Convert a conventional oven recipe to slow cooker timing.
Slow cookers heat far more gently, so standard oven times are roughly quadrupled on low and doubled-plus on high. Converting oven recipes keeps braises moist without risking a scorched bottom, a common slow cooker failure.
Slow Cooker Conversion
Low = oven x 4; high = oven x 2.5
Low = oven x 4; high = oven x 2.5 Slow cookers heat far more gently, so standard oven times are roughly quadrupled on low and doubled-plus on high.
Converting oven recipes keeps braises moist without risking a scorched bottom, a common slow cooker failure.
This calculator takes 2 inputs: Oven time, Slow cooker setting. The pre-filled defaults are a realistic starting point — replace them with figures from your own environment for a result you can act on.