slow and steady use slow cookers for start-to-finish desserts and more by laura bode little a slow cooker can't make can get you on your way in a hurry costco connection cookers are available in costco warehouses and at costco.com all in a day's work on to the appropriate heat setting and your meal will be ready in eight hours or less even breads that result after just minutes of truly a workhorse cleaning and storing the time saved in manual cooking is often later spent using elbow grease to clean up cleanup as easy as making dinner with the • coating the ceramic in oil before adding ingredients helps keep food from sticking; lining the crock with foil also cuts down on cleanup for items made from plastics that do not contain food and have negative health consequences • silicone slow-cooker liners are great for elevating roasts and promoting even heat and browning • you can easily deodorize your slow on counter to dry clean? that's worth waiting for! slow-cooking tips check the recipe's ingredients to make half to two-thirds full for thorough cooking • the lid must remain on tightly in order to retain the heat needed to fully cook everything • use a food thermometer to ensure food has reached the proper internal temperature • transfer leftover food to containers and refrigerate within two hours of cooking to eliminate the risk of food poisoning laura bode is blogger and freelance writer
