Converting Recipes for Your Crockpot

Crockpots vary but the low setting is typically nearby 100
degrees and its high setting is nearby 300 degrees.

Knowing this, it is fairly easy to change most recipes for
use in your slow cooker. Some adjusments to cooking times
will be a judgement call on your part, but some simple
guidelines should help. Just succeed a few uncomplicated rules
and you're on your way.

Crockpot

You should decrease the liquid since it does not boil away
in a crockpot.

Add cheeses and other milk product towards the end of your
cooking since they tend to break down if they are cooked
for too long.

Brown any ground beef before adding to the crockpot. It
will taste great and have great texture this way.

Add rice and noodles at the end of your cooking as well.
They will turn mushy if they are cooked too long. You can
cook these separately and then combine them when it's time
to serve.

Add your spices at the end.

If a stovetop method calls for 15-30 minutes, the crockpot
should cook it for 1 1/2 - 2 1/2 hrs at a high temperature
and 4 - 8 hours at its low climatic characteristic setting.

If a stovetop method calls for 35-45 minutes, the crockpot
should cook it for 3-4 hrs at a high climatic characteristic setting
and 6 - 10 hours at its low climatic characteristic setting.

If a stovetop method calls for 50 min to 3 hours, the crockpot
should cook it for 4 - 6 hrs at a high climatic characteristic setting
and 8 - 16 hours at its low climatic characteristic setting.

Following these guidelines will allow you to be
able to change a stovetop method to its delicious
slow cooking counterpart!

Converting Recipes for Your Crockpot

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