The only reason I ask is that I received a 5 qtpot as a gift, but I doubt I will ever cook anything to fill it completely as there are just two in my family, and we're not too keen on leftoversHowever, I found a slow cooker recipe book quot;for twoquot; that is geared for 3 qtpots or smallerWould I be able to use the recipes geared for the smaller pots in my larger 5 qtpot without the food drying-out, or burning? Would I simply have to cut the cooking time in half, or.?
peanut butter, strawberries, cheerios, raisin bran, honey bunches of oatsAlso if you want to have more fiber try metamucil or a fiber pilland yes fiber does clean your body, it is good for the digestive system.
The general rule for slow cookers, no matter their size, is to fill them 1/2 to 2/3 full -that's to avoid having the food dry out too much If you don't have enough of the recipe you want to make, just fill the space with something elsefor example, a few whole potatoes or yams, carrots, onions, etc (those need to go on the bottom generally to get cooked all the way through) If you don't want the taste of those things mingling with the food you're cooking, then wrap them in aluminum foil, or put a food-safe closed container inside (perhaps upside down), or just put in a wad of aluminum foil, or something non-food wrapped in aluminum foil to take up that spaceThe cooking time generally won't change though no matter what size pot you're usingThey're all pretty much the same, depending on the wattage, etcwarning though, all the ones made in the last few years cook hotter than they used to (and maybe hotter than the recipes in the book you received)Have fun with it!slowcookers are a great thing to have, and they'll actually cook a lot more things that you might first imagineDiane B.
