slow cooker

Meaning

A slow cooker is an electric cooking pot used for simmering food at a low temperature over a long period. It is perfect for making stews, soups, and tough cuts of meat tender without constant supervision. People often use the brand name 'Crock-Pot' interchangeably with this term.

Examples

• I threw some beef and vegetables into the slow cooker before heading to work.

  I threw some beef and vegetables into the slow cooker before heading to work.

• This pulled pork recipe is designed specifically for a slow cooker.

  This pulled pork recipe is designed specifically for a slow cooker.

• Does the slow cooker need to be on high or low for this chili?

  Does the slow cooker need to be on high or low for this chili?

• I love using my slow cooker in the winter because it makes the whole house smell amazing.

  I love using my slow cooker in the winter because it makes the whole house smell amazing.

• Make sure you don't open the lid of the slow cooker too often, or you'll lose all the heat.

  Make sure you don't open the lid of the slow cooker too often, or you'll lose all the heat.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ I cooked the soup in the low cooker.

  ✓ I cooked the soup in the slow cooker.

  Learners sometimes confuse 'low' (referring to the heat setting) with the name of the appliance itself, which is always 'slow cooker'.

• ✗ Can you turn on the slow cook?

  ✓ Can you turn on the slow cooker?

  The verb/action is 'slow cooking' or 'to slow-cook', but the physical appliance is a noun and must end in '-er' ('slow cooker').

Related Expressions

Practice

• If you want the meat to be incredibly tender, just leave it in the ___ for eight hours.

  💡 An electric pot that cooks meals over many hours at a low temperature.

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  slow cooker

• I bought a new ___ because I don't have time to cook when I get home from work.

  💡 This appliance prepares food slowly while you are away.

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  slow cooker