11 things you should never make in a slow cooker

With the temperatures dropping outside, sometimes nothing hits the spot like a nice warm meal.

While some meals are perfect to make in a slow cooker, you should stick to making certain meals in an oven or stove top. 

Here are 11 things you should never make in a slow cooker.

Pasta

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Noodles continue to absorb liquid as the dish sits, so making pasta in a slow cooker will result in mushy noodles.

Fresh herbs

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When cooked for a long time, herbs become wilted, brown, and flavorless. It's best to add fresh herbs to your dish at the very end. 

Chicken skin

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Unlike baked chicken skin, which is crisp and flavorful, chicken skin gets rubbery and gelatinous in a slow cooker. Yuck.

Make sure to remove the skin before adding your chicken into the crock pot if that's not the effect you want.

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