Buying a slow cooker (which? & why?)

Curry_Queen

Ticklemouse wrote:

(Stands back in horror - have I just told someone NOT to buy a slow cooker ?????)

:eek: I think you need to go for a lie down!!! :eek:

:rotfl:

MATH

exlibris wrote:

I have been tempted by this thread to get a slow cooker BUTcommon sense steps in. The only meat we eat is chicken/turkey and fish.

Apart from the full chicken, wouldn't fish and chicken pieces cook too quickly to justify the cooker?

What else could I use it for? I already use a pressure cooker for soups (and very little else).

I would like one but can't justify the expense and the storeage space in the kitchen

Do I remain sensible or get one anyway?

I use mine for soups, casseroles, curry, bolognaise, braising joints/bacon, puddings cooked bain-marie and keeping HM yoghurt warm while yogging.

I never use the Slo-cooker for fish or chicken. Fish I prefer cooked lightly and quickly and chicken on the bone I find makes the stock/sauce to greasy to use and off the bone it is dry.

IMO I don't think you would get enough use out of one to justify the cost. Your pressure cooker will do most jobs just as well (I'm scared of them when they start hissing so I gave mine away):o HTH

bonvonnie

i had a fab meal, put the casserole on at 9am this morning, so most of the helpful posts were too late, but never mind, can keep notes for next time.

Hubby sarcastically said to me, will be eating HM casserole tonight, or will it be takeaway!!! :mad: proved him wrong, as everything was finished, clean bowl and all that!!

off to hunt down my next recipe

i'm not much of a cooking person, but aint casserole and stew, kinda the same

GreenFingers_2

Hello Bonvonnie,
We had stews in the Army… beef, onions, various vegetables and so on boiled to death for hours on end in a huge cauldron thingy then slopped out into our mess tins. Casseroles …now I’m guessing a little here, are essentially just …. Posh Stews – lol. There may be more to it than that, as I think the cooking in the oven as opposed to on top of the stove has something to do with it too. :rolleyes:

bonvonnie

LOL - posh stew

so if i overcook my casserole, i call it stew!!

brokenwings

MR 4.5l/6.5l full to brim capacity slow cooker
down from £32.99 to £22.99 at argos

it doesnt say this in catalogue - i found out when i went to pay! nice suprise.

Petal_3

That's the one I got....it's HUUUUUUGE!

freyaluck

Just reserved 6.5l MR at my local argos, :j
the one i have is ancient and small,only just enough for us all.
oh I'm so excited

tiff

You wont regret it, I got mine out this week for the first time in a while and it was fab. Thinking of making spag bol in it tomorrow for my kids and their friends plus hubby all coming home at different times.

bonvonnie

who has the Cookworks slow cooker, now £9.99 at argos???

I read all these posts saying that you dont have to look after your food, doesnt stick or burn etc??

but i've used my SC 3 times this week, and i get a coating of food stuck all around. do you think my unit is faulty? is it worth exchanging it?