Huge Mistakes You're Making With Your Slow Cooker

It feels like the most common question we face as adults is “What’s for dinner?" Meal planning and preparation can be draining, especially after a long day. Enter the slow cooker, which has to be one of the greatest kitchen appliance inventions of all time. This set-it-and-forget-it device literally does the cooking for you, while you go about your day. While the slow cooker can be a life saver, most of us have ruined a dinner in it at least once. There are common mistakes you are making with this handy appliance that are very easy to fix. Join us as we explain the huge mistakes you're making with your slow cooker.

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You're using too much liquid | 0:00
You're not lining the lid | 0:55
You're adding pasta too soon | 1:38
You're setting the heat too high | 2:22
You're reheating wrong | 3:15

[fslcdlt]

Great tips and cautions. I just got a slow cooker for Christmas so now I feel better prepared when I go to use it the first time. Thanks.

[ericchamberlain]

I reheat the food stored in the slow cooker from the fridge all the time. Have never gotten sick nor anyone else.

[gearldcline]

Good tips. I knew most of them, but the paper towel tip was new. It explains some slow cooker fails I have experience.

[Tupapcu]

I don't know about that paper towel trick.
Remember a slow cooker is still is generating heat on the inner pot
Also the water condensation will weigh down the paper not to mention the steam is definitely going to weaken the paper integrity and I don't want paper being an extra ingredients for my food.😄

[nickgehr]

Huge mistakes you're making with your slow cooker

*asking it to cook faster*

[MashedFood]

What slow cooker tips do you have to share?

[myturkishlife]

Remember to turn it on before you leave for work 😁

[lynxcross]

Grew up as a kid eating reheated food from the slow cooker and still do the same today as an adult, have never been sick with food poisoning

[FlavioMarceloSousa]

Don't forget to sear the meat before cooking it.

[edkeaton]

This would be great to know if I had a slow cooker. I still found this interesting. Thanks for the upload. 😊😎

[jasonking]

I don't mind using the extra broth as soup for the next few days after a slow cooked corned beef, it's delicious

[kiki]

I always make the mistake of using too much broth in my chicken or steak cubes. It's still pretty good, but the meat is so tender it falls off the bone or it breaks up easily but my family loves it that way so idk if that's a total loss lol😂🤷🏾‍♀️

[Rodolfobia]

My slow cooker has a sautee function I use for reheating. When it's winter here I just leave the food in the crock pot.

[scoutwithoutclout]

Using less liquid can result in an overcook. I just learned this the hard way with bbq in a new crock pot. I can't stand the new ones. The manufacturer raised the temperatures dramatically. Cook on high? You can barely cook on low without burning bbq sauce. Old ones you could leave in there overnight. New ones bring liquid to a rolling boil within 3 hours on low. As for "less" liquid recommendation, just make sure it's more than half full capacity to slow the cook (on a new crock pot). It sucks. I'm literally going to trade a brand new one for a used one bc the manufacturers have created a product that can't perform it's intended task of slow cooking.

[siddia]

I need the steps for the cheesecake slow cooker😛

[RaysLaughsAndLyrics]

Di not use paper towel to absorb cooker condensation .. Use a dish towel.. No wasted paper... wash and reuse the dish towel over and over.

[sicklethyst_]

If you think you’ve not put enough liquid in, you’ve probably put too much in already.

[whooelse]

Throw some oxtails in the crockpot...AWWW MAN!!!

[gloombla]

Actually it’s the opposite, my aicook 6 quart burned my food till I increased the water

[Turnbull]

sorry but if your bothered by the water dripping from under the lid when you cook don't bother using one and just use your oven.