11 Foods You Should Never Put in a Slow Cooker

recipe, they can become rubbery, dry, or fall apart.

What to Do Instead

Add seafood near the end of cooking. Shrimp, for example, often needs only a short cooking time to become opaque and cooked through.

For particularly delicate fish, consider cooking it separately and adding it just before serving.

Seafood is only the beginning. The next ingredients are the ones that can quietly lose their freshness while everything else keeps cooking.

4. Fresh Herbs

Fresh herbs such as basil, cilantro, parsley, dill, and chives are delicate flavor powerhouses, but

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