I have a couple of recipes for one that is done in the slow cooker. One Dish Kitchen suggests that should you not have a small sized one to just use/place an appropriate sized oven proof dish in your regular sized slow cooker.
I can see this working for a ceramic insert type of slow cooker, but I have a metal one with a no-stick coating.
Would not heating in this insert cause a problem with the coating as there would be no liquid actually touching it?
Would it not cause it to (eventually peel off, just as a non-stick frypan would peel should it be constantly preheated empty?
I don't really want to buy a smaller slow cooker but will if using the one I have would likely ruin it.
I can see this working for a ceramic insert type of slow cooker, but I have a metal one with a no-stick coating.
Would not heating in this insert cause a problem with the coating as there would be no liquid actually touching it?
Would it not cause it to (eventually peel off, just as a non-stick frypan would peel should it be constantly preheated empty?
I don't really want to buy a smaller slow cooker but will if using the one I have would likely ruin it.