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slow cooker, or are they all pretty much alike ?
Also are the cheap or expensive to run ?
Also are the cheap or expensive to run ?
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I have not worked out a cost per hour but the 'slow' setting is 86 deg so it's not going to use much electricity. I have cooked an 8 Kg turkey , a 4 kg Whole Gammon and a 3 Kg Beef joint all at the same time. Each was in it's own roasting bag so no cross contaminatio n. There would have been room for a large Christmas pud as well if I had wanted one. You can of course just do one...
20:47 Fri 27th Oct 2017
I think they're pretty much alike, Chip. However, some are metal so that you can saute things on the stove first, and some are ceramic which means you have to saute things separately. Mine is a Russell Hobbs ceramic one, which sits inside a metal outer casing.
They are much cheaper to run than a conventional oven.
They are much cheaper to run than a conventional oven.
Our over has a 'Slow' setting that does the same thing but a full size oven not a small pot. You can put 3 or 4 large saucepans full of stew or casserole in at once and cook all night, then freeze .
At Christmas it cooks the turkey, gammon, beef, all on slow all at the same time. Just put each in separate baking tin wrapped in foil and leave all night. Far better than a slow cooker that is just a single pot.
At Christmas it cooks the turkey, gammon, beef, all on slow all at the same time. Just put each in separate baking tin wrapped in foil and leave all night. Far better than a slow cooker that is just a single pot.
I have not worked out a cost per hour but the 'slow' setting is 86 deg
so it's not going to use much electricity. I have cooked an 8 Kg turkey , a 4 kg Whole Gammon and a 3 Kg Beef joint all at the same time. Each was in it's own roasting bag so no cross contamination. There would have been room for a large Christmas pud as well if I had wanted one.
You can of course just do one small tight lidded saucepan of food if you want.
Due to the long slow cooking time you can put frozen joints straight from the freezer into the cooker , it defrosts and then cooks all in one. I have even cooked large pork joints straight from frozen, tastes great , melts in your mouth and never a problem. Just make sure you cook long enough, I do 8 hours minimum overnight. You can't over cook on slow I have left joints in for 12 hours or more , as long as it is sealed so that it does not dry out. Roasting bags are ideal for this, you can get ones large enough for a big turkey. Another tip is cook the turkey upside down! That way the juices run into the breast meat and keep it moist and tender, try it , you will never cook a turkey the 'right way up' again , you can even get special upside down turkey roaster pans to hold it in the correct position .
so it's not going to use much electricity. I have cooked an 8 Kg turkey , a 4 kg Whole Gammon and a 3 Kg Beef joint all at the same time. Each was in it's own roasting bag so no cross contamination. There would have been room for a large Christmas pud as well if I had wanted one.
You can of course just do one small tight lidded saucepan of food if you want.
Due to the long slow cooking time you can put frozen joints straight from the freezer into the cooker , it defrosts and then cooks all in one. I have even cooked large pork joints straight from frozen, tastes great , melts in your mouth and never a problem. Just make sure you cook long enough, I do 8 hours minimum overnight. You can't over cook on slow I have left joints in for 12 hours or more , as long as it is sealed so that it does not dry out. Roasting bags are ideal for this, you can get ones large enough for a big turkey. Another tip is cook the turkey upside down! That way the juices run into the breast meat and keep it moist and tender, try it , you will never cook a turkey the 'right way up' again , you can even get special upside down turkey roaster pans to hold it in the correct position .
^ Of course you have to do the roast spuds separately,I cook all the Christmas meat on slow overnight then there is only the veg to steam and the spuds and Yorkshires to cook on Christmas morning . They are cooked with a bottle of red wine, (for me not the cooking! ) We can't stand the sight of Christmas pud so never bother with one.
I like turkey better cold in sandwiches than hot roast.
Not a fan of Christmas food in general. I hate mince pies, mincemeat, Christmas pudding and Christmas cake. Every year we buy a bag of nuts because my wife says ''It's not Christmas without nuts'' Every year they sit untouched until they go mouldy and get thrown out.
Not a fan of Christmas food in general. I hate mince pies, mincemeat, Christmas pudding and Christmas cake. Every year we buy a bag of nuts because my wife says ''It's not Christmas without nuts'' Every year they sit untouched until they go mouldy and get thrown out.