Its funny even though its summer i have been using my slow cooker a lot more - it doesn't heat up the kitchen like the oven does and it makes dinner sooo easy, especially since lately I have been out a lot in the late afternoon.
omg I'm soooo happy! I just found this thread, I LOVE my slow cooker... I just hit on the recipe link and now I can't wait to try some of them.
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Its funny even though its summer i have been using my slow cooker a lot more - it doesn't heat up the kitchen like the oven does and it makes dinner sooo easy, especially since lately I have been out a lot in the late afternoon.
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Well I have made a few puddings using the slow cooker and they have turned out perfectly! I am going to give one to each of DS's kindy teachers and I making 2 for my MIL (she put in a request) and 2 for us to eat on xmas day.
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I found this one on a blog called Cooking Traditional Foods, I'm trying it out for dinner with the ILs tonight. We were BBQing but it's cold & yuck so I thought this would be nice served with mashed potato, YUM!
Crockpot Cranberry Chicken
Serves 6-8
3-4 lb chicken pieces
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
1/2 cup diced celery
1/2 cup diced onion
2 cups leftover cranberry sauce
1 cup barbecue sauce
Combine all ingredients in slow cooker. Cover. Bake on high for 4 hours or on low for 6-8 hours.
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Sounds yum and easy Sarah, let us know how it goes!
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I tell you what, it smells fantastic so far!
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bon I still use it twice a week, I make casseroles and stuff so that we have dinner when we need it rather than when I can get to it
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hi ladies - thought i might jump in here seeing we got a slow cooker for Christmas! have looked at the recipe list and some of them look really good - have a quick question though - most things only seem to need 6 hours on low - the comment we got with the SC was that i could cook while i was at work - but i leave at 7 get home at 5 or thereabouts - provided i don't need to do any thing after work.
does anyone have any favourites that take that long to cook?
is it worth cooking over night (or when i get home from work) for the next day?
i have never used anything like the SC, NEVER eat dinner til late (prolly half 7-8) so realistically, it would be 12 hours of cooking if i set it going before work (plus i'd have to drag my sorry butt out of bed earlier than i do now - and even that is a struggle!) - i assume food reheats pretty well after slow cooking it...
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hi BG in my experience most sc meals taste better if you leave them on the long side - deeper flavours and the meat melts in your mouth. I usually leave mine in for about 8-10 hours if I am doing lamb shanks or osso bucco and cheaper cuts of meat. HTH
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I've done it heaps of times, leaving for work at 7am, getting home at 5pm & then eating around 6pm. I set mine for around 7 hours on low & then it has a "heat" function that goes for 4 hours to keep it warm, so in effect it is cooked by around 2pm and heated until I get home & put it back on low to warm back to a nice temperature for an hour.
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hmmm - don't think it's a top of the line slow cooker ladies - it has off, low and high settings - no timers, no auto settings...
Just leave it on the slow side then if you want to use it all day, thats what I do BG and I also love using the Maggi meal packets//like lamb ragout, apricot chicken etc. I just chuck everything in and OMG it melts in your mouth...BUT I must buy a bigger one before winter..mines only a 3.5 baby..I think Im gonna need a big banger with my tribe soon.
I should get one this week with all the dame sales on!!!
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i think the smart move might be to experiment a little on weekends and days off until i'm comfy with how it all works - then start doing the work day thing...
i'm not sure what i'm ever gonna cook though - it's a monstrous thing and there is only me 10 days out of 14!! hmmmmm
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Cook it & freeze it!! Perfect for a lazy dinner or when the cupboards are bare & you don't feel like going shopping
hehehe maybe we should swap cookers then BG pmsl
Oh you can cook a roast in them too
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roast is always cooked on the bbq (if it's cooked here - normally we have roast with bro at his house - we buy, he cooks!)
was thinking of the freezing option Sarah - would be convenient when DH goes away in the truck cos he can take frozen food and just heat it up.... am thinking i might have to see if i can find him a freezer for the truck so that he doesn't have to use all his tucker in the first few days then live on truck stop food...
Hi all new here and also new to SC.
I have seen a few people talk about rice pudding in the sc threads. I was wondering was everyone talking about
Grandma's Creamy Rice – Posted by *Jo*
or is there another recipe I didn't see in the recipe thread.
Thanks everyone
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well, took the SC for a spin yesterday - and the low setting on this thing is sooooooooo not low!!! a recipe in the recipe thread (Lucy's lemon chicken one) was cooked in 4hours instead of 8 (and by cooked, i mean it was starting to stick and over cook!! and yes, i double checked - it was definitely on low!!
will definitely have to play a bit before i'm brave enough to leave it during the day while i'm at work!!
found a recipe for a mandarin rice pudding that i'm going to try out tomorrow...
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