CyberSlag5k
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I received a crockpot for Christmas and I really like it. I made a delicious beef stew for very little money, time, and effort. It works really well for me for recipes that require a long time, as I just stick them in and go to work.
However, I'm wondering about recipes with shorter times and if my schedule is acceptable for them as I cannot do the shorter times. For example, I found a whole chicken recipe that says 4-8 hours on low, depending on when the little timer pops up. I'm gone a minimum of 10 hours each day. Since it is a slow cooker, and cooking on low all day, would it burn, ruin, or dry out the chicken if it were indeed done in 4 hours?
I don't expect to turn 2-3 hour recipes into 10 hours, but is it alright to let them go longer than the recipes call for relatively long, low cooking?
However, I'm wondering about recipes with shorter times and if my schedule is acceptable for them as I cannot do the shorter times. For example, I found a whole chicken recipe that says 4-8 hours on low, depending on when the little timer pops up. I'm gone a minimum of 10 hours each day. Since it is a slow cooker, and cooking on low all day, would it burn, ruin, or dry out the chicken if it were indeed done in 4 hours?
I don't expect to turn 2-3 hour recipes into 10 hours, but is it alright to let them go longer than the recipes call for relatively long, low cooking?