Is it ok not to brown meat first? (slow cooker)

[human bean]

I thought people only brown it for the brown colour.. so the meat doesn't look 'dull' ..I've never done it but my mum always does.

:yeahthat:

Kazbah great idea about freezing it all first to chuck in in the morning - do you whack it in frozen or defrost it overnight first?

[butterfly_warrior]

I don't.

I've also read in Jamie Oliver's cook books that he doesn't either - he thinks it makes no difference to how it turns out!

BW

[Cranky Kitten]

It's not a good idea to put frozen meat into the slow-cooker, especially chicken or pork - it stays at a dangerous temp for too long. That said, I don't brown meat before sticking it in either.

[toomanyshoes]

I only brown it if I'm not cooking it in a sauce, so things like roasts but things that are wet/saucy/soupy I don't bother.

[Gigi]

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