who has a slow cooker...?

**marnieb** · 03-05-2011, 03:09 PM

and would you recommend it???

I'm full on a wednesday and Thursday, and so am running out of quick things to make for mindees and my kids tea, so i was thinking of getting a slow cooker.

I can only think of a few things to make on it tho, so do they come with recipe books, or are there any websites with ideas on them???

As always, thank you!!

LOOPYLISA · 03-05-2011, 03:16 PM

Best thing i was given (present)

I pop anything in there, mince, currys, stews, whole chicken

You will wish you bought one years ago x

**caz3007** · 03-05-2011, 03:29 PM

Definately recommend. I mainly do curries and casseroles, but its sooo easy and you can feed the mindies from it and then when they all go home, your tea is ready too

**lma** · 03-05-2011, 03:51 PM

I love my slow cooker and cant fathum how I managed before I got it.
The children also love coming in from school and the house is smelling all yummy as they say.

We've had sausage casserole, chicken casserole, umpteen curries, mince for a mince and veg dinner, corned beef hash, corned beef hotpot. The list is endless and most nowaday do come with a basic recipe booklet.

**blue bear** · 03-05-2011, 03:54 PM

Love mine, came with a recipe book but a bit fancy for every day eating I do stews , chicken, gammon, mince, curry, carbonara, you can buy books but I haven't just keep asking friends for ideas

**Hebs** · 03-05-2011, 03:58 PM

i couldnt be without my slow cooker

**JumpingJacks** · 03-05-2011, 04:03 PM

Love my slow cooker, couldn't survive without it in the cooler weather, also fab for making curries

try this site, I have used it before
http://www.channel4.com/4food/recipe...es/slow-cooker

or
http://www.parents.com/recipes/cooki...als-kids-love/

Hope theses help x

Jac x

**miffy** · 03-05-2011, 05:14 PM

Wouldn't be without mine - makes life so much easier especially if I have children to take/collect from school at lunchtime as food can be ready as soon as you walk through the door!

Miffy xx

**mushpea** · 03-05-2011, 05:51 PM

I lurve my slowcooker,, we do
bolognaise sauce which we then make in to lasagne
currys
chilli
shepherds pie
casserole
stews

I also do joints of meat,, I dont add any water they just cook in their own juices and come out lovley and moist.

**Trouble** · 03-05-2011, 05:53 PM

i have 2 a big one (bit too big and
a little one which holds alot

love it

make sure you get one with automatic on as its handy xx

**PixiePetal** · 03-05-2011, 05:57 PM

I have a ham joint in mine now - been on all day. Just finished work, put potatoes on and just veg to do

wouldn't be without it

**Donkey** · 03-05-2011, 06:06 PM

I looooooooooove mine!!!

just trying to find some nice summery recepies...

I cant spell today

lol

I have done a whole chicken but it doesnt come out all roasted, but the meat is lovely and moist, beef, pork, ham....

mmmm

chilli, bollognese, stews, casseroles... great for minding... get everything in before 9am mindee arrives and forget about till tea time!

**amanda1309** · 03-05-2011, 06:18 PM

I love mine

Its brilliant coming in after a day out and you can smell tea

**Rmead** · 03-05-2011, 06:22 PM

Love mine too. Don't have any mindees that have dinner but it's so nice to be able to quickly stick meat and veg in while they're eating lunch or morning snack and know that dinner's ready whenever I want it.

**Tealady** · 03-05-2011, 06:27 PM

The Argos cookworks ones were a Which? Best Buy and v.affordable if you want to give it a go and not splash out too much cash.

I got the biggest one (about £20) so I can get in a whole chicken

**alwaysright** · 03-05-2011, 07:52 PM

this may sound a bit dim but i have never had or used one of these, so for example if i was making a bolognese sauce i would just put eveything in raw and it cooks itself?? doesnt need stirring etc??

**little miss chatterbox** · 03-05-2011, 08:05 PM

i would love some summery recipes too if anyone has any? I love my slow cooker, wouldn't be without it

**mushpea** · 03-05-2011, 08:11 PM

Originally Posted by kitty2910

this may sound a bit dim but i have never had or used one of these, so for example if i was making a bolognese sauce i would just put eveything in raw and it cooks itself?? doesnt need stirring etc??

yep you just bung everything in and it will cook all day,, some people brown their meat first but I dont,, apparently it dosent use anymore electricity than a light bulb,
with a joint i just put the joint in the cooker, no water and it cooks in its own juices,, lovley and moist

**Heaven Scent** · 03-05-2011, 08:22 PM

I recently got 1 and love it!!!! - I'd love some nice summer recipes

LOOPYLISA · 03-05-2011, 08:56 PM

Originally Posted by kitty2910

this may sound a bit dim but i have never had or used one of these, so for example if i was making a bolognese sauce i would just put eveything in raw and it cooks itself?? doesnt need stirring etc??

I always brown my mince and drain as it can be a bit fatty otherwise but you don't have to

I give mine a stir now and again if im home but you should'nt keep taking the lid off really

its my excuse to have a bit