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 favorite manual slow cooker, the Crock-Pot 7 Quart Oval Manual Slow Cooker, is big enough for entertaining a holiday crowd or making easy weeknight dinners. —Melanie Fincher, Southern Living, 30 Nov. 2025

Use it as a pressure cooker, slow cooker, rice cooker, or to steam, sauté, warm, and even make yogurt. —Mia Huelsbeck, PEOPLE, 28 Nov. 2025

None of us will ever look at a slow cooker again without thinking about Milo Ventimiglia. —Maggie Fremont, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Nov. 2025

This slow cooker soup hits a delicious balance between sweet and savory, thanks to tender sweet potatoes and salty ham. —Lizzy Briskin, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1929, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for slow cooker

• onlooker
• booker
• looker
• rooker
• snooker