Ree Drummond - The Pioneer Woman on Instagram: "Slow Cooker Pot Roast…with a controversial ingredient, but I don’t like to sear/brown things before I cook them in a slow cooker! I think it defeats the whole purpose. 😊 Biggest misconception among pot roast newbies is that if their pot roast is tough, it’s overcooked. Actually, the opposite is true! If it’s tough, it hasn’t cooked long enough, so just keep cooking it low and slow until those connective tissues finally soften and the meat is fall-