Slow Cooker Chatter #19

[LuluHB]

Hi ladies. I got a slow cooker for Christmas (you know you really are a grown up when this is the sort of present you get excited about!!) and I'm a bit disappointed. I've cooked two chicken dishes in it and they were both a little tough - I thought it was supposed to give me melt in the mouth tender meat???

Am I doing something wrong, or have I just picked two recipes that were duds?

[feeb]

I got a 5 litre slow cooker for christmas!!!1

Used it tonight ond OMG chicken had fallen of bone before serving yummo!!!!!!!!!

Just used the packet mix mediteranian chicken!!

cant wait to try more!!!!!!!!!

[Heaven]

Lulu- did u use Chicken breast??
I find breast doesn't take long to cook at all, not really slow cooking, lol.

[briggsy's girl]

lulu - if you're using breast fillets (it's all we use) - try cutting it up and freezing it first - put it in frozen - makes for MUCH better meal - and it doesn't need as loong to cook as cuts of beef/lamb or chook on the bone

[Salsa]

I was going to use our cooker tonight for 2nd time. I was thinking of using sliced chick breast, but its still in freezer - so you think I should still make it? I guess I can put it in frozen (thought it had to be defrosted first - thats what the instruction book said) and cook for lesser time, but do I still cook on low or put it on high? I was going to put pumpkin, mango in with it to make some sort of mild curry...

[briggsy's girl]

put it on now on low hun - we usually cook things for about 6-8 hours on low if using frozen chooken fillets

a number of friends at work cook while working (they live nearby) - and they have all said to put chook breat fillets in frozen as they don't dry out. from my own experience (i use it regularly both fresh and frozen) frozen has a much better texture when it's cooked. i put 3kg of frozen chook in spag bol sauce the other day and cooked it over night - was perfect - cooked from 10pm til 8am (wouldn't need that long for less meat obviously!)

[LuluHB]

Thanks BG and SJ. It was breast fillets so I'll definitely try using frozen meat and reduce the time. It smelled so great so it was such a disappointment.