Our experts discover the ultimate formula to convert your fave recipes for the slow cooker

Finally, it’s possible to make your favourite oven recipes in your crockpot… and vice versa.

Michelle Southan & Rebecca Nittolo

less than 2 min read

May 30, 2024 - 12:31PM

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The expert food editors at taste.com.au have revealed the secret formula to converting recipes for a slow cooker and oven… and it could change your life. The best news is: it’s surprisingly uncomplicated!

Food director Michelle Southan says: “We know how much our audience love to slow cook, especially in the winter months. However, we appreciate that you don’t always have the luxury of time. This formula makes it possible for you to speed up the cooking time of your favourite crockpot curry or, alternatively, allows you to take your favourite stovetop or oven dinner and leave it unattended to bubble away in the slow cooker while you’re at work.”

Converting slow cooker recipes for oven

If you have a favourite crockpot recipe, but would love to hurry things up and cook it in a conventional oven, the main thing to take into account is that you will need to increase the liquid by about a 1/2 cup to 1 cup.

Converting oven recipes for slow cooker

Alternatively, to convert your favourite casserole, stew or curry to the slow cooker, decrease the liquid by 1/2 cup to 1 cup.

Slow cooking conversion times

Our foodies have also provided a handy chart that shows how long it takes to cook something in the oven or stovetop compared to a slow cooker, so you can easily convert as needed.

For example, what takes 30 minutes in the oven is most likely to take up to 2.5 hours in a crockpot on high or up to 6 hours on low. Check out the infographic below.