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slow cookers. we have not got one nor have I ever used one. Please tell me if you like them or not and why. What can I cook in it etc. Thanks

Ann
glos

Love mine , have got a piece of ham in it today, put it in at 1000 , after browning in pot and burned my arm with hot oil!! Will be ready whenever, about 5 ish no chance of it overcooking . Minestrone soup is lovely in it. Only thing I would say is that you need to be organised --I only use mine when I`m not working , as I would have to get up earlier to put something in it,
Ros xx

My DIL makes soups and stews in hers put it on before going to wok and when they get home tea is ready, she swears by it.

She must get up very early!!!!
Ros

No she get all prepared night before and put into fridge then in the morning just ad it to slow pot and away she goes.

it`s worth it as food is lovely in it,
Ros xx

As I am retired would it be of any benefit to me then ?

Ann
Glos

I have one and I love it. I've got chicken casserole in mine today, I put it on at around 10 this morning on high before I went out shopping and it will be ready 3-4pm.

It makes cooking effortless.

Mine is very old and hasn't got a removable inner bit.
Don't know if the newer ones automatically have removable inner bits - but it's a pain in the wotsit if it hasn't!!

maggie

mine has removeable inner bits -it`s quite new.Anne it would be worth it for you. It uses small amout of electricity too,
Ros xx

I love mine but can no longer get this type. It is like an ordinary non stick pan so you can use it on the hob then it sits on its own hotplate to slow
cook.

I make casseroles, stews, soups,pot roasts,even milk puddings.


I wouldn't be without it but don't know how I would take to the crock pot ones! As with this there is only one part to wash.

Linda x

>>>>>>>runs in >>>>>>>> Well Ann..............even I can make a lovely casserole in mine :))

really easy to do and I have only had one disaster.................the liver casserole was revolting!! *shudders*

>>>>>>>>>>>>>rushes off to the library

Hope to catch you all later

xx

HI Ann
I love my slow cooker
Corned beef (or Silverside as we call it here) is lovely done in it. I usually put mine in before I go to bed at night and it's cooked to perfection when I get up in the morning. We like Corned beef cold but if you want it hot then put it in in the morning be done for dinnertime.
I have done pork chops in white wine in there also.
Great for Casseroles and stews.

Mine has an insert that you can take out to wash.
I know my older model I used to have didn't and it was a pain in the neck to wash.
They are great for parties too if you make a curry or Beef or Chicken dish in them you can serve straight from dish piping hot.

Regards
Jackie

thank you, I am looking at one in Lakeland that is for 2 people and has a removable crock pot that can be washed in the dishwasher.

Ann
Glos

Can you smell my ham cooking !!! --I`ll open the door , I put some pineapples in with it too and the juice,
Ros xx

Ann, you cant go wrong with anything from Lakeland - We have all manner of their gadgets and love them all

Ros, smells lovely.
Colin, I agree so have we, and craft stuff too, but that is another story!

Ann
Glos

Ann I bought a new one in Argos a short while ago. £9.99 with a removable dish. Not to big but big enough for us.
I always cook casseroles overnight & reheat in a pan the next evening. They are absolutely brilliant for making Christmas pud.

Hi Ann,

I wouldn't do without my slow cooker, especially for winter stews. Just cut up veg close the meat...throw it all in, slow cook over night.....the meat will be tender and the casserole/stew the best you have ever tasted......even my children who have busy working lives have one......oh...I forgot.....don't forget the dumplings.


Susan
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I have had a slow cooker since the 70's,not the same one,and wish I could have.
The first was a Prestige,quite wide and flat with an inner removable stoneware dish.I loved it from the start,and it means that you can leave food on to cook while you are out,and it doesn't dry up.Braised steak,soups casseroles,anything,and it has been a godsend.
My 2nd one is similar,but deeper and not as wide,but I still use it a lot,and there are only 2 of us.I always sear my meat first,and the time taken is in the preparation,so for anyone out at work,prepare the night before,put it on in the morning,and forget,until you get home from work,or wherever,to lovely smells and a meal soon ready.

Reading Jackie's reply made me smile,as 2 years ago,when in Oz,and staying in a Bushland resort with my daughter (self catering),we were expecting my friend,who was visiting her daughter in Brisbane to join us for a few days,so I went to Safeways and saw a lovely piece of silverside of beef.Now here I roast silverside,and like it.So that evening I decided to cook it to have it cold with salad the next day.
When I took it out of the cling film.it had a sort of jelly over it,so I washed it off,put it in foil in the oven.
When I looked at it later,it was still pink,so I thought it was the oven that I wasn't used to,but daughter went to bed,and I stayed up to check the meat.It got later and later,so I switched the oven off and left the meat in to finish off.
Still pink in the morning,but it looked done and seemed tender.
When my friend arrived we ate some and it was nice,but not at all like silverside here.Didn't discover till later that it was corned beef,as we only know corned beef in tins in the UK,and not as a joint of beef.You learn a little everyday!