Ok this is embarrassing.. but I need help!

[Arimeh]

No slow cooker here mate - just easy cooker thing.

I have an oven, but I'm just assuming it works - haven't used it here yet.. LOL

christ I'm hopeless.. .lol

[{sarah}]

Ok well a size 9 chicken is 900gm (the number relates to the grams) so you're going to have to put it on longer than that, maybe 2 hours?? I'm not real sure sorry hun.

PS glad you're back

[Lulu]

I've got one, it's the only way I can cook

Preheat it to 180, drizzle with olive oil salt and pepper stick it in a tray and put it in.

The problem with these little buggers is you can burn the top, so you will have to turn it over after about 50 mins. It will probably take about 2 hours. So get it on now.

Do you have a normal oven?

[Jennifer13]

In a normal oven it's about an hour for every kilo (at about 180) for a roast, depending on whether you like your meat well done, medium or rare. We tend to go with medium-well, so you might want a little longer than that. Turn the meat a couple of times if your oven is making anything look black!

If you're roasting vegies as well, potatoes need almost as long as the meat (sometimes longer if it's a smallish piece), so don't wait too long to put them in.

We use plenty of olive oil and a marinade (if the butcher sells it with one LOL) on the meat, just oil on the vegies.

I have no idea on the easy cooker, but I'd google it!

[MamaPan]

I dont think it would be the same time/temp for chicken as beef...
i am not a roast expert though, but i LOVE roast so i should try to be...
the others have given you some good tips - you could find the info online probably?

[Arimeh]

Miss M is being a cling on so I don't know how much researching I can do. Currently holding her and typing with the other hand..lol

Thanks 4 info - looks like I might have to wing it...lol

[Jennifer13]

I dont think it would be the same time/temp for chicken as beef...
i am not a roast expert though, but i LOVE roast so i should try to be...
the others have given you some good tips - you could find the info online probably?

Yes, chicken is at a lower temp (about 160). 180 for a fan forced oven for beef or lamb. Higher if the over is not fan forced.

But I don't pretend to be an expert - DP is the cook in our house!

[~ Zarava Flutterby ~]

NO suggestions with times etc but if you go to google and google the name and model of your easy cooker along with instruction manual, you might find one online.. works for me when we were given a slow cooker without one.

ie. instruction manual, kambrook 4xxx

HTH

[NaeNae]

I always cook mine at 200 uncovered covered (I also do a few pockets of garlic cloves and rosemary) in 1cm of oil and turn every 30 min for 90 min then wrap the meat in so foil and some juices and continue cooking at 150 for another 60 min.

hmmmm I want a roast now yummy

[~ Zarava Flutterby ~]

Whats the model of your easy cooker and i can google it for you if you like and then PM you the details!

[Winter]

Ok, in the oven its usually 180 C & 60 mins for every kilo of meat.

So whack yours in for an hour and then check it after that by sticking a knife in and if it comes out bloody etc, then keep it in there a bit longer.

Hope that helps, it really is easy, even if the first time is daunting....(I didn't cook roasts until a couple of years ago and now I'm an ace!)

[sas85]

I was in the same boat last week ( but not with an easy cooker ) Am not a roast type of gal so had no idea what to do with what I'd bought.

Luckily the M&T Roast Beef I'd bought had instructions on it! Don't know if it makes a difference the cut but it said to do the 1kg roast in a fan forced oven at 180C (so 200 for non fan forced) for an hour then pull it out cover with foil and rest it for 15 minutes. B I though it was a little too pink in the middle for my liking) so I'd do it for another 10 minutes if again. I have a slow cooker but no idea how it works - try googling easy cooker's brand and see if you can get the instruction manual?