Slow cooking

[Kathy Ellen]

I bought mine from Crockpot.com. It's 6.5 quart unit.

It's very nice, easy to use, and the inside has a travelling pot with a lid that you can carry anwhere.

[Rapunzel]

Originally Posted by Peg

I'd go for the kind you can take out the crock and wash it.

Yes, that's the kind I have. All this talk of using a slow cooker has made me hungry!

I went shopping today and bought all the ingredients for a boeuf bourguignon to cook in my slow cooker for tomorrow nights dinner.
Yummy!

[Carolly]

I think the only kind you can buy now is the one you can take out to wash

[Betty Boop]

Ok, a pot that comes out, a largish one I guess, Carolly I take it you are not offering to nip out and get me one too I may order one online, busy week ahead won't be any time for shopping

You guys that make soup, I have never mastered soup yet, do you leave it lumpy or do you run it through a liquidiser?
I fancy christening my cooker, when I get it by making a vegetable soup. I'm a bit like Kathy, not a huge meat eater.

[Peg]

That shows how long I've had mine.

[Carolly]

Originally Posted by Betty Boop

Ok, a pot that comes out, a largish one I guess, Carolly I take it you are not offering to nip out and get me one too I may order one online, busy week ahead won't be any time for shopping

You guys that make soup, I have never mastered soup yet, do you leave it lumpy or do you run it through a liquidiser?
I fancy christening my cooker, when I get it by making a vegetable soup. I'm a bit like Kathy, not a huge meat eater.

I never liquidise my soup as I love the chunks in it....look at Comets, Argos or Currys online or something as im sure they have some good ones there.Normaly about a score to buy Id go and get you one but would hate to get you the wrong one

[Rapunzel]

Originally Posted by Betty Boop

You guys that make soup, I have never mastered soup yet, do you leave it lumpy or do you run it through a liquidiser?

I love homemade soup.

If I make it to eat at home then I leave all the veggies in. If I take some to work I whizz it up and put it in a thermos flask so it's still nice and hot at lunchtime and I can pour it straight into the little cup and drink it.
Yumyumyum.

[Kathy Ellen]

Betty, there's tons of sites for crock pot recipes on google. Here's one for soups.

Ducky uses here crock pot a lot and has some good sites for recipes.

crock pot soup recipes, page 1 | crockpot recipes | slow cooker recipes


I love this one for southern recipes...

Crockpot Recipes - More than 1400 Crockpot Recipes for the Crock Pot or Slow Cooker

[Betty Boop]

Originally Posted by Kathy Ellen

Betty, there's tons of sites for crock pot recipes on google. Here's one for soups.

Ducky uses here crock pot a lot and has some good sites for recipes.

crock pot soup recipes, page 1 | crockpot recipes | slow cooker recipes


I love this one for southern recipes...

Crockpot Recipes - More than 1400 Crockpot Recipes for the Crock Pot or Slow Cooker

Cool, thanks Kathy will take a look.
Have looked around net but can get a better price at a store nearby, will head there tomorrow at some point.

[qsducks]

Originally Posted by Carolly

I also love my Slow Cooker and have had one for many years now although Ive updated the Models on the way.
I do my Beef in it also and buy Brisket as not only is it alot cheaper but falls apart as its so tender after cooking in there.I cook stews in it and also soups...but one thing I have learned.If I have it on slow it doesent always cook the potatoes and carrots through being root veg so I tend to boil them first for a couple of minutes and then no prob.I have at the moment in one a soup....chicken....pumpkin...sweetpotato.....carro ts.....leeks....potatoes...swede.....sweetcorn...t arrigan and barley.Its been on all night and ive just turned it off.I often go out leaving it on as tbh thats what I bought it for....to be able to go out and come home to a ready hot meal and never ever have had any probs.I also tend to use the High power on it for certain things but dont leave it on for as long as I would do normally.Yep the Slow Cooker is one of those seven wonders of the world for me

Originally Posted by Kathy Ellen

Betty, there's tons of sites for crock pot recipes on google. Here's one for soups.

Ducky uses here crock pot a lot and has some good sites for recipes.

crock pot soup recipes, page 1 | crockpot recipes | slow cooker recipes


I love this one for southern recipes...

Crockpot Recipes - More than 1400 Crockpot Recipes for the Crock Pot or Slow Cooker

I abs love my crock pot & yes I leave the house...with it on...low. Not a big deal imo...and the recipes are awesome. Making a beef pot roast for hubs this week for his birthday with potatoes, etc. and loads of herbs. I agree with Carolly, par boil the potatoes/carrots for about 20 min or so...what a difference.