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

Tea, four fruit juices, and spices brew in your slow cooker. —Midwest Living, 5 Jan. 2026

Best of all, aside from browning the beef and onions and a little chopping, your slow cooker does all of the work. —Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 2 Jan. 2026

Cover the slow cooker and hold on warm for up to 3 hours. —Holly Riordan, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Dec. 2025

Now, in time for the Peanuts’ 75th anniversary, Snoopy is a slow cooker and an expensive handbag. —Scottie Andrew, CNN Money, 13 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1929, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for slow cooker

• onlooker
• booker
• looker
• rooker
• snooker