Crock-Pot Recipes: Slow Cooking Tips for Beef, Ham & Roasts

Slow cooking in a Crock-Pot ensures juicy tri-tips and tender hams without drying out the meat. Discover directions for whole-cut chicken, bison roasts, and keeping pasta warm for family-style meals.

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How to Make Ribs in a Slow Cooker in 4 Hours

Published Apr,25 2018 | By Jennifer Loucks

Spare ribs cook in a slow cooker with moist heat for tender meat that you can cut with a fork. Slow-cooker ribs require little prep time, and do not heat up the house like oven-cooked ribs.

Jennifer Loucks has been writing since 1998. She previously worked as a technical writer for a software development company, creating software documentation, help documents and training curriculum. She now writes hobby-based articles on cooking, gardening, sewing and running. Loucks also trains for full marathons, half-marathons and shorter distance running. She holds a Bachelor of Science in animal science and business from University of Wisconsin-River Falls.