Slow cooker meals are super easy and delicious. That is why many people use their slow cooker when they are busy. You can use your slow cooker as much as you want as long as you make sure to avoid these common mistakes.
The Most Common Slow Cooker Mistakes To Always Avoid Are:
1 Not Browning Meats
Brown meat for heartier flavor.
2 Opening Lid While Meal Is Cooking
Be patient, don't peek.
3 Always Using The Same Temperature And Time
Every recipe is different, so every heat/time setting should be.
4 Not Submerging Meat
Meat submerged cooks quicker.
5 Use The Right Type Of Meat
Leaner meats, get tough when cooked for a long time.
6 Adding Dairy Too Soon
Adding it too soon will cause it to curdle.
7 Overfilling With Liquid
8 Going Hard With Alcohol
While alcohol cooks off on stove top, in crockpot, it just sits in the liquid.
9 Cooking Chicken With Skin
Crispy chicken is insanely delicious, in slow cooker, the skin turns gelatinous.
Now You Know What You Shouldn't Do!
These common slow cooker mistakes will help you know what to avoid doing so your slow cooker meals taste great all the time. Have you made any of these slow cooker mistakes before?
Let Us Know What You Think!
Article Source: Delish
Thanks for the tip
thats why i only do certain things in crockpot- seems it creates to much moiture
And most pictures of slow cookers with cooked food show them filled to the top. Never fill the pot more than 3/4 full of uncooked food.
GIVE US THE DAMN INFORMATION! STOP MAKING US GO PAGE TO PAGE LOOKING FOR IT!!!! Hate that.
Agreed!!!!
Mac & cheese!!!!
If you do things like bread or cake, layer a couple of paper towels under the lid to soak up moisture 🙂
i d that with alot of things i crockpot
When on my first page it said next page I said forget it.
My mom does barbecue ribs in the slow cooker and they’re amazing!
Yes
GREAT tips
Print to small to read
on my PC, in the upper right hand corner, are three bars. click on that icon, then click on ZOOM. I went to 150% and the print was so much clearer..try it !!
Thanks
I’ve forgotten to plug it in, definitely ruins dinner!
Good info! Sara Henkel Holli Poe Katie Bush
Yes, I’ve made some of those mistakes.
Chicken soup!
so are mine. If I cook on the grill or the oven my beef ribs are tough. Cooked in the slow cooker they come out tender and delicious.
Lauren Henry-Ginger
I agree! I didn’t read it for that very reason.
What are they?
AKA do it as the recipe states……no short cuts.. or putting in to soon or to late….. read and do…. that is all it states…… I got nothing from it and yes I read it but……. that is pretty much what it says…….go by what it tells you to…… nothing early …….late and if its a lean meat dont cook it so long or it will be tough….. I have done this myself…… especially putting to much liquid…….or the lean meats cooking it to long…….. so do as directed and you will be in good shape!
I go to the comments get more out of the comments than going thru that annoying page after page after ads….
Same thing here. I just figured out this morning the comments will tell what I need to know.
Not cooking enough food?
Ok
I’m not ‘surfing’ all over the place looking for the things I SHOULD NOT DO when using my crock pot …
Thank You This was helpful !
If you ask me I think it is ALL a crock of s**t
It is a big help when the shares (comments) let us know when it is a waste of time, or that so many steps to see.
Good to know Brent Nummerdor.
Didn;t get nothing out of this that I din;t already know!!! cook it a forget it and eat it!!
Click bait
Thanks so much for the info….. I couldn’t even read the article on my phone so I do appreciate you sharing this
Agreed
My problem exactly
Unfortunately I’m confined to my phone but good info for when I get a PC…. thanks
O.K. Jamie Whitworth, let me know when you make it and I will bring the homemade biscuits!
Thank you
Anything about this is so important
I don’t see any nine things. Why are so many things like this?????
I saw 9 , but knew most of them when using mine.
Thank you for that info.
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