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If you are new to slow cooking, you don't have to worry about any fancy cooking techniques as the slow cooker will work its magic on its own and the steps of setting up are so easy, even a small kid can cook with it. When you buy a slow cooker, most manufacturers feature a Low or High setting to choose from for cooking your food, besides the on/off button. This may vary a bit from brand to brand but usually, this is the main setting of a slow cooker. Read the manufacturer's instructions first to make sure you use them properly.

In general, the Low setting applies to foods and ingredients that don't need much time to be cooked properly in the oven. In most cases, the Low setting should be between 30 minutes to 3 hours max. These are:

Fish and seafood
Sausages
Boneless and skinless or tender cuts of meat e.g., tenderloin
Thinly cut veggies
Soup mixes

On the other hand, high setting, which takes 3-8 hours in most cases, is suitable for chunkier and tougher veggie or meat pieces like:

Beef cuts e.g., steaks, cubes, briskets, prime rib, oxtails
Pork chops
Whole pork shoulders or pork bellies
Spare ribs
Celery stalks
Carrots (sliced thickly)

As a rule of thumb, the tougher the cut is, the slower cooking time it will need to get juicier and tender-the softer or smallest it is, the less cooking time it will need after setting this on.

This book covers: