slow cooker Q

[Levo-Lon]

Hmmm i think im going to go for dumplings...

suet or the packet mix...or the butter instead of suet method..
i may just try the pre mix today..

 

[ScotiaLass]

try a little balsamic vinegar. yeah i lughed when it was suggested but it adds a little colour and lifts the flavours of everything.

I use white wine vinegar....works lovely with beef

 

[ScotiaLass]

I usually cook in the oven @welsh dragon ,but as we bought one i thought id try 7t..
it was only £20 in Sainsbury sale down from 40..i like the size of the cooking capacity..make a few days food for the cold weather..

Great for sticking in a whole chicken, rub with some herbs/garlic, whatever you fancy and leave.
The chicken is so tender and full of flavour ad you get lots of meals out of it too

 

[Fubar]

So far in my Christmas slow cooker I have cooked...

1. Chilli Con Carne. = 9/10
2. Shepherds Pie = 3/10 (I put too much liquid in)
3. Pork in Cider = 6/10 (bit bland).

On all 3 occasions I browned the meat first.

I'm sure I've seen something on pork being boiled in water first for hours (looks rank when it comes out) then roasted and covered in sauce etc - it looked Nom Nom when done!

 

[PK99]

I must admit, I prefer making casseroles and putting it in the oven rather than using a slow cooker.

me too.
Brown stewing beef in casserole, add onions and veg, continue browsing add stock/wine, pop in oven @80/100C and head out to work.


Hot pot,
Cassoulet
Casseroles
or, getting poncy, Gigot de Sept Heures

Are all traditional dishes cooked all day from long before the Slow cooker was invented.

 

[swee'pea99]

me too.
Brown stewing beef in casserole, add onions and veg, continue browsing add stock/wine, pop in oven @80/100C and head out to work.


Hot pot,
Cassoulet
Casseroles
or, getting poncy, Gigot de Sept Heures

Are all traditional dishes cooked all day from long before the Slow cooker was invented.

So what is the point of a slow-cooker (other than the convenience of cooking while you're out at work - not a big issue if you work from home)? (Speaking as someone who got given one for Christmas.)

 

[Leaway2]

I never brown the meat or fry the onions. I do add lentils and pearl barley, which thickens it up.

On the wife onion situation, could you put it in a muslin bag?

 

[Levo-Lon]

I never brown the meat or fry the onions. I do add lentils and pearl barley, which thickens it up.

On the wife onion situation, could you put it in a muslin bag?

ill see if i can get a muslin bag to accept a size 14 lady tho i think she may be a 16 after xmas....

 

[welsh dragon]

So what is the point of a slow-cooker (other than the convenience of cooking while you're out at work - not a big issue if you work from home)? (Speaking as someone who got given one for Christmas.)

Thats it exactly. Its a convenient way to cook a meal slowly over many hours safely while you are at work, and of course it costs less to use than a conventional oven. But being at home, I prefer casseroles in an oven.. somehow I just think they taste better. I can cook them at a slightly higher temp than slow cookers, and for me, the flavours are better as well. Just a personal thing. I have no doubt some prefer slow cookers.

 

[PK99]

So what is the point of a slow-cooker (other than the convenience of cooking while you're out at work - not a big issue if you work from home)? (Speaking as someone who got given one for Christmas.)

I've never really understood, other that perhaps running cost?

 

[Levo-Lon]

I prefer to make a hot pot to be fair @welsh dragon with the sliced spuds on top..but that needs the oven to crisp them up for 30 mins after 2 hr cooking..

 

[Tim Hall]

On the casserole front, the other day I did baked beans (start with dried haricot beans and work from there) with belly pork. Gorgeous so it was. Especially for those of us who like a bit of fat on their meat.

 

[Markymark]

So what is the point of a slow-cooker (other than the convenience of cooking while you're out at work - not a big issue if you work from home)? (Speaking as someone who got given one for Christmas.)

Yep we use it all the time and only as a way of a decent meal if out all day. If in we use conventional cooking.

 

[Fnaar]

Miss Goodbody likes her meat seared, and even better if it's been given a right old seeing to.

 

[subaqua]

I use white wine vinegar....works lovely with beef

doent give much colour tho.

TBH I like cooking with a good red wine. because after i have had a few glasses i dont care what the food tastes like !