Slow Cooker Chatter #19

[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.

[Heaven]

Hello lovely ladies.

Can someone tell me the best way to do corned beef in the SC?? How much liquid should I have in there?

[Salsa]

Hey - just making something yummy (yes in this heat ) but it needs thickened.
My SC book says to thicken add a butter flour ix and stir at the end of cooking, but when we try this it makes all the food go mushy.

What can we do (for tonight and or future meals) to make a thicker sauce/gravy rather than the water stuff that is usually there at the end of cooking?

[Sair]

I would say corn flour. Good on you for using the slow cooker, probably generates less heat than slaving over the oven and stove, must dust mine off!

[Salsa]

yup, i would use cornflour but we out of it.

Definatly good with new baby to chuck stuff in the cooker earlier in the day whenever i get a chance. that way we get something decent to eat rather than oven chips late in the day....
eewww - i have just got vomit running down my clevage