Help! - How long and at what setting (Slow cooker)

jonny2510

Right, I'm trying to make a home made chilli with:

500g cut stew steak (approx 1/2" pieces)
2 tins tomatoes
1 tin mushrooms
1 tin kidney beans (in chilli sauce)
1 Large Green Pepper
3 very small onions (Mr. T Market Value)
2 Cloves Crushed Garlic
1 tsp Ground Cumin
1 tbsp Extra Hot Chilli Powder
4-5 Green Chillis

I (very lightly) browned the meat before adding it to the slow cooker.

I reckon everything was in my Kenwood 3.5l curry cooker (which is now almost to the brim) by approx 1pm this afternoon, and we want it for tea at around 7 pm.

I've had it on high since 1. I'm worried 6 hours on high will be too much for the meat, but 6 hours on low will be too little.

Can anyone offer any guidance? (perhaps keep it on high until 2 or 3, and then low from there?)

Any help from an experienced SC veteran would be greatly appreciated

It's only for two of us lol :rotfl:(I got the meat order a bit mixed up at the butchers this morning!). Something tells me I'll be freezing half of it! - Still much cheaper than the usual Friday night takeaway :T

EDIT: Just added a glass of red wine too and have now switched it to low.

Do you think 1 hour high, and 5 hours low will be enough for the above?

ifonlyitwaseasier

should be fine, i cooked my beef bolognaise for 7 on low and 1 on high just because that was the time i had between switch on and eating, if possible you can always check it with an hour to go and turn it up.

jonny2510

So far, I've had

1:00-2:00 pm on high (to get SC warmed up quick)
2:00-2:40 on low
2:40 - 3:00 high
Back on low now (should this be ok until 7)?

Maybe as suggested I should do the last 30 - 60 mins on high???

I really don't want the meat to end up chewy (or raw - I once served beef that had only been on low for 2 hours - I thought it had been on high!)

jonny2510

Update:

DW arrived home, and asked "What's that smell, does the bin need changing":rotfl:

ifonlyitwaseasier

lol, you should be fine, it'll def be cooked by then and should be lovely

let us know how it tastes!