Add softer fruits and vegetables - like peaches, peas, corn, greens, squash, peppers, plums and tomatoes – around the last 30 minutes of the cooking time.Always chop your fruits and veggies into the same shape and size so that they cook evenly.If the recipe does require liquid, reduce the amount given in the recipe by half. When converting a recipe for a slow cooker, always add half a cup of water to the bottom of the crock before setting-and-forgetting if the recipe doesn't call for liquid. There are a few rules to remember when cooking in your slow cooker. Save this conversion chart to make switching from oven to slow cooker easier. Higher temperatures are mostly used to brown items, and slow cookers don't have that capability. The general rule is the high setting cooks about twice as fast as the low setting.Ĭonverting a recipe to slow cooking works the best with dishes that are cooked at 350 degrees Fahrenheit (177 degrees Celsius) or lower in the oven or those that are cooked on the stove.įoods that don't do well in the slow cooker are dishes that require sauteing on the stove or need to cook above 350 degrees.
How long you cook a dish in your slow cooker depends on whether you set it on high or low and the recipe's original cook time. A simple conversion chart and these tips will get you started. If your favorite casseroles, soups and braised meat recipes are designed for the oven or stovetop, you can easily cook them in the slow cooker instead. Slow cookers are the set-it-and-forget-it heroes of the kitchen.
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