Absolutely. Add water, cover, and it'll be ready in about 4 hours if you cook it on "high".
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If you can slow cook in the oven it would be better, because less moisture will escape. The direct flame underneath your pot on the stove will simmer the food and eventually all the moisture will escape. Adding more water to avoid burning will not enhance the flavour. If you have to cook on the stove then adding more water is unavoidable.
A slow cooker will not roast (the temperature is not high enough). However, if you brown your joint of meet in a frying pan on all sides then place it in the slow cooker with some vegetables, herbs, pepper, salt, stock and a little wine to just about cover it, it will cook slowly for 4 - 8 hours and taste wonderful.
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.
Slow cookers are designed to cook all day while you are doing something else. Normally, anything that fits in the container will take about 8 to 12 hours to cook on low. (If your cooker has a "high" setting, then probably 4 to 6 hours.) Overcooking is not a major concern, because of the low temperatures used and the type of recipes used in slow cooking. If you want to roast your beef until it is rare or medium rare, a slow cooker is not the best choice.
no. dicing chicken before putting it in a slow cooker can over cook the chicken.
I cook a little bit of everything in my slow cooker. Some recipes you can try would include roast, stews, chilies, Cornish hens, cobblers, meatballs, and sauces.
"if its whole it will take a real long time in slow cooker, id say all day and all night. Depending on your cooker. Mine would take that long on high." and I'm guessing...just assuming...you're not too good of a cook, eh?
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Yes, you can... you can cook about ANYTHING in a slow cooker.
You CAN cook frozen meats in a slow cooker/crock pot, however, it will take MUCH longer than the original recipe/thawed meat. Just be sure you account for the added time in cooking.
A 'slow' cooker cooks food at a very low heat therefore taking longer than normal to cook the food.
Yes.