In my slow cooker today...

pennypinchingmum

hello, having read a few threads on slow cookers yesterday i went and bought a tesco's £10 one. I've searched through a few recipe websites and obviously through mse but i was just wondering what the point of the high setting was? since most recipes recommends on cooking on low

cherytree

I have a lovely chilli con carne in the slow cooker today - perfect for the horrible weather outside! Must now decide whether to serve with baked spuds or rice. Decisions, decisions...

blueberrypie

pennypinchingmum wrote: »

hello, having read a few threads on slow cookers yesterday i went and bought a tesco's £10 one. I've searched through a few recipe websites and obviously through mse but i was just wondering what the point of the high setting was? since most recipes recommends on cooking on low

Sometimes things can be cooked faster, but without you needing to be there. You might want to put something on while you're out doing school runs in the afternoon, for example. This won't work with everything, but it will work with lots of things.

Also sometimes recipes call for the food to be heated a bit at the end to steam off extra liquid, or to melt some cheese on top, or similar, and that would be done on the high setting.

lab-lover

lauzjp wrote: »

Hi lab-lover, always put potatoes in first - at the bottom as they take the longest to cook. I guess you could use any potatoes really, I'm just lazy and chuck in a small tin!

Am going to do sausage casserole today, having read so many posts of what people are doing lately - will have to chuck frozen sausages in the oven now though & cook them slowly, slowly - else it'll never be ready for tonight! :eek:

Thanks for that tip lauzjp. Very welcome as obviuolsy Iam a SC virgin Just done the big food shop. Iam doing beef casserole, will I ticken with cornflour about half an hour from end? Am doing double amount and going to put second lot in fridge for sat or sunday. Thanks

Lois_and_CK

cherytree wrote: »

I have a lovely chilli con carne in the slow cooker today - perfect for the horrible weather outside! Must now decide whether to serve with baked spuds or rice. Decisions, decisions...

Or in wraps with some creme fraiche ...

Lois_and_CK

pennypinchingmum wrote: »

hello, having read a few threads on slow cookers yesterday i went and bought a tesco's £10 one. I've searched through a few recipe websites and obviously through mse but i was just wondering what the point of the high setting was? since most recipes recommends on cooking on low

Everything blueberrypie says, plus things like pork should be cooked on high apparently.

foxy-tigger

Lois_and_CK wrote: »

Everything blueberrypie says, plus things like pork should be cooked on high apparently.

And I put my chicken on high for a while too to make sure that it is cooked properly. i hate the thought of making peeps ill with food!

pennypinchingmum

O.k i think i get it. So does anyone have any quick slow cooker recipes if you get what i mean?! Hmm i mean does anyone have any recipes that'll cook in about 2-3hrs on high?

Woodyrocks

pennypinchingmum wrote: »

O.k i think i get it. So does anyone have any quick slow cooker recipes if you get what i mean?! Hmm i mean does anyone have any recipes that'll cook in about 2-3hrs on high?

Does Rice Pudding count lol

I have had my slow cooker for about 6wks and it is this thread that makes me brave enough to use it tbh. Tomorrow is going to be my 3rd attempt at mastering the SC and I am trying out the Rice pudding recipe kindly supplied in the previous page. It is the shortest cooking time I have attempted so far.

p.s I cooked chicken in my slow cooker for about 8hrs on high and I think that was way too long so I think you do have to get used to adapting the recipes.

Berni888

Woodyrocks wrote: »

hey mucky, have you a recipe at hand?

Copied these from other postings but as with any recipe that takes my fancy I just kept a copy in a word document now don't know who posted

Rice Pudding

2.5 litre cooker

25g butter
100g pudding rice
100g sugar
1 litre milk

4.5 litre

40g butter
150g pudding rice
150g sugar
1 1/2 litre milk

Butter inside of Crockpot. Add all ingredients. Cook on med for 3-4 hours.
I find i leave mine for longer depending on the thickness you require.

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Pudding rice 125 grams
Sugar 75 grams
1 1/2 litres milk

I boiled the milk first on the normal hob and then added the rice and brought it to the boil again and simmered for about 10 minutes. I then transferred it to the SC and added the sugar, grated some nutmeg over the top and cooked it on low for about 6 hours. There are some people on here that cook it straight in the SC, as this was my first time I did it this way. Not sure whether or not you could freeze it, hopefully someone can help us out. This made 4 very large portions.
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