Making chicken noodle soup, have never used my slow cooker for it. Recipe called for 8 cups of broth and now it’s very, very full. Cooking on high for 3-4 hours. Is this gonna over flow? This doesn’t even have noodles in it yet…. Add those near the end and I assume I may have to dispose of some liquid at that point
by wanderingwallflower8
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I think it looks OK. If you are concerned about it overflowing after adding the noodles, you can take the lid off for a bit near the end of the cooking time and let some of the liquid evaporate.
That’s what I do when I need to make a little space.
Slow cookers don’t boil so it won’t boil over. When it’s time to add noodles, you can dip out some of the broth to make room. You can add it back in later or use it to cook rice or for another soup. Just don’t waste that tasty stuff!
Edit: Sorry, apparently some slow cookers do boil. I have never had one do that.
In the papers it says to only fill to 3/4
My slow cooker says never fill it more than 3/4 full but you can temp it 2 hours in to make sure that it’s above 195F.
No, but thats a lot of rosemary lol.
If you are not building a dam (of towels) around it to hold back the overflow, then it is not too full.
Looks pretty full but if you can see it can simmer, you are okay. Cause there is so much liquid, it just takes longer to get it to a simmer. If the soup is boiled, it becomes cloudy, simmering results in a clearer broth.
I always cook my noodles separately and serve them on the side as I simply hate soggy noodles. That happens when you cook them in the soup and then have to eat leftovers. Then I always try to cook extra noodles that I fry up in butter with a little oil after the soup is finished. Delicious.
Yea, most of that is going to evaporate over the course of cooking. I’ve only really saw liquid increase if I have a big piece of meat with veggies. But for soup, yea this is fine.