Does anyone have a slow cooker? And are they any good?

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I always worry about them setting fire whilst I am out! Saddo.

Is it just stewy casserole stuff that you can make?

Bog off you.

I have a beef casserole cooking away nicely in mine right now.

I couldn't do without mine.

Not you bundle, her

has this turned into a spat about kitchen implements then?

oh oh oh ... this is going to be one exciting afternoon!

my mouli changed my life, sad i know

Don't point at me. you know what your Mother got for pointing.

LOL northerner
you should ask your dad

QOQ - instead of reprinting what people have said, why don't you just put their name at the front?

"or is that where you get your mumsnet name from?"

C'mon, keep up!

Ahem, I was trying to politely tell her to stop doing it .

Damn.

We have one I inherited from MiL (deceased and FiL was clearing out the kitchen cupboards of all the stuff he was never going to use).

I was very excited about it and prepared my beef stew at 9am the day after taking possession. Put it on low and at 6pm everything was still undercooked. What did I do wrong all you slow cooker experts? Is it a naff machine? Do you have to put it on high? Any ideas? Sadly no instruction manual with it!

Have to confess it has remained unused after my first failed attempt!

Gillian
That happened to me.
Was gutted.
DH who loves all food, immediately threw it out nad couldn't get to the shops quick enough to get a new one.
And since then we have have every success.

Maybe I threw it out unneccessarily ??

Lizzylou please send me the recipe for morrocan chicken.
And Mrs Doolittle, is that dumpling recipe, sara lewis ?

My mouth is literally watering

Hmm maybe we need to fork out for a new one then?

Yes that dumpling recipe is Sara Lewis, I seriously recommend the book, it's amazing that such lovely food can be made sooo simply

oh goody, the slow cooker thread is back.

If we are going to get a new one, are there any recommendations? Or are they all much the same?

Might give the ol' girl another chance first!

Dh has poo pood my idea of a slow cooker, and says we don't need one .

Have you showed him this???

How can he not be convinced?

"Ahem, I was trying to politely tell her to stop doing it"

Well tough

He can poo poo the idea if he does all the cooking!
Morphy Richards are highly regarded. I have a 4 litre one, we got it in Tescos for £25.
We don't have the space for the bigger one

My slow cooker is a life saver, make all sorts in it.

Really, MrsD?

DH cooks Spanish Omelette about once a month! That's it!

Dh loves ours. He makes this chicken mole' (spelling? pronounced mo-lay) in it mainly. I know other people who use it for making large quantities of chili or spaghetti sauce. I could never really get into it but maybe because I'm not that big on roasts.

He does do all the cooking but I have to do the girls when I am off work so would like to shove stuff in, go to the park or whatever and come back to some nice stew. Harumphh. Not that they would eat it anyway..........