Incredibly dumb question - Im embarrassed to ask

mckayleesmom wrote: Im making beef stew in the crock pot...do I have to brown the meat first? I don't think you do,,but I want to make sure...

5littleladies replied: I think you can, but I don't.

MomToJade&Jordan replied: You could brown the mest first, but I usually just put it in there raw.

kimberley replied: haha! that is NOT a dumb question at all because i had no clue either! i don't even have a crockpot learn something new everyday!

paradisemommy replied: yep..you can go either way but i usually just put it in raw!!

mummy2girls replied: I usually put it in there raw..MMMMMMMMMMM stew.can i come over and have some?

3_call_me_mama replied:
We got 3 for our wedding... want one! lOl!!

kimberley replied:
sure lol! but i won't know what to do with it! LOLOLOL

Mom2Boyz replied: I didn't know you could put the meat in raw
I've always cooked it first. I guess you DO learn something new every day.

coasterqueen replied: I always put it in there raw. Never knew you could brown it first. But that would be too much work to do that first, lol.

dolfinrse replied:

I didn't know that you could put it in raw either. I always cook it too.

Kaitlin'smom replied: I always put it in raw, just thought cooking it first was to much work, and might make the meat to tough to eat....

how did it turn out?

Kirstenmumof3 replied: I always put the meat in raw. I love my slowcooker, I think I need to get a bigger one.

A&A'smommy replied:
We got three crockpots and two slow cookers we kept a small slow cooker because we don't have a clue where it came from, I haven't had a chance to use mine yet.