Geoff Lane wrote:
>
> I have a large slow cooker but live alone.
>
> Often I will cook a large meal, use what I need then freeze the rest so
> despite its size it is used often.
>
> I have recently tried putting a smaller pot within the slow cooker for
> small meals, I have a 16cm Le Creuset pot which fits nicely in the slow
> cooker and seems to work OK.
>
> So far it has appeared to work OK but have any readers any comments as
> to if this increases cooking time due to smaller pot not covering
> heating area of larger slow cooker pot.
>
> Geoff Lane

If you are referring to a crock pot as a slow cooker, why would you put a
smaller pot in there? Just put less food in there and put on the lid.

Regardless, a pot within a pot sounds like a wasteful step to me.

Gary