50p a day til christmas, healthily?!-Weezl's next challenge (part 2)

cw18

jtb2412 wrote: »

Ladies (and gents of course !)

I'd like to pick your brains if I may??

After hunting high and low for my slow cooker (we moved house last year and I thought it got put in the loft or something stupid like that !) - hubby kindly reminded me (he often has to do that !) that it broke and we got rid of it (I think I was a bit zombified during and after the house move lol).

So, what would you recommend? It has to be a biggie (5 of us) and fairly good quality (don't mind paying a bit extra if it's going to last and be a good one).

Would rather buy one that is recommended.

TIA xx

I recently got this one on the recommendation of a load of ladies on a crafting forum. I've done a couple of chickens and a couple of gammon joints in it which have turned out lovely -- and the chickens were about 3kg each !! Actually got mine from Curry's but they price-matched Tesco Direct (and they knock off an extra 10% of the difference as well)

timbo86

Hi guys i have been inspired by the thread of feeding 4 for £20 how do we fancy a new challenge which would also help with the grocery challenge thread aswell.

Live off £15 per person for a month so for me it would be £30 total. The money i would of used will be put towards a debt, loads of receipes on the other threads and shopping at the right time for reduced stuff should make this acheivable anyone else fancy this?

shaz_mum_of__2

right JTB - not sure about brands but check for capacity ie big oval is good or whole chicken/roasting joints also i find auto function invaluable i actually prefer cookworks (argos own) electrical their breadmaker was better than the M.R. one i have

Munchki dehydrators here


cookers v eating apples basically the same but cookers will mush down when cooked and eaters hold shape Jamie o does a nice pie which is a mix of the 2

Crumble i always go on a half fat to flour ratio and the same sugar as fat say 200g flour ,100g marg,100g sugar(plus more sprinkled on top)


Just watched my mate on the restraunt .............he's not out yet!!!


hubby watching american footy so catching up

welcome to all lurkers and newbies ...........jump in

Shaz

Lesley_Gaye

shaz_mum_of__2 wrote: »

Munchki dehydrators here

Shaz

wow shaz, that dehydrator looks really [STRIKE]cheap[/STRIKE] good value. Never used one, are they a good gadget to have?

boredofbeingathome

cw18 wrote: »

I recently got this one on the recommendation of a load of ladies on a crafting forum. I've done a couple of chickens and a couple of gammon joints in it which have turned out lovely -- and the chickens were about 3kg each !! Actually got mine from Curry's but they price-matched Tesco Direct (and they knock off an extra 10% of the difference as well)

I got exactly the same model, boxed and brand new for £6 from a charity shop..bargain find of the century as they had none on freecycle:rotfl:

Valley's_girl

Hi just want to wish you good luck, I couldn't manage it, but I will
be watching this thread with interest.
Ally x

Drea

:eek: That's just impossible. What will you be counting into your £15 though?

pink_princess

It s not impossible as mbaz is proving(feeding four of them on £20 for the month).
It would depend on your stores really ,i couldn t achieve it this month but it could be one for november to help save for decembers shopping bill,and clear space. I wish you luck in it though .

foxy-tigger

shaz_mum_of__2 wrote: »

right JTB - not sure about brands but check for capacity ie big oval is good or whole chicken/roasting joints also i find auto function invaluable i actually prefer cookworks (argos own) electrical their breadmaker was better than the M.R. one i have.
Shaz

Just thought you might be interested....my partner about 6 years ago did some work in a Morphy Richards' warehouse and they made all the "cookworks" range there. so cookworks are really M R.

frugalswan

All the very best with it. Living like that is somewhat of a dream of mine, although I have no idea of where to begin. I'll be watching your progress though and helping if I can with ideas and stuff