Crocktober starts October 1st! Get all the recipes on StephRealLife.com Crock Pot Tips! Some tips and tricks to help you all crock pot season 1. When making desserts, sauces or anything you don’t want watery add a kitchen towel under the lid. 2. Don’t do tiny diced veggies, cut them larger and about the same size so they don’t disentegrate in the meal and they cook at the same time. 3. Don’t peek! Leave the lid on the entire time, you lose 30 minutes of cook time when you lift the lid. 4. You ca