Tips for Cooking in Slow Cookers
This document is intended to provide general
tips and guidelines for cooking in slow cookers -
also known as crockpots. These tips are not
specific to any particular brand or model of slow
cooker.
As with many appliances, practise and a
preparedness to experiment are among your
most helpful tools!
WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN A SLOW COOKER
A removable liner/cooking bowl - much easier
to clean than a non-removable one.
A non-stick liner/cooking bowl means less
elbow-grease will be required when you are
cleaning up.
GENERAL TIPS
Line your cooking bowl with a cooking bag for a
super-easy clean up. Or spray with a little
cooking oil.
One hour on HIGH is roughly equivalent to two
hours on LOW.
Ceramic slow cooker bowls can crack if exposed
to
sudden
temperature
changes.
When
removing the bowl from your slow cooker, do not
place the bowl straight on to a cold bench; place
it on a folded tea towel or cloth. If you have had
the bowl in the refrigerator, do not place it
directly into the slow cooker from the fridge.
FOOD SAFETY TIPS
It’s advised to cook on HIGH for the first hour to
ensure
that
food
reaches
minimum
temperatures to be safe.
Many recommend that you do not place frozen
foods in a slow cooker. Defrost before cooking.
If you are going to refrigerate food after cooking
in a slow cooker, you must remove it from the
liner/cooking pan and place it in a suitable food
storage
container.
Your
slow
cooker
liner/cooking bowl will not cool down quickly
enough and food will remain in the unsafe
temperature zone for too long and harmful
bacteria may grow.
