As long as it is at least half full it's no problem. Even less than half would be alright if you did it on low or medium. Takes a bit longer, but depending on model of cooker, high might scorch around the top.
Yes you can
One can find a recipe for beef stew in the cookbook that one received when the slow cooker was purchased. The Martha Stewart website also has a recipe for slow cooker beef stew.
no. dicing chicken before putting it in a slow cooker can over cook the chicken.
Just about every recipe website on the web will have slow cooker recipes. Some good recipe websites to check out are allrecipes.com and cookinglight.com. You will find well over 100 slow cooker recipes between those two sites alone.
Yes you can still use the slow cooker with the pot roast recipe. If you want it finished quickly, use the higher setting, if you want to let it stand and cook for ten hours, use the lower setting. They both will come out with the same result.... tasting so delicious!
yes
Yes, you can... you can cook about ANYTHING in a slow cooker.
A 'slow' cooker cooks food at a very low heat therefore taking longer than normal to cook the food.
Not usually, because the slow cooker cooks for so long to begin with.
Yes.
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Slow-Cooker-Beef-Stew-I/Detail.aspx has a detailed and well explained slow cooker beef stew recipe. It is neatly organized which makes it very easy to follow. The best part is that it gives you the calorie count, the total fat and the cholesteral of what you're eating.
You can use a slow cooker with either frozen or defrosted meat. The recipe should state which you use or the cooking time and temperature will have to be adjusted. Frozen meatballs are excellent in a slow cooker.