In my slow cooker today...

MushyPeas

laner wrote: »

Does anybody have a copy of the instruction manual/menu booklet for a Cookworks SC35A Slow Cooker purchased from Argos a few years ago?

If so, i would appreciate a copy if this could be arranged?

Thanks
Laner

Hey laner welcome to MSE :wave:

What instructions do you need? I think most slow cookings normally have settings such as low or high and even 'warming'. You can pick up lots of tips on this thread of how to use it - good luck

Pea x

angeltreats

I've been through the cupboards and chucked a load of stuff in the slow cooker in the hope that it'll turn out edible when I get home from work :rotfl:

I've put in carrots, parsnips, red and white onion, frying steak cut into cubes, a tin of tomatoes, mixed herbs, stock cube, big glug of red wine, salt and pepper. If it's still a bit runny when I get home I'll strain it and reduce the liquid for a few minutes on the hob.

If it turns out minging I'll throw a few spuds in the microwave and have jacket potatoes instead

Sublime_2

Spicy carrot soup today, made with the chicken stock from yesterday.

tiny_courageous

sausages, onions, tin of tomatoes, mushrooms, carrots, few herbs and some garlic

lappish22

Just a bit of advice please......!
I am using my sc for the first time today cooking a beef stew. I have veg in and potatoes as well. I browned the meat first. Does the liquid had to cover all the meat/veg? mine does not as yet but I am thinking of adding more.....
Also I have it on low which will be for approx 7 hours. Is this Ok, or should I put it on high for a couple of hours first?????
Thanks!

elf06

I would think 7-8 hours on low would be plenty. As for liquid I think this is a personal preference. I find if you put enough to cover the solids then it becomes very runny and needs to be thickened. I prefer to use little liquid and thin out at the end in needed.
HTH

waddy80

Right my curry turned out ok. Not quite hot enough for us, but it was a succesful experiment. We have loads of snow coming down now and I feel a stew coming on. I'm just going to go and have a root in the freezer / cupboard / veg basket to see what I can make. I might put it on overnight tonight.

Gigervamp

It's a soup day today. I had some roasted parsnips and sweet potatoes left over from Sunday, so I fried off an onion and garlic clove, added ground cumin, coriander, paprika, turmeric, ginger and cinnamon. Then tossed the roasted veggies in it and added a tin of tomatoes. Blitzed it all with the hand blender, then transferred it to the crock pot and added a couple of teaspoons of stock powder, a couple of handsful of red lentils and about a litre of water. Oh, and a couple of bay leaves too for good measure!

Smells good already!

gettingthereslowly

second time to use my slow cooker but first time i've left it whilst in work so very nervous! :rolleyes:

Got mince, carrots, peas, onion and mushrooms with a beef stock. Sort of sheps pie mix and potatoes in saucepan ready to cook when I get home. Really cant wait xx

Sunnyday

I`ve got carrots, onions and mushrooms in mine. I shall add a decent amount of white wine and add the chicken later as it`s going on overnight again when the electricity is cheap again.

Later in the largest slowcooker i shall be steaming a huge steak and kidney pudding for tea.

Does anyone have any idea how long this will take and what i should cover the dish with? I was thinking greaseproof for the dish but wondered if anyone had better suggestions or even if i should just leave it uncovered.

SD