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slow cooker quick questions thread

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  • Sallygirl
    Sallygirl Posts: 115 Forumite
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    Thanks annie-c. I'd thought that the auto setting was one where it turned itself down from high to low when a certain temperature was reached. It is just some vague memory of reading something somewhere ages ago. This is where the manual would be useful!

    Thanks for the recipe. I'll try that. I need something that can cook by itself for about 10 hours so that there is very little to do when I get in from work.

    :beer:
  • razra
    razra Posts: 336 Forumite
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    I have a cookworks one and I have never used the auto setting:o
    I either stick it on low all day (7am - 5pm) or use one of those plug in timers and set it to come on at 11 am on high and when I get in at 5pm its all cooked.
    You do need to chop the tatties and carrots smaller than if you were doing them in the oven and I always place them right at the bottom of the slow cooker and then pile everything else on top.
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  • April_Bride
    April_Bride Posts: 36 Forumite
    Hi, we got a slow cooker as a wedding present last month and was wondering if anyone knows of any good healthy recipes that we could try out?

    Thanks xxx
  • tiptoes
    tiptoes Posts: 386 Forumite
    April_bride This is the link to the slow cooker recipe thread. hope this helps


    http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=4273&highlight=slow+cooker+recipes
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  • mardatha
    mardatha Posts: 15,612 Forumite
    Is it possible to make any sort of bread in a slow cooker?
  • squeaky
    squeaky Posts: 14,129 Forumite
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    mardatha wrote: »
    Is it possible to make any sort of bread in a slow cooker?

    Yep :)

    Of a sort. Here's a google result for some bread recipes...

    google crockpot + bread
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  • nopot2pin
    nopot2pin Posts: 5,721 Forumite
    razra wrote: »
    I have a cookworks one and I have never used the auto setting:o
    I either stick it on low all day (7am - 5pm) or use one of those plug in timers and set it to come on at 11 am on high and when I get in at 5pm its all cooked.

    I also have a cookworks one.
    I wish I had bought one that had a timer though...
    But I never thought of using one of the plug in timers.
    Brilliant idea :T :T :T
    Thanks :D
  • mardatha
    mardatha Posts: 15,612 Forumite
    thanks squeaky !
  • Bongedone
    Bongedone Posts: 2,457 Forumite
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    nopot2pin wrote: »
    I also have a cookworks one.
    I wish I had bought one that had a timer though...
    But I never thought of using one of the plug in timers.
    Brilliant idea :T :T :T
    Thanks :D


    Just remember to turn the power on at the wall. A few times I have gone out after setting it up to come home and find I had forgot.
  • vickitoria100
    vickitoria100 Posts: 411 Forumite
    I'm inspired and going to go and buy one tonight!

    When we buy a whole chicken, we usually get a small (no more than 1.7kg) - will a 3.5ltr cookworks one be big enough to fit this? I don't want to waste money buying a bigger one than I need.

    Thanks
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