How is it as a slow cooker?
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It's not. Slow cookers are highly insulated and this is thin metal. It's a speed cooker, if anything.
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Not Your Mother's Slow Cooker Recipes for Two (sold by Amazon).Works for me!
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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!
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Dear Customer，Thank you so much for your interesting with our product.Yes, you are right. it works like slow cooker. but it does not use electricity .You put inner pan on the stove first and make it boiling ,then transfer it inside the pot. It can keep warm about 6 hours.Hope it is helpful for you.Thanks, have a good day!
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yes it does not get as hot as other slow cookers on each setting. The high setting is what the low setting is on other brands.
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You could use it as a regular slow cooker, but it may be harder to control the true temperature. I use mine mainly for heating things that will be eaten soon, such as vegetables, or just as a warmer for other items. It's very handy for the holiday's!
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Yes, I would say it's a very good idea to. Never have myself as I don't use one much, I've usually used my slow cooker for stews and chili.
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I just use it to reheat food. I don't believe you're supposed to cook in it. It is different from a slow cooker.
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The cooker works best if it is filled at least half full. Smaller dishes that basically cover the bottom cook way too fast because the whole liner gets hot. I cook for two people all the time but when I use the slow cooker I make large batches of soups, green chile pork, spaghetti sauce, etc. I freeze the leftovers in freezer containers in portions for two servings. Then when you have a night you are rushed and don't have time to cook you can make use of that frozen "dinner."
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My Maytag stove has a glasstop induction heating sytem and this works great to cook in. I do have to check it to make sure nothing sticks (like chili or soup with meat) but if it starts to, it comes off easily. Even on a low setting though, your ingredients will get warm quickly so as far as a slow cooker, I don't know if this will work. I used my crock pot the other day with a beef roast and veggies and it cooked for 8 hours. Using this LeCreuset on a stove, it will not take 8 hours to cook anything.
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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.
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It's great! I use it for everything. You can brown meet on High just like a cook top and then turn to slow cooker, add anything you want and leave it to finish
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I've used mine as a slow cooker, stove top cooker, and oven. It's one of my favorite appliances (and I've tried MANY during the last 29+ years of marriage.) I've had great results with it and am getting ready to buy a second one for my 23yo son who LOVED the spaghetti and meatballs I made in mine.
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I have only used it to keep dips warm and don't feel the size of the crock pots lends itself to doing more than that... If you want something to use as a slow cooker, my sister-in-law got one that is a little larger (the three crock pots are oval) and I'm pretty sure it would work well.
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It is used primarily for reheating purposes although I would believe it may be used as a slow cooker but I have not used it for that purpose so far.
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I haven't done a chicken like that but I have slow roasted pork for mexican style meat and it is certainly much more controllable than my old crock pot (it had 2 settings - high and higher even on the low setting).It is a very gentle heat.
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Yes, you can use it as a slow cooker, sort of--by ignoring the timer dial--and turning the air release valve to the vent setting. As long as the cooker is plugged into power, your food will continue to cook. Of course, you won't be able to regulate temperature, thus how slow you cook, and although the Warm light will be glowing, the fluids in the pot will be depleted pretty quickly. As for canning, well, I used it for canning pint jars of tomatoes, pickles, end-of-the-garden soup and occasional other veggies last summer. You can only fit in four pints at a time, but it worked beautifully.