Can I Use Milk as the Liquid in my slow cooker??

Mutantk

Have just been to the supermarket before it closed and bought a nice big pack of casserole beef reduced to £1.70 and some marked down bags of mixed veg....so I want to cook it all in the SC to make meals for my baby (7 months)....my question is, do you think it would be OK to boil up some milk and add this to the meat and veg to cook it in because obviously I do not want to add any kind of sauces or gravys as they contain too much salt for little one.....I would use milk anyway to thin it out when I blend it all down but do you think it will be OK in the SC for 6 hours or so?? Thanks in advance....don't want to ruin my bargains if you think the milk won't work.....

taplady

I'd cook it in water to be on the safe side then add the milk later.

chmmy

I agree with taplady. You may even find that the meat and veg alone have enough flavour and a good consistency when blended anyway, so the milk might not be necessary.

Mutantk

Thanks but don't you HAVE to add some sort of liquid into the slow cooker when you cook things?

McKneff

yes you have to add some liquid but water is sufficient. apart from anything else milk is very fattening as opposed to water.

by the way, i have cooked rice pudding in my SC so using milk that way isn't a problem.

Mutantk

Thanks McKneff that's good to know that you CAN use milk - I know it's fatty but because of my baby's size and age, that's a good thing!

CRANKY40

I've always just used water and added plenty of veg. When it's pureed it ends up being the right consistency, and if it's too runny for your liking you could just add some potato.

thriftlady_2

McKneff wrote: »

apart from anything else milk is very fattening as opposed to water.

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Well everything is fatty compared to water.

Milk is not a fatty food -even whole milk has only 4% fat, in fact the carton in my fridge says it is 3.6%. For a food to be labelled low fat it has to contain less than 5 % fat.

MutantK I think you'll find water is your best option to cook the meat in as milk will curdle and look unpleasant. I'd cook it in water and add your baby's usual milk when blending;)

Pretani

I don't think milk and beef would taste nice, Stick to water. You could add a splash of ale to taste, plenty of vitamens.

You've actually gave me an idea, I'm going to make some rice pudding in the SC.

ascot64

Mutantk wrote: »

Thanks but don't you HAVE to add some sort of liquid into the slow cooker when you cook things?

Actually you don't. I often roast a joint in the SC. No added water but end up with about a pint of lovely stock.

*Maya*

Pretani wrote: »

I don't think milk and beef would taste nice, Stick to water. You could add a splash of ale to taste, plenty of vitamens.

You've actually gave me an idea, I'm going to make some rice pudding in the SC.

Ale is delish in casseroles but the temperature in a slow cooker is not high enough to burn the alcohol off so not a good idea for a 7 month baby.