right have dragged out the slow cooker from back of cupboard

[dizzydixies]

and I have 1kg diced beef, some button mushrooms, carrots, onions

can anyone tell me how I'm meant to use this again - its been in hibernation for 4yrs now

I just bung everything in and hope for the best, an approach that only let me down once (why did I think couscous could sit there for 6 hours without looking like vomit by the time I came home?)

pmsl - brilliant

I can't remember if I have to brown the beef first or not though

nop don't brown - literally chuck it all in

marvellous

potatoes in with it or made later?

I used to use mine ALL the sodding time, why can't I remember?!?

oh yes, 3 kids later and my brain is mush

I had this dilema yesterday - I decided to microwave jackets quickly when we got in.

If you do - let me know how they go as I wasn't sure whether they would just turn to mush.

I had a couple of ounces of pearl barley to thicken it up - which is highly recommended.

I don't have any barley but I do have broth mix which is technically the same thing

how much beef stock/cubes/water did you use?

god, I should just shut up about it and go and do it, it may all come flooding back to me lol

I would use half a stock cube and 3/4 pint of boiling water

and yes chuck some of that broth mix in

should have read your bit about 3/4 pint of boiling water

I chucked in loads of boiling water and it ended up more like soup

was still lovely though