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Nismo

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17th Oct 11 at 13:03

Who else uses slow cookers?

Its that time of the year where it comes back out, missus works late on Mondays so we always use the slow cooker! i love the fact it costs nothing to run and you can cook everything in there!

Chucked in ours this morning:

Steak
Mushrooms
Onions
Swede
Parsnips
Sweet Potatoes
Normal Potatoes
Peas
Stock cube, gravy and some Horse radish!

best 20quid we ever spent on something for the house!

Might do a Korma in the week in there

Kerry

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17th Oct 11 at 13:05

reminds me I want to invest in one nismole

Tom

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17th Oct 11 at 13:12

Bought one a while ago, used it a about 5/6 times in 6 months but still well handy if you know you are going to be home late etc, ours only cost about £15 from asda

adiohead

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17th Oct 11 at 13:14

I use a halogen oven

JonnyJ

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17th Oct 11 at 13:16

quote:
Originally posted by adiohead
I use a halogen oven

WTF do you need an oven for? No dead animals to roast. You just need a tap to rinse off the soil.

adiohead

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17th Oct 11 at 13:26

quote:
Originally posted by JonnyJ

quote:
Originally posted by adiohead
I use a halogen oven

WTF do you need an oven for? No dead animals to roast. You just need a tap to rinse off the soil.

I cook dead animals, just not for me

I usually cook chips, veggy burgers, etc in there.

Also use my George Foreman for dead pig sausages and sliced throat cow burgers

Robin

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17th Oct 11 at 13:31

I love ours, it's ace for casserole.

Not tried anything else yet though.

John

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17th Oct 11 at 13:33

I tried a stew in one recently and didn't leave it on for long enough.

It's an old thing that has 2 heat settings but I've no idea what that relates to in time it should be left on for.

Tom

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17th Oct 11 at 13:34

quote:
Originally posted by John
I tried a stew in one recently and didn't leave it on for long enough.

It's an old thing that has 2 heat settings but I've no idea what that relates to in time it should be left on for.

Mine has two settings 'low' and 'high'. Depending on what you're cooking, generally low takes 6-10 hours and high is closer to 4-6 hours iirc.

John

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17th Oct 11 at 13:37

Might give stew another go for the weekend.

That and I'm giving soup a go if ever remember to get stuff for it at the shops.

Nismo

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17th Oct 11 at 13:46

Try Beef roasting joints in there, they come out so good! just crumbles apart!

We put ours on low for a full day.

Hammer

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17th Oct 11 at 13:56

quote:
Originally posted by adiohead

quote:
Originally posted by JonnyJ

quote:
Originally posted by adiohead
I use a halogen oven

WTF do you need an oven for? No dead animals to roast. You just need a tap to rinse off the soil.

I cook dead animals, just not for me

I usually cook chips, veggy burgers, etc in there.

Also use my George Foreman for dead pig sausages and sliced throat cow burgers

You cook meat but don't eat it?

That's like being hetrosexual but wanking over gay porn.

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Registered: 12th Apr 02
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17th Oct 11 at 13:59

I use one quite a lot but always hate leaving it on in the flat all day when at work incase it goes on fire

Neo

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17th Oct 11 at 14:02

Thats the whole point of them though xs

The missus parents got us one, i've never used it though. How much are they to run then ? Thinking would be quite nice to do a chicken casserole before work and then after getting in from the gym it being ready like.

Nismo

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17th Oct 11 at 14:13

They cost the same to run as a light bulb all day, accordning to some sites.

I cant be sure about how much it actually costs but our house uses about 60p a day while its on, but then that is with the dishwasher and the freezer / fridge running too.

Twiggy

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17th Oct 11 at 16:11

We have ours for 2 years and never used it

any good recipes please!

Bart

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17th Oct 11 at 16:22

never used one, but am now interested.

How long do you leave stuff in there for stews/casseroles?

John

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17th Oct 11 at 16:23

If my failure is anything to go by I'd say Tom's 4-6 hour's is probably not far off, I'll be going with the higher end of that in future.

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17th Oct 11 at 16:51

You can go for as long as you like so long as you've got enough liquid in there, within reason of course. The last time I used one, I cooked a pork shoulder for about 9 hours, but 6 hours will be enough to get some braising steak to be nice and tender.

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17th Oct 11 at 17:00