Think all you can do with beef in a slow cooker is make beef stew? Think again. From brisket to Bolognese sauce, these beef Crock-Pot recipes will make the most of that meat you have on hand.

I actually loathe most dump-focused cooking. If you’re unfamiliar with that genre of food preparation, the most obvious example of its strengths and many weaknesses would be dump cakes. To me, the ...