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question for the slow cooker chicken roasters

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babyOcho · 28/03/2009 19:37

I am going to try it tomorrow, am very excited!

The chicken I got is quite big and I plan to put it on around midnight and eat it around 11.30am/12. Is that too much cooking time, or will it not really matter??

TIA

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shinyshoes · 28/03/2009 19:41

if you put it on low I don't think it's too long. That said you know your own slow cooker, some are different to others, some cook wuicker then others.

You are putting it on or 12 hours? I often put casseroles on for 10 hours in the slow cooker and they come out fine. Yours is a big chicken so I would say it'd be OK

Ohforfoxsake · 28/03/2009 19:43

What else do you put in with it? Do you need to put stock or water in?

Do you brown it first?

sorry for the questions! I've put my slow cooker away, just wasn't that impressed, but I am curious about this. Meat joints, too. Do you add liquid?

nappyzonecannotcycleuphill · 28/03/2009 19:44

i have chucked a beef joint in mine many a time with nothing else....

JiminyCricket · 28/03/2009 19:45

Just a few spoons of liquid. Put all the veg in the bottom (inc potatoes) and lay the chicken on top. Can brown off in the oven at the end but it doesn't really need it - its just a different kind of roast, all soft and falling apart. Must admit I have mostly done it with lamb, but think i did a chicken once or twice. The potatoes and veg taste lovely cooked in the juices.

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babyOcho · 28/03/2009 19:47

Someone posted on here last week about roasting a chicken in a slow cooker.

You season it and rub olive oil and then bung it in. Then if you want to crisp it up then blast in the oven.

I think I will just stick it on low and see what happens.

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Ohforfoxsake · 28/03/2009 19:49

come back and tell us how it went.

I'm tempted to get mine back out and do a one-pot roast.

Are you going to put veg in?

Ohforfoxsake · 28/03/2009 19:57

just been searching, and you can leave the bones/carcass in the pot add some water and switch back on for 8 hours or so and make some stock too!

Going to go and rescue my slow cooker now

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babyOcho · 29/03/2009 20:29

Didnt put in veg.

It was delicious. I dont usually eat the breastmeat, but it was really good.

Although DP didnt put it on when we was supposed to, so it went on at 8am so we had it this evening.

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JiminyCricket · 29/03/2009 21:10

yum

IwishIwasmoreorganised · 29/03/2009 21:15

So you just stuck a whole chicken in your slow cooker for about 10 hours?

Can it really be that simple??

I hope so - it could revolutionise our weekends (I'd love to do more roasts but we're never home intime to cook one from scratch!)

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babyOcho · 29/03/2009 21:29

I gave it was wash and rubbed some olive oil on it. It's amazing and tasty and easy.

There was a thread last week on here and other MNetters were talking about beef joints in as well, which is what I am going to try next weekend.

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Ohforfoxsake · 30/03/2009 11:52

Mine worked a treat too. I chopped up some carrots and poured a glass of wine in too. Put the chook on top and cooked it on high for two hours until we went out, then switched it to low. Got back from the Zoo, it was bubbling away in its own juices, and was cooked perfectly.

It really is that simple.

Thanks Babyocho, for inspiring me again

Idranktheeasterspirits · 30/03/2009 11:59

If you sit it on rolled up balls of tin foil and lightly grease the sides of the slow cooker it will normally brown. You can't put any veg in with that method though.

I do a beef or lanb joint as well.
Same method, chuck in some potatoes, carrots, parsnips, a roughly chopped onion and a good glass of red wine. Sit joint on top. You can rub the meat with herbs of your choice, throw in a bouquet garni, season and forget for hours. I tend to rub lamb with garlic and rosemary.
Come back to a beatifully tender joint. YOu can use the liquid for gravy.

I'm not so keen on pork done in this way, i think that is better roasted as normal.
A ham joint works really well though and you can use the leftovers for sandwiches etc during the week.

Ohforfoxsake · 30/03/2009 12:41

I wonder if you could do a gammon joint in cola as per Nigella in a slow cooker?

Anyway, I am going to definately try that with beef next weekend end Idranktheeasterspirit

Idranktheeasterspirits · 30/03/2009 16:00

cool. You can do the gammon in cola as well.

IwishIwasmorechocolatey · 06/04/2009 22:15

My turn to be excited!

The chicken's all ready to go in the morning!

IwishIwasmorechocolatey · 07/04/2009 10:35

It's in and smells lovely already!

DH will be very impressed

IwishIwasmorechocolatey · 07/04/2009 19:54

It was fantastic but soooooh hard to get out without it disintegrating!

allthoseeggsaremine · 07/04/2009 22:33

I've only just seen this thread. I have been doing the chicken in the slow cooker for a while now and like you have found, i love it!!!
I don't usually put anything in with it, just oil the chicken, and you get loads of gravy don't you!!
I use big salad servers to get it out without it falling to pieces!
I have also been doing really cheap pieces of brisket, they have been so tender!!

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