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The Boozy Slow-Cooker Blunder That's Ruining A Taste Of Dinner By Jonathan Kesh Nov. 7, 2025 3:00 pm EST

Cooking with wine or liquor is tricky, but it's generally safe and great for enhancing flavor. While you won't get rid of 100% of the alcohol when you're simmering it in a pot or pan, even boozy baked goods won't get you drunk since you're evaporating most of the liquor. That all assumes you're cooking normally, though. Slow cookers have different rules, and they're usually sealed. To find out whether that makes a difference, we asked Susan "Lazy Susan" Goldenberg, the owner, recipe tester, and blogger at The Lazy Slow Cooker , and she confirmed that it's risky to slow-cook booze.

According to Goldenberg: "Alcohol does not cook off in a slow cooker the same

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