You may be hesitant to use a slow cooker thinking that it makes mushy flavorless food, but that couldn’t be further from the truth. It is possible to make flavor-driven food in a slow cooker with ...

In Jamie's article on tips to nail your slow cooker recipes, he suggests picking cheaper but flavoursome cuts for your stews ...

On busy days, it’s so tempting to hit up a drive-thru so you can skip cooking and cleanup time. But you can also skip that stuff with a slow cooker. With these tips on how to use a slow cooker, dinner ...

Here's some advice on successful slow-cooking from veteran cooking instructor Bev Grimm of Fargo and Beth Hensperger and Julie Kaufmann, the authors of "Not Your Mother's Slow Cooker": ...

As with any roast, cooking a ham can be a process. Depending on how you do it, you run the risk of the meat drying out, or ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Kylee Scales with Kylee’s Kitchen wants to ...

TAMPA (BLOOM) – The slow cooker is an invaluable appliance for anyone who loves the convenience of set-it-and-forget-it meals. Ideal for meal prepping or feeding a large group, this handy tool allows ...

Never use frozen meats directly in the slow cooker as they can stay at unsafe temperatures for too long, promoting bacterial ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Football season and tailgating are here with Thanksgiving and Christmas not far behind. Chances are your slow cooker will be getting some extra use. Cherie Lowe, the Queen of Free ...

Keep warm. The low setting on a slow cooker is great for melting the chocolate, but when serving, make sure to bump the heat down to your machine’s ‘keep warm’ setting. This keeps the hot chocolate ...

Making a big batch of hot chocolate for a party or gathering can be tricky because you have to babysit it. Make life easier ...