Fill Crockpot to the Top or Not?

[Geri K]

"Foods in your crock pot do not cook properly if they are filled all the way to the top. When your Crock pot is 1/2 way full to 3/4 of the way full, your food will cook better. If your crock pot if less than half full, cooking time will be faster and could burn." Do you agree?
sixsistersstuff.com/2012/09/15-helpful-tips-when-cooking-with-slow.html

 

[christine]

i agree that filling up your crockpot will not allow your food to cook properly. This just happened to me. I put in to many beans for my soup and it was filled to the top. some of the beans never completely cooked.

 

[Barbara G.]

Great tip to share - I have never really thought of the amount of food in the crockpot. I normally don't fill the crockpot up when cooking with it, but I have put smaller portioned recipes in overnight only to wake up to it being overcooked. So, this does make sense and it will be something I have in the back of my mind more now.

 

[TheresaL]

Absolutely! Filling it too high does seem to slow the cooking time and not having enough in there, particularly liquid can lead to burning. I've learned this the hard way!

 

[Geri K]

I agree also that filling up the crockpot to much or too little will not achieve the desired results. I just happened to stumble upon this article and had never really given it much thought either. Much of what I cook in the crockpot is just by guessing what and how much to add.