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In my slow cooker today...

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  • MichH
    MichH Posts: 192 Forumite
    swannee_D wrote: »
    Thanks MichH,

    I used the chorizo that you buy in a horseshoe shape, already cooked I think, is this right? or should I have used uncooked chorizo, TIA Swan

    Swannee_D - apologies, forgot to post our verdict. The chorizo was slightly chewy, but this is normal. I did pre-cook it but only very slightly to release a bit of the fat to cook the chicken in.

    I also used the horseshoe shape. I usually cut it into 1/2 cm slices and very lightly fry in a non-stick pan with no oil in it, as the chorizo is quite oily.

    I should also add that we do eat late in the day because of OH's erratic work hours, so although I put the stew on at 7.30 it didn't get eaten until about 8.30, though I switched off the slow cooker for the last half hour. Maybe the extra hours cooked softened it, although the chicken was shredded by the time we ate. :o
  • kidcat
    kidcat Posts: 6,058 Forumite
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    Lois_and_CK wrote: »
    My slow cooker is a crock pot type one, and when I make chilli, bolognaise or curry in it, I get little burnt-on patches of food in two corners of the pot that's impossible to get off. (Funnily, it doesn't happen with casseroles or joints of meat - random.)

    Anyway, I've put it through the dishwasher, left it to soak in a variety of substances - and it doesn't come off. So I was thinking of putting a squirt of stardrops and some water in it, then putting it on to slow cook on high for a couple of hours (same kind of theory as putting a bowl of water in a microwave to cook to steam the microwave).

    I know it's a very small possibility, but I don't suppose anyone else has tried this? Do you think it would be ok?


    I buy a bottle of fairy pre wash spray squirt stubborn areas then rub away the marks. I use it on my oven base too. Its expensive but one bottle last six months or more so I dont mind.
  • Lois_and_CK
    Lois_and_CK Posts: 584 Forumite
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    kidcat wrote: »
    I buy a bottle of fairy pre wash spray squirt stubborn areas then rub away the marks. I use it on my oven base too. Its expensive but one bottle last six months or more so I dont mind.

    Thanks kidcat, I've not tried this product.
  • wendywitch
    wendywitch Posts: 1,304 Forumite
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    Can anyone tell me if I can add Couscous to spag. bol. to bulk it out?

    I have two boxes in the cupboard but DD1 informs me she doesn't like it and I don't know what to do with it now :confused:

    Any other recipe ideas??
  • seabright
    seabright Posts: 639 Forumite
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    Just learned a new trick which I am really pleased with! Sit your plates/bowls on top of the slowcooker whilst it's cooking and you get toasty warm crockery for free!
  • seabright
    seabright Posts: 639 Forumite
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    wendywitch wrote: »
    Can anyone tell me if I can add Couscous to spag. bol. to bulk it out?

    I have two boxes in the cupboard but DD1 informs me she doesn't like it and I don't know what to do with it now :confused:

    Any other recipe ideas??

    I'd be interested to hear if it works. What about making a batch of couscous up with salad dressing, salad bits and chopped nuts and having it for lunch each day until it's gone? I do it with quinoa and that's really nice.
  • beachbuffy
    beachbuffy Posts: 16 Forumite
    wendywitch wrote: »
    Can anyone tell me if I can add Couscous to spag. bol. to bulk it out?

    I have two boxes in the cupboard but DD1 informs me she doesn't like it and I don't know what to do with it now :confused:

    Any other recipe ideas??

    yes you can! I did this the other day,I had some left over mince from spag bol & some cooked cous cous I mixed them together & served it up on top of pasta,the cous cous doesnt vanish though.
  • C_J
    C_J Posts: 3,254 Forumite
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    Yesterday's Jerk Chicken and Beans was delish.

    This morning, before dashing off to work, I loaded up the slow
    cooker with pan-fried pork sausages, chopped red peppers, onions and mushrooms, beef stock, a bottle of Guinness and a sprinkling of smoked paprika.
  • FiBe_3
    FiBe_3 Posts: 34 Forumite
    Hi All

    After a successful first go at using my slow cooker (I made sausage casserole), my second attempt (beef casserole) has gone a bit t*ts up :confused:

    I'm not sure if I cooked it for too long (12 hours on low) as I was out from 8 am to 9.40 pm!!! Some of my veg is looking slightly green or black (mainly the red onion) but I'm not sure if its just the herbs in the stock that has caused this??? :confused::confused: Am I going poison myself if I eat it???

    And I can't get the liquid to reduce at all, any tips would be really helpful;) :rolleyes:

    I don't want to get disheartened using it as I love the fact I can just leave it cooking :(
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  • System
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    peppa-pig wrote: »
    I blame you all on this forum for making me buy a slow cooker!! I used my birthday money yesterday to buy the 4.5l Breville SC which is curretly on offer in argos.



    How did you find the 4.5lt Breville SC? I am thinking of getting this one too but there are currently no reviews on the argos website.. Was thinking of either this one or the Morphy Richards which most people say it good on this site.
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