In my slow cooker today.... part 2

marmiterulesok

This might be a bit premature,as I haven't used it yet,but I got a slow cooker today and just wanted to share!I got it for free as well-it was an offer that came about when I changed my insurance.
I'd never heard of slow cookers until I started reading about them here.So I've got a recipe book,but won't manage anything this weekend,I'm working.Roll on Monday...I'm expecting great things....:D

LJM

i made a beef stew today it was yummy and some left for later

kirsty822001

Yummy soup for tomorrows lunch,,except hubby and I just had a bowl each lol
I put carrots,one leek,half an onion soup mix,red lentils, butterbeans and a small mr Sainsburys cheap unsmoked ham piece for £1.75
May not offer any to kids tomorrow :rotfl:

longtermlurker_2

My mum gave me her slow cooker last week (It's the size of a house:rotfl:) I used it for the first time today and made shepherds pie and it was gorgeous.
Was really pleased with myself:D

savingforoz

I poached some pears in some leftover white wine in mine today. Had them with homemade yoghurt. Yummy.

Sunnyday

poolygal wrote: »

Thinking of doing gammon later this week, maybe with lentils, leeks and carrots at the bottom to make into soup. I am however slightly concerned about cooking times. I'm out of the house for roughly 9 hours. The joint will be big enough for maybe 4 meals, would 9 hours on high be too much? Would low be better or would that leave it undercooked? I've done beef and chicken thighs on high for this long with no ill effect, but I don't want the gammon to dry out.

Also what liquid would be best? Apple juice? Stock? I'm thinking of the soup as well as the actual meat, I'm not sure how nice apple juice soup would be.....

Hi Poorlygal,

hope its not too late but i would cook the gammon on low for 9 hours.

I`m usually out for a bit longer than this and its fine.

HTH

SD

SailorSam

marmiterulesok wrote: »

I'd never heard of slow cookers until I started reading about them here.So I've got a recipe book,but won't manage anything this weekend,I'm working.Roll on Monday...I'm expecting great things....:D

If you're working this is exactly the time you should throw something into your SC, you can come home to a lovely tasty meal pour a glass of wine and put your feet up.

I think i may do a curry, i'll put a load of lentils into soak and see what i can get out of the freezer before i go to bed, then in the morning throw them all in.

mummyslittleboy

Hi everyone,

I have just invested in a slow cooker so am really looking forward to using it but as I have never used one before was wondering if anyone had any handy tips for me its a 3.5 litre one as its only me and my 2 youngest (the eldest is a fussy eater due to lots of food allergies so i cook seperate for her) also any recommended recipe books or recipes. thanks :wave:

LJM

i had a beef joint in mine today and a gammon to go in tomorrow

Sunnyday

mummyslittleboy wrote: »

Hi everyone,

I have just invested in a slow cooker so am really looking forward to using it but as I have never used one before was wondering if anyone had any handy tips for me its a 3.5 litre one as its only me and my 2 youngest (the eldest is a fussy eater due to lots of food allergies so i cook seperate for her) also any recommended recipe books or recipes. thanks :wave:

Hi Mummyslittleboy,

have a read through the thread, its a bit long now but there are some really good ideas on here. Many people post the recipes that they are cooking (many are home made recipesIYKWIM) and it will give you lots of ideas.

Cut and paste the ones that you fancy into a word doc to save them or bookmark them.

There is a slow cooker recipe collection thread somewhere in the index too. Read a couple of pages a day until you`ve found the recipes that you like. I check in usually every couple of days to make sure that i don`t miss anything yummy:D

Good luck

SD

EDIT Have a look here http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?p=1332010#post1332010 but only if you have a few days to read it all :rotfl: