Break Out The Slow Cooker For Better Baked Sweet Potatoes

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Your Oven Isn't Actually The Best Method For Baking Sweet Potatoes By Rolland Judd Nov. 19, 2025 8:20 pm EST

When folks opt for sweet potatoes over their less saccharine cousins, they're hoping for a toothsome experience in every bite. Whether you're using them to add a boost of flavor to chili or making them into an appetizing holiday casserole, the whole point is to make the taste buds do a happy dance as those sugary notes hit the tongue. Baking them in the oven is a go-to method of preparing them for many home cooks, but Stephanie Loaiza from Six Sisters' Stuff insists that teasing out the ultimate sweetness requires a slower approach.

Loaiza argued that people who aren't using a slow cooker to tenderize these tubers are doing themselves a flavor injustice.