slow cooker

alwaysbrassic

Does anyone know how long you can keep food on the warm setting of a slow cooker once it is cooked? Thanks in advance.

GreenFairy

I often put a stew or chilli on to cook before I leave the house in the morning and don't go near it until dinner time....could easily be 10 or 12 hours. Once you have enough liquid that it won't dry out you should be fine for a full day.

Seanymph

I too often stick it on in the morning - mine does 6 hours then just stays warm - so I guess mine sits there for up to six hours sometimes.

alwaysbrassic

Sorry I wasn't very clear, what I meant was that my slow cooker has a warming function, to keep it at temperature when it is cooked. As my hubby doesn't finish work until late, sometimes he eats seperately to the rest of us, and I wondered how long I could leave it on the warming setting? He usually eats a few hours after us, and I'm
Not sure if this is too long.

HappyMJ

alwaysbrassic wrote: »

Sorry I wasn't very clear, what I meant was that my slow cooker has a warming function, to keep it at temperature when it is cooked. As my hubby doesn't finish work until late, sometimes he eats seperately to the rest of us, and I wondered how long I could leave it on the warming setting? He usually eats a few hours after us, and I'm
Not sure if this is too long.

You could leave it on the warming setting for days on end as long as it's high enough in temperature then it will be safe to eat. If it's starting to dry out then just a bit of boiling water.

Jox

It will be fine to keep the food in the slow cooker on the warm setting for a few hours.

My cooker has a low, high and warm setting.