Slow Cooker

[mouse4702]

Got a lamb stew bubbling away in the ol' slowie.  I love mine - do you use yours much?  Any tips?

[bitsnknots]

We don't normally use ours in summer but when use it in winter we normally do a casserole which is delicious.  My mum normally cooks that.

[ilove2patch]

I could never get on with mine so I gave it away. I know lots of people swear by them though.

[millielilac]

I love my slow cooker ...at the moment I have a gammon joint cooking in there...we shall be having it later with a salad ...

[carolyorkie2010]

I don't often use mine; when I do its to do a stew or a gammon joint. One thing I am using more now is my pressure cooker, makes new potatoes taste a lot better and they are cooked in minutes.

[rose2008-2008]

I have a slow cooker sitting on my worktop in my kitchen ,,but its big too big to make a meal for one. Im not really a big lover of stews but i suppose i could cook and save some. I should use it really. mmmmm lamb does sound nice though.

[mouse4702]

Rose, there's only one of me so I make a load and freeze the rest.  Actually I try to make enough for one but inevitably it's enough for a regiment.  I've also got a tiny one-person slowie but the big one get most use as I tend to buy lots of veg from the reduced section of the supermarket.  Ker-ching.  The lamb was half price btw, can't justify buying that at full price

[stan3502]

I love mine and use it for casseroles, chilli, bolognaise, gammon and even the odd leg of lamb or beef joint

[mouse4702]

Oooh, never tried bolognese.  Did chilli in it, was quite good. 

[leoleoleo123]

Yep, i have 3! large, medium and small... use them at least twice a week!

Am in a couple of FB groups, where recipes and tips abound! lol

[mouse4702]

Oh! Can you invite me please?

[captainbovine]

it makes a mean rice pudding too...takes about 3hrs, last one I made though, I put too much rice in .... you could have eaten it by the slice

[stan3502]

Oooooo hadn't thought of rice pudd in there, must make note to try thaT thanks CB

[chickengrandma-2008]

I used to use one before I had the Aga.  One friend still talks about the joint of  beef I did in it, and that was about 8 or 10 years ago!!

Now I use the equivalent oven in the Aga, I always slow cook meat, stews, rice pud etc.

[captainbovine]

I used half milk and then a small can of evaporated milk to make up the pint, and it was lovely.

I've bought a can of coconut milk thinking I could use that but it will just be the juice, the clear water won't it?

[ginap.123]

I've got several portions of braising steak, onions, mushrooms, carrots & celery in mine at the moment, once cooked it will be portioned up & frozen

[bankhaunter]

I have two slow cookers, a one litre and a three litre and use the small one for single meals with the other for cooking meals partly for freezing.

Slow cooked venison and mushroom casserole, yummy!

[aernethril]

This is really weird as I was thinking about getting one earlier this evening and thought about asking on here if they're any good for one person.

[mouse4702]

Yep, you can get a one-person one for a tenner from W***o.  That will make enough for 3 meals if you put enough in.  Marvellous for using up leftovers and cheap cuts of meat.

[leoleoleo123]

yep, I have a small 1.5 litre one, which is perfect for one or two people.. then a mid size one, then a large one lol! you can also get divided ones!
you can cook bread in them, cookies, all sorts! not just stews and currys!