slow cooker

[bednobs]

hi, i got a slow cooker for christmas. I have wanted one for a while as i like the idea of putting it on before i g to work and having a meal ready when i get home. However, it came with a small cookbok (about 20 recipes) and each one of them takes between 4-5 hours, with the exception of two of them that take 2 hours. That's no good! Are there other recipes that take longer? i will buy a cookbook, but just wondering if it's worth getting the receipt and taking it back!

[pastafreak]

I cooked my Christmas gammon in mine. I marinated it in fresh Orange juice and brown sugar for 24 hours-in the slowcooker. I then turned it on 'low' on Christmas eve......turning it up to 'med' in the morning. We had it late afternoon. It was deliciously moist.
I have found it far more convenient to put mine on at night, as I never thought the meat was tender enough if done in the day only. I have done a whole chicken in it...using the resulting stock for soup.
I have a medium-sized Morphy Richards.