What Are Your Best Tips For Using A Slow Cooker Or Instant Pot?

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Both slow cookers and Instant Pots are perfect for those days when just the thought of cooking exhausts you...

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That's because they can help you cook up a dinner without having to put in a ton of effort.

And, to add to their appeal, there are a ton of genius tricks that make using them even easier.

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Tricks like fitting a probe thermometer through the hole in the lid of your slow cooker to know exactly when the meat is done...

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You can position it so the probe is directly in the roast the whole time — no more guessing!

Or lining the lid with a paper towel to soak up all the condensation...

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This will make the top of your food crispy and brown (perfect for slow cooker mac and cheese).

Or how about using your Instant Pot to cook perfect hard-boiled eggs that are easy to peel...

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Fast and easy.

Or something as simple as sautéing certain ingredients before adding them in to make the end product taste infinitely better...

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For both slow cookers and Instant Pots.

So, how do you hack your slow cooker and Instant Pot?

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Any tips for making cooking easier, faster, or cleaner with them?

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Tell us your best slow cooker/Instant Pot hacks in the comments below and they could be featured in a future BuzzFeed Community post!