In my slow cooker today.... part 2

life_unexpected_2 · 3 January 2013 at 12:53AM

Beef and Ale stew in mine today, I enough for dinner tonight with left over potatoes from yesterday and planned to make a pie with the rest only OH as been helping himself. So I'm thinking I may just fry some bacon lardon and mushroom to add to the mix, as I forgot to put the mushroom in this morning

so that I can still make the pie.

I use the juice from the slowcooker to make soup after cooking a chicken I just leave it to go cold and take off the fat.

Marmite27 · 3 January 2013 at 8:33AM

marco1dog wrote: »

Hi
Is it right that to make a gammon in cola that you add 2lts of cola to it. How long should I leave it to cook for on high.
Thank you.
Lorraine x

mine was a small piece, half of the £10 asda joint.

I only used a 330ml can, and it was in on high for about 4 hours.

pamsdish · 3 January 2013 at 9:14AM

Whilst in my local big Tesco on Sunday, noticed they had their own brand large slow cookers reduced to 8 pounds, I have a small crockpot. Wondering now whether to go back and get one as might be useful when cooking for the freezer as well, are they any good.

ScaryGreen · 3 January 2013 at 10:36AM

Found some sprouting carrots in the fridge this morning, googled carrot soup, found a nice spiced carrot and lentil one that also had directions for using a slow cooker. So it's soup and 5 minute a day bread for dinner.

Raksha · 3 January 2013 at 11:50AM

pamsdish wrote: »

Whilst in my local big Tesco on Sunday, noticed they had their own brand large slow cookers reduced to 8 pounds, I have a small crockpot. Wondering now whether to go back and get one as might be useful when cooking for the freezer as well, are they any good.

I have one and it's probably the best slo cooker I've ever had - the thermostat seems to be set just right

Popperwell · 3 January 2013 at 12:27PM

Lost my internet connection earlier, just as I was about post a reply, its the one that I use and it's been often used...and at that price, a bargain.

marco1dog · 3 January 2013 at 12:42PM

Thank you Marmite27. I have put it in this morning with about 1lt. It is a large ham and should do us two or three times. Depends on how much my Husband eats-he loves his grub!!!