General Oven to Crockpot Cooking Time Conversions

By Joelene

Ingredients

• Oven Crockpot
• 15 to 30 minutes 1-1/2 to 2-1/2 hours on HIGH
• or 4 to 6 hours on LOW
• 35 to 45 minutes 2 to 3 hours on HIGH
• or 6 to 8 hours on LOW
• 50 minutes to 3 hours 4 to 5 hours on HIGH
• or 8 to 18 hours on LOW
• Note: Most uncooked meat and vegetable combinations will require at least 8 hours on LOW.

Preparation

Step 1

Reduce the amount of liquid used in most oven recipes when using the LOW setting, since the crockpot retains all moisture that usually evaporates when cooking in the oven. Add liquids for sauces about an hour before done. You will normally end up with more liquid at the end of cooking times, not less. A general rule is to reduce liquids by half, unless rice or pasta is in the dish.

Spices may need to be reduced or increased. Whole herbs and spices increase their flavoring power in crockpot cooking while ground spices may have lost some flavor. Add ground spices during the last hour of cooking. Whole leaf and herbs will probably need to be reduced by half.