Finding the time to convert a recipe to slow cooker can seem hard but some simple rules simplify it a lot. The main goal is to stop guessing and instead adapt the times of traditional recipes for slow cookers.
Temperatures of slow cookers strongly affect the taste of the food. Try versions of recipes using either the low or the high setting. A practical chart for exchange high and low settings look like this: 3 hours on high match 7 hours on low, 4 hours on high match 8 hours on low, 5 hours on high match 9 hours on low, 6 hours on high match 10 hours on low, 7 hours on high match 11 hours on low, and 8 hours on high match 12 hours on low.
How to Convert Recipes for a Slow Cooker
Although each slow cooker slightly differs, that helps well steer.
To reach the boil point at 209°F, typical slow cooker requires 7 to 8 hours on low and 3 to 4 hours on high. Even so 3 hours on high do not match 6 hours on low. The relation is not always simple duplciaton.
When you adapt recipe from the oven to slow cooker, multiply the time by 2 or 4 according to the heat. One hour in oven is like 4 hours on low in slow cooker. Instead, dish that cooks 6 to 8 hours on low require only 2 to 3 hours in oven at 325°F. Times for oven, Instant Pot and slow cooker can you exchange with good guide.
Brands and model of slow cookers differ, so no conversion is perfect. Cook with your model to learn its properties. Vegetables cook more quickly than meats in slow cooker.
Always check the time for ingredients according to cooking charts for slow cooker.
Every time you raise the cover, add about 15 minutes to the cooking time, because that much lasts heating up. The cooker should be at least two thirds full. If recipe does not fill it much, use smaller kitchen or other recipe.
The moist, low heat of slow cooker works for dishes with long cook. It well cooks cheap cuts of meat to make them soft and tasty. For good recipes in slow cooker, give enough time to reach the wanted doneness.