Are Those Plastic Liners Safe to Use in Your Slow Cooker?

Are those plastic slow-cooker liners leaching chemicals into your food? Here's what experts say.

April 20, 2025 · 1 min · 76 words · Mary Wolfe

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Are those slow-cooker liners leaching plastic or chemicals into your food?

Here’s what experts say.

The cleanup afterward, though?

Crock pot liner in a crock pot on a designed background

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Enter single-use slow-cooker liners, which slash the grind of post-meal scrubbing and stain removal from your to-do list.

What Are Crock-Pot Liners Made Of?

They’re also manufactured to be durable enough not to melt or tear while in use.

AndBPA substitutes, such as BPS, might not be any safer.