Mince in a slow cooker

[Bluebell66]

Does anybody cook mince in a slow cooker without frying it off first? If so, is the end result ok? I'm concerned it may be too fatty. TIA

[Alonglongway]

I've got a slow cooker with a saute function which I occasionally use for starting off onions and mince before switching to slow cooker. Really can't tell the difference. I do use low fat mince though

[nelliestar]

I only use extra lean mince in the slow cooker so I don't have to fry it first. Any other kind leaves a film of fat on the finished dish I've found. HTH

[987flowers]

I'm afraid I don't like the texture of mince in a slow cooker, it seems to make it really dry!

[Bluebell66]

Thank you all, I may experiment and see how it goes. When you're in a rush sometimes, washing up a frying pan seems too much hassle.

[dreamingofsun]

the only thing i brown is sausages. i guess you are having mince with other things - i do bolognese which is fine. and don't fry that.

[Bluebell66]

Thank you dreaming, I'll give it a go. I want to do chilli, bolognaise etc.

[SpottyTeacakes]

I always brown it off. Even with the lean mince you get a cup off fat off. Bleurgh no thanks. I'm sure the extra lean hardly has any though.

[GaryBaldy]

No I don't brown it.

I just chuck everything in and leave it.

[squizita]

I don't and if you use very lean mince or turkey mince, there's no need. A couple of my slow cooker recipe books actually say not to, so I tried it and found it works fine.

[Bluebell66]

Thank you Gary and Squitza - I've bought some extra lean steak mince and will give it a go.