Can it slow cook other food items like a stew or a roast?
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Nope."This product is for cooking and keeping rice warm only. Do not use for other than intended purposes." -- NP-NVC manual, pg. 3http://www.zojirushi.com/servicesupport/manuals/manual_pdf/np_nvc.pdf (visit link to read manual)
1551686
This is a rice cooker. You can cook some vegetables on top of the rice but only per the instructions. You can cook porridge in it but once again per the instructions.
1551687
No, this thing is mostly a one trick pony, but it is incredibly good at what it does do.
965567
Because of the circle of heat, this will brown meat during the cooking process (without searing) even at lower temperatures; a slow cooker does not. My preference is to use a roaster for meat, stews, and soups because of the depth of flavor, and a slow cooker mainly for keeping food warm. If I had to choose between one or the other, my choice would be the roaster.
755840
it is a roaster, like an oven, but if you have the buffet rack with the smaller pans that set into it, you can use those and it will do the same thing as a slow cooker -- but you must be there to watch it, since this roaster does not have the safety aspects of a slow cooker, such as a timer, and the outside of the roaster gets hot enough to injure pets or careless people, or to set cloth or paper on fire -- so do not leave it unattended
1300422
I believe neither of those options would be wise or healthy for the crock. Better to warm the slow cooker in advance of what you wish to cook, with an amount of water in it.
1129475
Nothing. But you can brown a roast or stew meat in it, leave it in the Ninja to finishing roasting or to slow cook, without leaving your stove burners or oven turned on, and without changing pots or pans. It is cheaper to use than a stove, and safer to leave on and working in the slow cook mode, if you need to leave the house. In addition, it is easy to transport to another location, and can cook a full meal anywhere there is an electric outlet.
1210168
No you can not but there is a new crock-pot that one can sear in and then slow cook in.
1457501
yes, you can saute things in the cooker before actually using it as a pressure cooker. you can evenbrown meat in it.
1823417
absolutley yes it slowcooks. It has a setting on the dial for slow cooking.
475725
My sister and I both have one, and she was sitting right next to me when your question arrived. We both agreed that this would be perfect in that situation. You can set it on slow cooker function and it will keep warm or turn off when it is done.
604666
There is a booklet that comes with the cooker. It tells you the cooking time for various food, mostly between 15 - 120 minutes. It is not slow at all. This thing is a beast.
2194610
No, you can use them for slow cooking in the unit or for keeping food warm.
2147934
No. The slow cooker is either 6 or 8 hours. The other functions-saute and pressure cook are count down. That being said- I love this cooker!
1955997
Yes. I usually put it on induction cooker to boil, then vaporseal it and transfer to the cookware 360 cooker.Induction cookers are not good for slow cooking as they turn on and off instead of continuously heating, breaking the vapor seal.
2025312
Yes, the slow cooker has a timer that can be set to any time you like - once that time is reached, it automatically switches to the "warm" setting.
100987
The only drawback not mentioned below (leftovers) is that you would need to clean the crock pot before putting in more food to slow cook. The outside of the crock pot needs to be dry before it is put back into the cooker. Recipes? Really?
348368
Yes, you can adjust time for any cooking, like stew, poultry, vegi...I love mine very much, save me a lot of time.
198176
It is for warming up food. I would assume that if you left the tray on all night, you could slow cook a stew/cholent, but I have never tried it. I suggest you call the manufacturer. I don't remember how hot the tray gets. It is a very good warming tray.