How to reheat food in a slow cooker

A multicooker is a universal kitchen appliance that can prepare a variety of dishes. The cooking process occurs in an automatic mode, which allows you to cook, fry, stew, bake food or steam it. In addition, you can heat food in a slow cooker.

Warming up food

Many multicookers are equipped with a function for heating ready meals, but some models do not have it. In such cases, to reheat food you will need to use the appropriate cooking modes.

To heat food, it is necessary to place the food in a special bowl, ensuring that the maximum permissible volume is not exceeded. Control is carried out using a special limit line, which is located on the inside of the bowl.

After this, the bowl is installed in the multicooker body. Make sure that it is in good contact with the heating element. Then close the lid until you hear a characteristic click. If the lid is not tightly closed, the program selected for heating will not work correctly. In the future, you should connect the device to the electrical network and turn on the selected program.

IMPORTANT! When heating main dishes, it is recommended to add a little water to the bowl of the device. This will prevent food from burning.

Heating of food in a multicooker occurs automatically, which allows you to save your own time.Another important advantage is that the process of heating food is not accompanied by the formation of carcinogens.

If there is a heating function

Multicookers with a heating program allow you to heat up any food. Some models are equipped with a 3D heating program, which implies the volumetric effect of heat on food. This promotes uniform heating of the dish on all sides. The procedure for heating food with the reheat function is to press the appropriate button (reheat/cancel) and set the timer for the required time.

ATTENTION! Before using this program, you must carefully study the operating instructions for the multicooker. On some models, the reheat program is designed solely to maintain the temperature of cooked food.

If there is no special function

If there is no direct heating mode, the following suitable heating functions should be used:

1. Porridge

The program is great for heating first courses (soup, borscht, sauce, goulash).

2. Double boiler

Is a delicate mode for heating dishes. Recommended for use in vegetable stews, baked goods, pasta and chicken.

3. Extinguishing

Using the stewing mode, you can heat up pilaf, stew, and roast.

When heating food in cooking modes, do not wait until the end of the cooking cycle. It will take about twenty minutes to warm up. The specific time required to heat various dishes depends on the multicooker model used. It can only be determined experimentally, using various parameters of cooking programs.

Disadvantages of heating in a slow cooker

The negative aspects of heating food in a slow cooker include the following factors:

1. The volume of heated food is limited by the capacity of the multicooker pan;
2. It takes a long time to heat food, especially if it is refrigerated, which is accompanied by additional energy costs;
3. At the end of the procedure, you will need to wash the bowl of the electrical appliance and the plate into which the food is placed.;
4. Irrational consumption of multicooker resources, leading to a reduction in the service life of the electrical appliance;
5. Not all models have a direct food heating mode.

Conclusion

A multicooker is a multifunctional device that can be used to heat up food.. But for these purposes it is better to use a microwave oven. It is able to cope with heating food much faster, using the required power.

Regulating heat in a multicooker is difficult. It is necessary to clearly know the temperature conditions of all cooking programs. When using the heating mode directly, it will take a long time to warm up the food.