Quick questions on ANYTHING (see first post for Freezing, Reheating, Slow Cooker, +)

newlywed

Yes it is the Kallo organic ones.

LilacLillie

Now would that be wet soap or dry?
LL

Savvy_Sue wrote: »

I have a vague memory that you're supposed to rub soap round the insides of the top of your hold-ups to stop them falling down, but don't know if that's right or not.

And I've got a bit of chicken left-over from Sunday which I'm certainly prepared to eat today ...

Savvy_Sue

LilacLillie wrote: »

Now would that be wet soap or dry?

Honestly, am I expected to know everything? :rotfl:

Why not try dry soap to begin with. You don't want to be wearing wet pull-ups, after all ...

hazzie123

Anyone know how to make crumpets? I`ve had a look through the reciepy index but cant find any.

Pink.

Hi hazzie,

I haven't been able to find a recipe on Old Style but this one looks quite straightforward. If you don't have crumpet rings you can use small tins with both ends removed.

Pink

dihunny

Hi,

Apologies if I've posted this on the wrong thread.

I've finally bought the above slow cooker and i was wondering as it's only Watt whether I ought to cook on medium rather than low.

Last week my virgin meal was beef stew-it took 9 hours on low and it was a little watery. I thickened it later. It was ok-but not fabulous.

Today I'm doing a spag bol-precooked (ie-browned off mince and drained added everything) before putting on at 7.00am-need it for 1.00pm. I've put it on medium.

I think my timings are out-I either panic it won't be cooked or I'll over cook.

I have read lots on the other threads but most seem to be about the 6.5 litre which is Watt

Thanks in advance.

dihunny

aka Slow Cooker virgin

squeaky

It should be fine.

joannasmum

Hi

Does anybody know if I use a slow cooker to keep Curry Queens Chicken Korma warm will it be OK?

Thanks in advance

squeaky

Erm... a bit dodgy this one, I think.

Firstly there's the issue of putting your cooked and presumably still warm (or even cold) leftovers into a cold pot. It takes quite a while to heat up, so for some unknown length of time you'll have your leftovers at fridge/room/cool type temperatures, which isn't so good.

Pre heating the pot i.e. turning it on for about twenty minutes can sort this one out - but don't forget to set a kitchen timer to remind yourself.


Secondly, not all Slow Cookers have a "Warm" setting and even the "Low" setting does continue to cook the meal further - even though it's slow.

So if you want to keep it warm for a couple of hours (providing you've covered the first bit) yes, that should be ok.

Otherwise, I'd suggest just keeping it in the fridge and reheating when necessary. Not forgetting the advice to make sure that the food is reheated thoroughly and the minimum temperature throughout the meal is 72° C

holstar

hey all

How can I tell if some of the plastic containers I use to freeze meals in are microwave safe for reheating? They don't say either safe or unsafe, so should I assume that its a no?

thanks in advance