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A slow cooker or a crockpot as it is more commonly known is just like the conventional cooker with ad added feature of slow cooking. Just like the old cookers slow cookers can also make recipes you love the most. But slow cookers do something that their older counterparts cannot. Before we discuss this let me ask you a question. What would you do if you had a party tonight and you had to make Chicken BBQs? Simple, you would just make chicken BBQs. But what if you also had to go for shopping in the afternoon to buy the dress you'd be wearing tonight? Well now that's a big problem. Isn't it? Well this is what a slow cooker can help you to accomplish. Put the chicken in your slow cooker and go for shopping with peace of mind. Slow cooker will keep cooking any of the recipes that you want in the evening while you are out for shopping in the afternoon. Slow cookers these days come with divided liners and you can also adjust the time for cooking to start. Well though slow cookers may look the same as conventional cookers and even perform the same actions, one must be well aware of how to use slow cookers in order to keep the taste of your favorite recipes same as ever. Do you want to know how to convert your favorite recipes into slow cooker recipes? Read on to find interesting stuff about slow cooker recipes. A general rule in converting the conventional cooker's recipes into slow cooker recipe is by doubling the time taken. Like if it took 3 hours to cook a certain recipe in your conventional cooker at high temperature then it would take 6 hours to cook the same recipe using slow cooker. Among the most favorite slow cooker recipes is stew. Soups are also among the best slow cooker recipes. Most of the meat products are best when cooked in slow cookers. Recipes which contain raw vegetables must be slow cooked for longer times to retain their natural ingredients. Also recipes which contain meat should be slow cooked to retain the nutrients of the product and avoid the formation of any undesired products. Slow cooking also helps in maintaining the flavor and aroma of the spices and seasonings added to your recipes. Also use of whole leafy herbs helps in producing a better flavor than ground spices. Do not open you slow cooker's lid too often. It loses a lot of heat when opened. And even when opened just once for about thirty seconds it loses enough heat for the cooking time to increased by about 15 minutes. You can also use slow cooker for recipes consisting of rice and pasta. Add the normal amount of water and just one hour before it is ready, add more water. This is required because these slow cooker recipes need a lot of water to get properly cooked.