slow cooker quick questions thread

destiny_star2006

can someone tell me how much apple juice i would put in my slow cooker with 4 pork chops..
all im going to do is have pork shops with mash and veg but im tryn to try different flavours within the pork chops thanks all :beer:

ps would you be able to add mushrooms to this and jsut chuck it in with the chops

cat64

Hi I've just bought the MR 6.5l slow cooker and have brisket of beef ready! Could someone please tell me if I need to trim the fat of the brisket before cooking and can anyone suggest some recipes for it please? Thanks.

fuzzgun19

If I put into a slow cooker - Mince, veg, gravy etc on 'high' setting, do I still have to leave it for 6+ hours, or will mince cook much quicker?

Would 3-4 hours be enough?
Thanks

Bongedone

I think it may be ready to go in 4 hours when set to high. The mince will certainly be cooked. Test the veg to see if its done.

Phi_2

How well do the jars of Cook In Sauce work in the Slow Cooker -- thinking of using a Red Wine one when we next do a beef stew.

Will it need any liquid adding to it or any thickening -- or should it be okay just to pour it in as it is with all the other ingredients and leave it to bubble away

annie-c

Phi wrote: »

How well do the jars of Cook In Sauce work in the Slow Cooker -- thinking of using a Red Wine one when we next do a beef stew.

Will it need any liquid adding to it or any thickening -- or should it be okay just to pour it in as it is with all the other ingredients and leave it to bubble away

It will be fine.

The thing to remember is that, because there are no air vents, things rarely dry up in the slow cooker (unless you really, really, really overcook things). So cooked normally and given that meat/veg usually give off additional liquid of their own, your final result may even be a little runnier than the consistency of the jar of sauce.

Phi_2

annie-c wrote: »

It will be fine.

The thing to remember is that, because there are no air vents, things rarely dry up in the slow cooker (unless you really, really, really overcook things). So cooked normally and given that meat/veg usually give off additional liquid of their own, your final result may even be a little runnier than the consistency of the jar of sauce.

So is it worth thickening the sauce from the jar a little when its poured in or wait and see what the consistency is like at then end of the cooking time

organic_wanabe

I'd wait until the very end and make any adjustment, if needed, then. I keep some instant mashed potato powder for thickening when required. I, personally, find it better than cornflour.

bluejosiah

Hi all,
I made a cake in my slow cooker last night, but it boiled dry and died :mad: . I feel the need to get another quickly, as I use it ever such a lot.

I think I'm going to need a round one if I'm going to continue making yummy cakes! I've been looking on the web, but it is really difficult to tell if they are oval or round from the pictures. I had a superb Cookworks SC1606. I think it was 3.5l (but am not sure). It was about 7" diameter and I need at least this to make cakes. Can anyone recommend one please...

http://www.comparestoreprices.co.uk/slow-cookers/cookworks-round-3-5-litre-slow-cooker.asp appears much deeper and therefore possibly narrower than 7"

Thanks!

bluejosiah

bluejosiah wrote: »

Hi all,
I made a cake in my slow cooker last night, but it boiled dry and died :mad: . I feel the need to get another quickly, as I use it ever such a lot.

I think I'm going to need a round one if I'm going to continue making yummy cakes! I've been looking on the web, but it is really difficult to tell if they are oval or round from the pictures. I had a superb Cookworks SC1606. I think it was 3.5l (but am not sure). It was about 7" diameter and I need at least this to make cakes. Can anyone recommend one please...

http://www.comparestoreprices.co.uk/slow-cookers/cookworks-round-3-5-litre-slow-cooker.asp appears much deeper and therefore possibly narrower than 7"

Thanks!

Can anyone help? I went into Argos today and viewed five but they were all oval. I think I'm going to get a 6.5l one now, but surely they can't all be oval!