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How to Clean Your Slow Cooker - It's All About the Liner

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It's your least favorite part of slow cooking - the clean up. Nobody likes doing dishes, but it doesn't have to be huge hassle, and that goes double for the cooks using Crock-Pot® Slow Cooker Liners.

It's a surefire way to save time, provide greater convenience and make you feel more comfortable cooking large meals in your Crock-Pot® 6-Quart Slow Cooker.

Let's Talk Liners
It really is as easy as it sounds. Crock-Pot® Slow Cooker Liners are specially made barriers between the surfaces of your slow cooker and whatever food you're making. And yes, that really does mean whatever food you're making. 

Soup, pasta, dips, fruit - the liner works well with virtually anything you throw at it. If you hate tediously scrubbing away grease after you cook chili, this nifty tool will completely change the way you clean up after. Cook your meal, serve it up and throw the liner away after.

You can't get those results with any old plastic bag. Crock-Pot® Slow Cooker Liners are made out of a special nylon material that gets the job done at any cooking temperature. It's BPA-free and good for any heat up to 400 degrees. The only thing you have to worry about is using appropriate utensils to stir. Stick with wood, plastic or nylon to ensure the liner doesn't rip.

As long as you aren't using metal utensils that will tear the liner, your cleaning process will be a breeze. Just give it a quick rinse after taking the lining out, and you'll be ready to make another meal.

The Classic Method
Even without a liner, the cleaning process doesn't have to be difficult. If you're preparing something with a thick sauce or a lot of grease or oil, remember the basics. After you've served the food, fill your stoneware with warm water and let it sit in the sink for 30 minutes. That will help free up the sauces and residue left along the sides of the stoneware. 

Just in case you don't have a liner handy, your stonewear is dishwasher safe.Just in case you don't have a liner handy, your stoneware is dishwasher safe.

Then, pour out the water, give the stoneware a quick rinse and put it in the dishwasher. 



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