What is slow cooking? Well, it's pretty much what it sounds like - cooking that is done slowly.
Slow cooking is done in an electrical device known as a slow cooker, also sometimes known as a Crock-Pot, even though that is a trademarked name. The slow cooker simmers the food in it slowly over many hours, and at a comparatively low temperature, rather than the higher temperatures and faster times of other means of cooking.
Some dishes suitable for slow cooking are stews, soups, boiled dinners and pot roasts. The cooker itself usually consists of a ceramic insert - typically removable - which is placed inside an outer metal shell containing a heating element. The top is then covered with a glass lid.
A slow cooker allows food to be cooked unattended over many hours. A meal may therefore be set to cook before departing for work for it to be ready after returning.
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