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A Slow Cooker is a Moist Environment
Slow cookers use a food’s own moisture 

to cook the food. With the lid kept 

on while cooking, very little moisture 

evaporates and natural juices from the 

food accumulates. For that reason, use less 

liquid when using your favorite traditional 

recipes for slow cooking.

Enhancing Texture and Flavor
The amount of seasonings, types of 

ingredients, and when you add ingredients 

can improve the texture and flavor of your 

slow-cooked meals. 

As a general rule for using your favorite 

recipes in the slow cooker, increase the 

amounts of herbs and seasonings to offset 

the effect of longer cooking times. 

Add garnishes, fresh herbs, and quick-

cooking vegetables toward the end of the 

cooking cycle. For example, you can add 

peas, corn and freshly sliced squash in the 

last 10 to 20 minutes.

Also consider the differences between 

related ingredients when cooking for 

extended times. Dark meat poultry will 

retain moisture better than white meat in 

recipes cooked more than 7 to 9 hours. 

Whole-grain rice, such as brown or wild 

rice, retains its texture better than white 

rice when it’s slow cooked. Over extended 

periods, white rice can overcook and 

become mushy.

Cut Food to Proper Size
The size you cut food into can affect its 

taste and texture. To assure uniformity of 

cooking, cut vegetables of similar density, 

such as potatoes, carrots and parsnips 

into similar-sized pieces. In general, dense 

vegetables should be slightly smaller than 

more tender vegetables.

Cutting meats into large pieces 

allows longer cooking times and avoids 

overcooking.

Serving Leftovers
Before placing in the slow cooker, leftovers 

should be thoroughly heated to 165°F 

(74°C), and sauces and soups should be 

brought to a rolling boil, then kept warm 

in slow cooker on buffet setting.

Reheating of leftovers in the slow cooker 

is not recommended. A microwave oven 

is ideal for this function. Do not use the 

ceramic pot or glass lid in an oven, a 

microwave, or on a cooktop, to reheat foods. 

Here are a few simple tips to assure your 

slow cooker gives you years of service.

• This is a large-capacity slow cooker and 

it is recommended that you cook with at 

least 1 qt (1 L) of food in the ceramic pot. 

• Do not store the ceramic pot in the 

refrigerator.

• If the ceramic pot has been inadvertently 

left in the refrigerator, do not immediately 

fill with hot or warm liquids. Wait until 

the pot is at room temperature.

• If assembling a recipe in advance of 

cooking, store ingredients in a covered, 

separate container.

• After each use, always follow the “Care 

and Cleaning“ instructions.