slow cooker

I have just bought a huge slow cooker and apart from stews what do you cook in it?? Any recipes and tips much appreciated!!

June x

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We have a slow cooker and I have used it today - but for a beef casserole. I know you can also do a curry in it, but I have no recipes - I just bung everything in and let it get on with it. Seems to work very well and its a boon if you are busy. I think it is my best gadget.

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This link to a thread a few months ago may give you some ideas, June ...... http://www.over50sforum.com/showthread.php?t=3455

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Some good tips in the thread Mags posted June

I ended up taking mine back as I couldn't get used to the 'smell' they give off

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My mother used to make a mean macaroni cheese in hers.

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I think when I used one years ago I didn't leave it cooking long enough so the food was raw, the one I have now which is a lot bigger says you can leave it on overnight and all day!!!

Wonder if you can leave fish in all day? It's a bit delicate or is it??

June x

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I don't think it should smell in anyway odd? Mine just smells like a casserole cooking on the stove.


June x

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I've had one for years(about 35 years!) and when I got it I was able to buy a cookbook for slow cookers. I'm sure you can still get such books. Try Amazon?

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hi june you may find this link useful
http://cr0.co.uk/curry/index.php?topic=2579.0
it is at a site called curry recipes online
www.cro.co.uk
i have tried this recipe and it was good although the second time i made it i slightly altered the method and added extra ingredients.
contact me if you wish to try my modified recipe

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I love my slow cooker or crockpot as they are called here. Even though I work at home, I use mine at least once a week. I agree, the only smell I get from mine is the lovely cooking smell. Any meat I do, I find you have to add cooking juice (ie. beef broth for roasts) or the meat taste bland. Except for cornbeef, then I add a bit of water and the end result is its not salty. I don't like to mix the veggies with meat or they all end up tasting the same (and bland). I do tend to have a chilli mixture (with variations on the meat, if any) that is my families favourite.