Jamie Oliver’s slow cooker tip has solved a mistake of mine

We’re firmly into slow cooker season now which means I’m rooting around for recipes, tips and tricks to make my prepped dinners tastier and easier to pull off.

If there’s one celebrity chef who has long championed using one of the best slow cookers to cut out the faff it’s Jamie Oliver, whose no nonsense cooking approach is the perfect antidote to the January slog.

And it turns out, he has one simple piece of advice when it comes to using a slow cooker that I’ve been failing to follow for years. Here’s why this mistake might be making your slow cooker meals take longer and how to fix it.