crockpot

According to the usda website: "Do not cook frozen chicken in a slow cooker or in the microwave; thaw it before cooking). However, chicken can be cooked from the frozen state in the oven or on the stove. The cooking time may be about 50% longer." Why can you cook frozen chicken in an oven but...

It kind of surprised me today when my 23 year old daughter said she was going out to buy a crockpot. She likes to cook, but I never expected her to be a crockpot cooker! She might cook for her roommate and boyfriend, but that's the most she would be cooking for most of the time. An old TA from...

I know canned yams are already soft and really shouldn't be used in a crockpot, but I have a pitch-in at work and I would like them to be warm for the lunch. I arrive at work at 6:30, have a 15 minute break at 8:30 and then eat lunch at 11:00. If anyone could let me know when I should start them...

I have made this MANY times before. It DOES NOT curdle because I mix the soup WITH the sour cream. I have never made this big of a batch before so thats why I want to know how long to cook it for. The chicken IS boneless and skinless. I have 5 or 6 chicken breasts that I put frozen in the...

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Is there any preparation necessary, like soaking the beans first? How long and at what temp. to cook them in the crockpot? How much liquid do you have to add?

SIMPLE recipe (more)...? I have a low sodium small ham (2.25 pounds = 1 kg) & want to slow-cook it today. Would like for it to be VERY tender (fall-apart tender). I used to use brown sugar, and/or maple syrup, pineapples in juice and a bit of water and slow-cook for about 5 hours......ANY...

new potatoes. Help with cook time? I am worried about the veggies becoming mushy. I would not add liquid as I have read in various places that "roasting" them is better and they make some of their own liquid. Just worried about cook time since I won't be there to monitor.