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My big sis has just bought me a slow cooker for my birthday, i make a lot of stews and home cooked food anyway but i just usually use a casserole dish and slam it in the oven.

She bought it me to save on gas, it doesnt use much leccy either so its really economical

what i was wondering was.....other than stews and casseroles, what else can i cook in it?


:D

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If you google ' crockpot recipes ' you will find hundreds of recipes
I recall a thread where TinMonkey asked just the same question

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ah, thanx Margaret

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Lol, I'm just this minute going upstairs to box mine up for the charity shop, along with a foot spa.

Mine was a Christmas present when I was a student at Liverpool in 1984. It was very useful, and made good caseroles whilst I was busy with a Leg O'Mutton sleeve. Since then it's been on a trip to London, Glasgow, and now to Ossy, and has never been used.

After not using it for quarter of a century it might be time to part company.

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Is it a little one?
Mine is too big for my needs


PS vibrating foot spas are great used dry for foot and leg cramps - mine is permenantly plugged in ready at bedside

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No, it's quite big, and the slow cooker lifts off and underneath is hot plate thingy you can griddle on. It's in good condition considering it's age. It anyone wants it, or the foot spa (used once), if you pm me before Tuesday your welcome to them.

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It sounds the same size as mine
....forgive for even thinking that you might have a small one;)

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Big or small, all I know is that I haven't used it since the mid eighties.:eek::D

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Hahahahaha

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There is a small one in B&M down town, just big enough for two: I am thinking of getting one:

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They had them at B&M in Morecambe during the summer.
Darwendosser got one - £10
When I went and asked, they had sold out.
It looks good too -shiny steel - I may come out of hibernation to get one

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I've got one of the big oval ones, it's just gone on now, with broth in it. Will have it for tea tomorrow and freeze the rest. :)

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Just bought one in asda last week they are white and big enough for 2 people and freeze the rest for another day really good we have made alsorts in it £9 not big and round more tall than the usual ones .

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mine is 3.3 litres and only cost £12.49 from tesco (in dingleland)

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my sister has one and makes a bloody good curry :D

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Would very much like to offer a home for the foot spa if i can afford it . hope it would help my arthritis !! about the crockpot , one of the best inventions for not having to stand over it , put every thing in turn it on and a few hours later all great !! i have cooked rice pudding in mine as well as the usual stews ,and curries. you can use the cheapest cuts of meat and they always come out tender so cuts down on cost , washing up and time in the kitchen !

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flashy, give cherokee a shout, me dad got her one for christmas (i swear to god, i have neverseen anyone's eyes fill up over a slow cooker,well not in a good way anyway ;)) and know they went through a stage of cooking anything n everything in it.

Theyve now moved onto a fondue set lmao

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never understood this 'slow cooking" thing , why dont you just use your regular roasting pan (with lid) or brown baking dish with tin plate lid and turn the gas mark down . Its not magic , how do you think your Grandmas who worked in the mills managed to produce an evening meal every day :confused: :confused:

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I think the idea of using a slow cooker is you are only heating the food as opposed to heating a big oven so they are supposedly more energy efficient. Also no gas to leave on all day so when you return from the mill your house has not burnt down :)

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have doubts about the energy effincency (sp?) of an aluminium pot v an asbestos lagged oven which was probably also surrounded by a 'maiden' used for drying clothes . you young uns don't know your born ...;) :D

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It's ideal if you're out all day. Bung in the stuff whilst eating your breakfast, et voila, it's ready when you return home in the evening.

As others have said, they use very little power. A good thing when our utility bills have risen a hundred fold in the last year or so.

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You're welcome to mine if you can collect it from Ossy, before I take it to Sane tomorrow. Unused, box a bit battered from moving house, made by Scholl. I don't want anything for it, just pm me if you could make use of it.

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cos we have progressed since grannys days n they are great, had one since living in spain, just pop the scran in, sod off in the sun fer day n ready when ya come home. no crap stuck to the pan, lovely grub. if ya can't understand that ya never did much cooking.:D;)

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Use mine all the time .... just toss stuff in and come back later .... great for moose meat, which tends to be a little on the tough side ....

And they are dirt cheap ... I have two of different sizes.

A good companion for the slow cooker is the George Forman grill ... not exactly like the bbq, but good enough in winter when the bbq is under a snowbank.:eek:

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i wizzed my George Forman grill, i grill everything under my cooker grill anyway, i didnt think my George Forman ever cooked anything properly, it was always crispy on the outside and uncooked in the middle

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Ok ... but he did have a wicked right hand:D

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lol from boxer to chef hmmmm ;)

and all those kids of his have the same name, thats just weird ;0

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Maybe the grill you had was set to English standards of cooking .... that's why the food is burnt on the outside and raw in the middle:eek: .... you should ask for one that's set to Canadian standards;):D

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strange we have two 1 here n 1 in spain, both cook great.:confused:

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I do all sorts in my slow cooker. but one of the best things is chicken it keeps all the flavours and juices inside the meat. fish is another good one. I wouldnt be without it . Its great to just throw everything the night before and switch on first thing. have had some really lush meals from it.
As for the fondou lol... still experimenting. but did a cheese one last wekk and it went down a treat...

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have you not realised yet cashy? I AM STRANGE :D

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i was told by another accywebber that she chucks everything in her slow cooker on Saturday night and sets a timer for it to come on first thing Sunday morning, so she doesnt have to get up early just to start dinner and she can have a lie in GENIUS!!!!


they are selling timers at poundland at the moment by the way, may have to buy one ;)

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I have made curries and also boiled a gammon joint in mine a few times and comes out really well - not at all dry. Why not look on the internet for recipes - there will be lots of inspiring dishes for you to try.....

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What temperature do those slow cookers cook at?

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They must have liquid - which reaches a slow simmer - no steam escapes
...so the answer must be 'boiling point'

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I bought one today, am looking forward to experimenting with it :D

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So like pressure cooker without the hissing

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Not really:D
A pressure cooker cooks fast, halving cooking time
A slow cooker needs a long time, but uses less fuel