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Hi there, thinking of getting a slow cooker so I can start doing more in the kitchen. I tend to leave it to the missus because she does it better with less mess so less ear ache for me.

 

Are people using these or is it going to end up another kitchen gimic, can I buy a cheap ish one from Aldi or Argos or do you need to be paying for a better model.

 

I like the idea of sorting tea at dinner then heading out but obviously you want to come home to a nice meal, my kids are great eaters but not sure how soggy mush would go down.

 

Thanks for reading

Mice!

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Wife uses ours reasonably often. She puts meat, peas, carrots, sweetcorn, potato in there chopped up with water and granules, various herbs and let's it get on with it.result is a nice stew. if the kids like what you are putting in the slow cooker they will like it. it doesn't make stuff like mush

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I have one, and I can put a curry on slow cook when I leave for work in the morning, and its ready when we get home in the evening. Good for rabbit stew, and cheaper cuts of meat. A friend of mine roasts joints of meat in his. Worth £25 in my opinion.

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hello, i have been using one for many years all be it a 2 person size, most in winter, most making stews of beef/liver and bacon/ using an oxo cube/ cooking ( beef) over night for when i put in a food flask when i am out on farm. or early morning if i eat in the evening, children were fussy back in the late 1970s 1980s but my sons did enjoy rabbit and pigeon stew unlike pheasant or hare.

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As said, brilliant for meat. One thing I have learned when using vegetables is the harder the veg the smaller it needs to be cut.

 

Also, stock cubes can improve flavour.

 

If feeding kids when the meat is taken off the bone check a couple of times for the splinter type bones. I use two forms to do this.

 

Edit should read two forks.

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As said, brilliant for meat. One thing I have learned when using vegetables is the harder the veg the smaller it needs to be cut.

 

Also, stock cubes can improve flavour.

 

If feeding kids when the meat is taken off the bone check a couple of times for the splinter type bones. I use two forms to do this.

 

Edit should read two forks.

Fork handles?

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one of my favorite recipies is so simple: add the following cold, switch on and eat when you get back.

 

Fillet of pork, sliced into medallions

add chopped potato and carrot

add a good couple of glugs of olive oil

add chopped herbs, usually thyme and rosemary

add copped clove of garlic [optional]

season

shake or tumble stir

 

then serve with salad or on it's own.

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...................... or just put a casserole with a lid on in the bottom of the oven on the lowest setting and achieve the same result.

 

and the advantage with using a casserole is that you can fry the vegetables and meat to a nice colour on the top of the stove before the slow cooking, which really improves the flavour of the stew.

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and the advantage with using a casserole is that you can fry the vegetables and meat to a nice colour on the top of the stove before the slow cooking, which really improves the flavour of the stew.

I do that anyway, for both the slow cooker & pressure cooker.

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