Dry crock pot meat?

BentoMinion · March 2013

It seems that any time I cook with the crock pot that the meat ends up dry unless it is a very fatty piece. Any tips?

BentoMinion · March 2013

NOOO!!!!! I do not lift the lid. Hmm, I could be over cooking it. Maybe I need to stick with the 4 hour recipes and not the 8 hour ones.

DFico21 · March 2013

I found a couple of tricks:

1. Make sure the lid is set on so that steam is not escaping. On mine it has wiggle room all around so if it's not centered this happens.

2. Use the low setting for a longer time, high tends to make

julie1408 · March 2013

Sear the meat first? Mine always turns out better when I do this.

1234Nevaeh · April 2013

Depending on the type of meat you are cooking. Adding broth, water, or coca-cola soda helps.

I always add extra extra liquid, as i like moist, not dry chewy meat. you can always drain extra liquid off.

If you put potatoes

Stillharbor · April 2013

I learned that I never put enough water in. That dried out my meats.

boogerbearoriginal · April 2013

I would check your cook time, especially if smaller cut of meat. That's always been the culprit when I've had that problem.

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