Slow Cookers

[BensGrandad]

Dunno.

Been using one for 20 years, as have all my family, and almost everyone I work with.

So far, Zero reports of death by Media.

So has my wife but I am sure I heard it on one of the scare mongering shows.

 

[Hillian1]

So has my wife but I am sure I heard it on one of the scare mongering shows.

Make sure you spread the scaremongering on here then BG.

 

[WATFORD zero]

So has my wife but I am sure I heard it on one of the scare mongering shows.

But isn't that the whole issue ? if you read the Telegraph, you will be as stunned as i am that we survived the winter

 

[Prince Monolulu]

Was there not a piece on TV not so long ago saying that slow cookers do not kill bacteria as they do not get to the required temperature to kill it.

Not in the Daily Mail then?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2781540/Can-washing-whites-slow-cooker-make-sparkle.html

 

[McTavish]

Yes, it seals the meat and retains the juices and flavour.

This is not true. If it did then casseroles made with sealed meat would taste very bland. What browning the meat actually does is start the Maillard reaction which creates meaty, caramelised flavours.

 

[Hillian1]

This is not true. If it did then casseroles made with sealed meat would taste very bland. What browning the meat actually does is start the Maillard reaction which creates meaty, caramelised flavours.

Well thats 20 years of my life down the swanny then.

 

[WATFORD zero]

This is not true. If it did then casseroles made with sealed meat would taste very bland. What browning the meat actually does is start the Maillard reaction which creates meaty, caramelised flavours.

3rd post and you are telling seasoned posters what to do with their slow cookers. Shows a certain amount of confidence

 

[McTavish]

Well ya gotta start somewhere.

Hillian1 - browning the meat definitely has an effect - just doesn't make meat juicier. Your life has not been wasted.

 

[BensGrandad]

Isnt the idea of browning it to seal in the flavour and juices.

 

[mezanotti]

http://www.buzzfeed.com/christinebyrne/5-ingredient-slow-cooker?s=mobile

Some very easy, bloody tasty variations there.

 

[Big_Unit]

http://www.buzzfeed.com/christinebyrne/5-ingredient-slow-cooker?s=mobile

Some very easy, bloody tasty variations there.

Mmm. Some of those lunches look a bit dry...

 

[Hillian1]

Isnt the idea of browning it to seal in the flavour and juices.

I'm being backed up by a man who doesn't even know what his oven looks like.

 

[mezanotti]

MELT in your mouth more like...

 

[Hillian1]

Mmm. Some of those lunches look a bit dry...

Any recipes for a "Slow Cooker" that are headed with "Crock Pot" are immediately discounted as being American, and by default, shit.

 

[dazzer6666]

I recently got a 'crock pot'. Large ceramic bowl, two temps, bloody brilliant. Veggies in it are ok but you need to use 'hard' veg (carrots, parsnips etc). I sometimes lob peas in with an hour or two to go. Chilli con carne cooked for 7-8 hours is brilliant - works well with cubes of steak or mince, and a good mixture of beans which also fare well in the thing and develop a great texture (cannellini, red kidney and borlotti for example). Add diced red and green peppers later on if you want a bit of crunch, and some gravy granules to thicken it up a bit if needed

 

[GOM]

What browning the meat actually does is....creates meaty, caramelised flavours.

Precisely this, does not seal.

 

[dazzer6666]

NSC Official Cooking Thread ?

 

[CPFC G]

I have this one and it's excellent (not that I've ever had another one to compare it with).
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Andrew-Jame...6131&sr=8-1&keywords=andrew+james+slow+cooker

It's fairly small though, I guess, so if you had a large family you may want a larger one.

Actually, there's a bigger version.https://andrewjamesworldwide.com/Us...roductID=310&gclid=CLaQh9rA18MCFfHKtAodNj0AEg

I have the 6.5lt Andrew James, Does the job well. They do one with a timer on as well for another £10 or so.

Always good for stews but I have also done porridge in it overnight ready for breakfast.

 

[The Large One]

Just in case people didn't get bored first time around...

https://alanwares.wordpress.com/201...-of-a-few-where-the-slow-cooker-was-the-star/

 

[Hillian1]

Just in case people didn't get bored first time around...

https://alanwares.wordpress.com/201...-of-a-few-where-the-slow-cooker-was-the-star/

More stuff about cooking please Al.