vessel is heated to a pre-set temperature within the pre-set time interval that is less than the pre-determined cooking time;
• wherein the pulsing is based upon a percent of time an average voltage can be achieved to control a wattage level;
• and
• based upon the timer component reaching an end of the pre-set time interval, de-activating the second heating element to lower the cooking power, while the first heating element remains in operation for a remainder of the pre-determined cooking time.