In my slow cooker today...

TrixieB

possibly. Slow cookers are fine to be left on, honestly! That's what they are made for and what their purpose is, to leave on all day!

Think when you get home (assuming around5ish?) that you'll be better off lifting the crock out and putting in the oven for an hour or so (lid off unless it's oven proof!)

Mrs_Thrify

Hiya, got up and stared early in the kitchen.
In the slow coooker is pumpkin soup. I lightly fried 1 chopped onion and also chopped the pumpkin into small pieces and in they went with 2 1/2 pts of vegetable stock. Will put in the blender later.
The small pumpkin was £1 from Mr. T's.


Breadmaker is also on to cook a 2lb basic loaf to eat with the soup.

From the Tesco magazine, Sep/Oct issue I cooked the apple and blackberry tray bake in the oven. I picked the blackberries this morning from the garden, had apples given. The cake turned out well.

Sublime_2

sruben wrote: »

A bit of advice if possible, I put my slow cooker on this morning on high for 1 1/2 - in there is stewing steak, potatoes, carrots, chorizo, onion and chopped tomatoes, but I left for work with it on and then chickened out about leaving it all day so went home and turned it off, how long will I have to have it on tonight before we can eat it or have I totally ruined a meal and will have to go and get something else.

Thats a shame, the ingredients look delicious. In the 10 years I've owned one, I leave it on unattended most days, and it has always been fine. I try to push mine out a few cms from the wall, and make sure that the lead doesn't touch the SC, before turning it on, if I remember! I have never had a problem at all though.

If heated adequately, food should be fine. Was your slow cooker bubbling away when you turned it off? Its probably best to stick it in the oven now for a while, as has already been suggested by TrixieB. At least an hour should do. Just make sure your SC pot is ovenproof!

sruben

I know I am really annoyed with myself, will put it in the oven when I get in for an hour or so any idea at what temperature. Will put it on next week.

Sui_Generis

Beef casserole with lots of veg - just returned and it smells lovely.

ruby_eskimo

I'm about to put on a pea soup to take to work with me tomorrow: Bag of split peas, veg stock, bacon and mushrooms with some dried thyme. Will freeze the reminder to take to work on other days.

helyg

Beef, onions, mushrooms and ale. Yum!

carlamagee

lamb shanks, my first ever attempt. but its looking vry watery to me: any tips on how to thicken to make a nice gravy??

fedupandskint

Rice pudding in mine 2pt milk and I think I should have used more than 100g pudding rice as it's a bit watery this time - better luck next time! Smells delish and having some for pud tonight and will freeze the rest to reheat at other times!

fedupandskint

carlamagee wrote: »

lamb shanks, my first ever attempt. but its looking vry watery to me: any tips on how to thicken to make a nice gravy??

Hmmm, add some gravey granules to thicken?