My wife surprised me with this machine Christmas Eve. I had done the decarb in foil in oven. Then mixed greens with unsalted butter in the crock pot. Always added some water into the crock to prevent burning of the butter. Nothing stated in the instructions telling to add water. Does anyone have one of these machines? Have you had to add water? Infusing the butter now. Temps and times are changeable. I never thought of putting a thermometer in the crock to check it during or after to see how the crock did. Hope someone will chime in. Thanks.