Ooooh, I have NOT been getting the thingy's for here, bugger.

Bon: Maybe you could add 1 cup of wine and 1 cup of water/chicken stock. A recipe I saw used beer or apple cider, maybe you could put apple juice? Still or sparkling?

Blackbird: I only use the auto if a recipe tells me too, generally I go by the recipe so I can't really help you there.
Yep with the water you definitely need to use less water as it doesn't evaporate like it does in other forms of cooking. Not sure it matters to cover the meat and I don't think it matter how much you've got in there or the size either. I generally put half to amount to 3/4. So if the recipe tells me I need 1 cup of water, I will usually put 1/2 to 3/4 of a cup instead.

How did the goey choc cake turn out? I've not yet made it.