to crock-pot
3.4
To cook food slowly in a slow cooker for several hours
- verb
- /ˈkrɒkˌpɒt/
- US
:
cocinar en olla de cocción lenta
- On Sunday, I plan to crock-pot some beef stew for dinner, letting it simmer all day.
Examples
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Each morning, I crock-pot a hearty chili that will be ready by the time I get home from work.
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She loves to crock-pot meals because they are easy to prepare and taste great.
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My hobby is not only to save money on food, but to eat healthy, nourishing, palatable food—more than just throwing food in a crock pot and praying that it's edible at the end of the day.
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Synonyms
18
5.4
Cook meat or vegetables slowly in a little liquid in a covered pan
relies on many hours in a single electric pot not a small covered pan
to stew
vsto crock-pot
14
1.3
To cook food slowly in liquid over low heat
uses an electric pot to cook steadily for several hours
How Long
to crock-pot
- US
to braise
18
5.4
- Specialized
18
5.4
simmer
11
3.4
11
3.4
to bake
388
1.0
388
1.0
to stir-fry
7
2.8
7
2.8
to sear
76
6.1
76
6.1
Surface Forms
crock-pot infinitive
Etymology
The verb crock-pot comes from using the crock-pot device to cook, so to 'crock-pot' something means 'to cook it slowly in a crock-pot' over several hours at low heat.