5 Tips for Thickening Slow Cooker Soups, Stews, and Sauces — Tips from The Kitchn

Whether you celebrate Soup-tember or Crock-tober, fall is always officially soup season. And while we love slow cooker soups, stews, and saucy braises of all kinds, the slow cooker brings its own set of challenges when it comes to getting that creamy, comforting soup texture just right.

Slow cookers that heat as low and slow, as their name implies, rely on heat that's captured by their lid being in place. That means there is no evaporation happening, like with stovetop soups. But we have a few smart tricks for thickening even the most finicky slow cooker soups.

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