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Slow Cooker Chili — Low for 6-8 hours

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Setting: Low

Cook Time: 6-8 hours

Overview

Slow Cooker Chili: cook on Low for 6-8 hours. High: 3-4 hours. Brown meat first for better flavor. Flavors meld beautifully over time.

Key Details

  • Setting: Low
  • Cook Time: 6-8 hours
  • High: 3-4 hours
  • Doneness by time and texture
  • Brown meat first for better flavor. Flavors meld beautifully over time.

Why This Matters

  • Slow cookers provide hands-off cooking for busy days
  • Low and slow tenderizes tough cuts of meat
  • Flavors develop and meld over long cooking times
  • Energy efficient — uses less power than an oven

How To

  1. 1Add ingredients to slow cooker
  2. 2Set to Low for 6-8 hours
  3. 3Don't lift the lid — each peek adds 15-20 min
  4. 4Brown meat first for better flavor. Flavors meld beautifully over time.
  5. 5Check texture for doneness

Tags

cooking-tempsslow-cookercrockpotslow-cooker-chili

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Low for 6-8 hours. High: 3-4 hours. Brown meat first for better flavor. Flavors meld beautifully over time.