Question: Using the pot of a slowcooker to cook on a stove and then putting it in the base. Can it cause any damage to a slowcooker or the pot? Is it safe?
Question: Using the pot of a slowcooker to cook on a stove and then putting it in the base. Can it cause any damage to a slowcooker or the pot? Is it safe?
by asianpeasant
10 Comments
rara_avis0
Do *not* do that! Your slow cooker should have warnings written on it to that effect. The ceramic insert is not designed for stovetop cooking and this will cause it to break or explode. Some brands of slow cooker insert are oven safe (without the lid) up to a certain temperature but check your device’s manual to be sure.
Edited to add, if you want something that can both brown and slow cook meat, look into an Instant Pot.
InterestedEr79
You can’t put your slow cooker into a flame!
Recipe-Jaded
don’t do this unless your slow cooker insert specifically says it is safe to do so. they can crack and explode, especially when cooked over a flame like that.
Carrionrain
Generally, don’t do this. I found a brand with a removable pot(do your research) to use on my gas cooker so I can brown and slow cook without more dishes. Cost more but totally worth it.
zorionek0
My crock pot specifically warns against this on the label
lovespace
When I was a dumb student I did this and my slow cooker pot cracked and alllll of my ingredients went all over the floor/cooker. Don’t do it!
foriamstu
You can do this with mine, which has a metal insert and specifically lists hob use as a unique selling point.
KingKongDuck
This looks like a specific type of slow cooker – sometimes branded as “sear and stew”.
mhch82
I put it in the micro to get it warm the pot
spirit_of_a_goat
Do not do this. Your insert was not meant to be used for this and will break.
10 Comments
Do *not* do that! Your slow cooker should have warnings written on it to that effect. The ceramic insert is not designed for stovetop cooking and this will cause it to break or explode. Some brands of slow cooker insert are oven safe (without the lid) up to a certain temperature but check your device’s manual to be sure.
Edited to add, if you want something that can both brown and slow cook meat, look into an Instant Pot.
You can’t put your slow cooker into a flame!
don’t do this unless your slow cooker insert specifically says it is safe to do so. they can crack and explode, especially when cooked over a flame like that.
Generally, don’t do this. I found a brand with a removable pot(do your research) to use on my gas cooker so I can brown and slow cook without more dishes. Cost more but totally worth it.
My crock pot specifically warns against this on the label
When I was a dumb student I did this and my slow cooker pot cracked and alllll of my ingredients went all over the floor/cooker. Don’t do it!
You can do this with mine, which has a metal insert and specifically lists hob use as a unique selling point.
This looks like a specific type of slow cooker – sometimes branded as “sear and stew”.
I put it in the micro to get it warm the pot
Do not do this. Your insert was not meant to be used for this and will break.