I've never thought to brown my ground beef (or turkey / chicken) in the Crock-Pot, but I did it today and it worked great. I thought the end taste with slow cooking was better than when I brown it on the stove; however, I don't think it saved me any time/energy since I needed to be home to stir the meat every hour or so. I only browned 2 pounds of ground beef this time, but would use this method again when needing to brown a bunch of meat at a time (4+ pounds) since I don't have a pan big enough to do that on the stove!
Instructions:
Put the raw meat in the Crock-Pot (I used a liner, but realized halfway through that with stirring the meat every hour, it was easier not to use one for this recipe), mash it a little to separate, cover, and cook on high for 4+ hours (mine took 5-1/2 to brown to my liking). Stir every hour.
Done (at this point, I'd already taken half of the meat out to use in our dinner).
Verdict: SUCCESS!
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