Slow Cooker Questions Answered: Cooking for Two, Cooking Too Fast & More

Slow Cooker Questions Answered: Cooking for Two, Cooking Too Fast & More

If you have a slow cooker sitting in your kitchen but aren't quite sure how to make it work for you, Stephanie O'Dea has answers.

In this episode of the Slow Living Podcast, Stephanie answers some of the most common slow cooker questions she's received over the years—including why a slow cooker might be cooking too quickly and how to slow cook when you're cooking for two.

Stephanie got her start writing online in 2008, when she made a New Year's resolution to use her Crock-Pot slow cooker every day for an entire year and document the experience at A Year of Slow Cooking.

What started as a challenge turned into a much bigger adventure.

After making roughly 1,000 slow cooker recipes, Stephanie learned an awful lot about how these handy kitchen appliances work—and she still thinks they're amazing.

In this episode, she shares practical slow cooker tips that can help make meal preparation easier, less stressful, and more manageable.

In this episode, you'll learn:

• What to do if your slow cooker seems to be cooking too quickly
• Tips for slow cooking when you're cooking for two
• How a slow cooker can make meal planning easier
• Ways to use your slow cooker to simplify dinner
• How Stephanie went from a mom experimenting with a Crock-Pot to writing about slow cooking online full-time

Stephanie's slow cooker philosophy is simple: make dinner easier so you have more time and energy for the rest of your life.

A Year of Slow Cooking

Want all of Stephanie's slow cooker recipes?

Visit A Year of Slow Cooking, where Stephanie documented her original year-long challenge and shares her extensive collection of slow cooker recipes.

Visit A Year of Slow Cooking

Read Stephanie's Book

📖 Slow Living: Cultivating a Life of Purpose in a Hustle-Driven World

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Podcast Notes

Find all podcast notes at stephanieodea.com/podcastnotes

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Learn More About Stephanie O'Dea

Website: stephanieodea.com

Podcast: stephanieodea.com/podcast

Blog: stephanieodea.com/blog

Speaking: stephanieodea.com/speaking/