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RessicaJabbit · 19/10/2025 20:23

Maybe it's just me, but all casseroles I've had are just bleh when done in a slow cooker. Just a bit tasteless and ... Squishy/mushy

Pressure cookers are far better, I've made slow cooker ones before, and it's just not the same. Pressure cooking is definitely tastiest.

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Julimia · 20/10/2025 19:02

Obviously doing it wrong! All slow cooked meals are the tastiest ever ,make fab gravy, . and can generally use cheaper cuts of meat etc.

RessicaJabbit · 20/10/2025 20:14

Julimia · 20/10/2025 19:02

Obviously doing it wrong! All slow cooked meals are the tastiest ever ,make fab gravy, . and can generally use cheaper cuts of meat etc.

Nope.. sorry I've had dozens and dozens of slow cooked stews. They have never ever once been amazing. At most , they've been fine.

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reversegear · 20/10/2025 20:23

I used my ninja one 5 times and every time watery tasteless.. I sold it. Just did an amazing beef stew on the stove and then staying warm in the oven and it was so tasty.

Julimia · 21/10/2025 08:59

Still doing it wrong then! Best gadget ever!

Sahara123 · 21/10/2025 09:05

I love my slow cooker! I did a whole pot of bolognaise yesterday , some to eat and several meals into the freezer. I make it in a saucepan and brown everything first.
A trick I learned years ago is to put a tea towel over the pot, then put the lid on, it absorbs a lot of the steam so things are less watery.

RessicaJabbit · 21/10/2025 09:05

Julimia · 21/10/2025 08:59

Still doing it wrong then! Best gadget ever!

Well everyone is doing it wrong in my experience.

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SomewhereInTheMIdlands · 22/10/2025 13:31

Slow cooked on stove top is best. Slow cooker creates 💩. Pressure cooker somewhere in between. I say after 40 years of practice. I would say in the oven even better but oven now costs £££ to run.

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