slow cooker

noun

: an electric cooking pot that is used especially for cooking foods at a relatively low temperature over a long period of time

Until recently, there has been something of a divide between the slow cooker and the adventuresome home cook.

—Mark Bittman

Set slow cooker to low, cover and cook until brisket is fork-tender, 9 to 10 hours (or cook on high for 5 to 6 hours).

—Cook's Country

Examples of slow cooker in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Our recipe is made in a slow cooker just like the recipes of old. —Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 3 June 2026

And yes, almost all work like a separate slow cooker does. —Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 May 2026

With functions and presets for air-frying, baking, toasting, roasting, broiling, warming, dehydrating, pizza, slow cooking, defrosting and fermenting, the Cosori offers plenty of versatility and can replace appliances like an air fryer, toaster oven, dehydrator and/or slow cooker. —Bestreviews, Mercury News, 20 May 2026

Stewart’s collection just launched, but her 8-quart slow cooker is already topping charts at Amazon. —Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 26 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1929, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for slow cooker

• onlooker
• booker
• looker
• rooker
• snooker