Stew.

The Northern Monkey

Just put the slow cooker on overnight... 8 hours of cooking, turn it off when I get up and reheat when I get home.

Bloody brilliant.

oh and there is LOADS to go round!

Gazlar

I do just that, I make a lovely cawl which I have with chunky brown bread and a nice bit of cheese

redvee

Done likewise on saturday. A stewpack from the veg counter for 85p in Morrisons and £3 for the meat and add some bits I've got home and a meal for me.

Andy525

We had beef casserole on Sunday Evening done in the pressure cooker took all of 20 minutes loverly

The Northern Monkey

i have stew.

El Capitano

The Northern Monkey wrote:

i have stew.

Unless there's dumplings involved it's not a proper meal...

spongtastic

You're making me hungey, I have a lamb one going in the slow cooker at home.

Chunkers1980

Note to self: Use slow cooker more makes cheap food nice.

sheepsteeth

i love stew so much.

does anyone eat theirs with a bit of beetroot or pickled red cabbage?

the stew at home is called lobby and is eaten without, the stew where my bird is from is called scouse and is served with red cabbage.

Chunkers1980

Sounds a bit eastern european that. Would be a good addition me thinks. That's the thing with stews, you can add all sorts.

sheepsteeth

you have it on the side as an accompaniment, i would never have put the ideas together but it is lovely.

The Northern Monkey

sheepsteeth wrote:

i love stew so much.

does anyone eat theirs with a bit of beetroot or pickled red cabbage?

yes!

Pickled onions are a good side also!

whyamihere

I was tempted to buy a cheap slow cooker from Tesco the other day. This one, to be precise. Worth it?

sheepsteeth

looks good as long a 3.5 litres or slow cooked food is enough for you.

thekickingmule

I'm confused, does the slow cooker that WAIH linked to plug into the wall? Is it electrically powered (explaing the different heat settings), or do you put it in the oven or somet?

I love stew, but just bake it for long times. This looks amazing.

And sheeps, a bit of red cabbage on the side makes me a happy mule.

sheepsteeth

me too, i get the impresion it is a northern thing as i also experienced it in a gaff in manchester.

Thewaylander

bout to say most of my stew's are cooked in terracotta in the oven :S but looks like a nice easy way to get on

BorisSpencer

This is the one I've got.
If I make it full of stew it lasts me between 3 and 4 days, although I usually have it two days and then freeze what's left in portions that are the right size for my food flask.

sheepsteeth

doesnt cooking it in the oven make it into what the people who live in studio flats call a casserole?

whyamihere

BorisSpencer wrote:

This is the one I've got.
If I make it full of stew it lasts me between 3 and 4 days, although I usually have it two days and then freeze what's left in portions that are the right size for my food flask.

That one's even better... I may have to purchase one of them.

cooldad

B*stards. Most of my meals are microwaved, except for pizza and bacon.

The Northern Monkey

whyamihere wrote:

I was tempted to buy a cheap slow cooker from Tesco the other day. This one, to be precise. Worth it?

I have a cheaper version of this one!

The Northern Monkey

thekickingmule wrote:

I'm confused, does the slow cooker that WAIH linked to plug into the wall? Is it electrically powered (explaing the different heat settings), or do you put it in the oven or somet?

I love stew, but just bake it for long times. This looks amazing.

And sheeps, a bit of red cabbage on the side makes me a happy mule.

Plugs in... add your water/stock to all your veg + meat and turn on... 8 hours later you have a tasty meal!

cee

cooldad wrote:

B*stards. Most of my meals are microwaved, except for pizza and bacon.

i couldn't do that to myself.

I have a zapper meal every once in a blue moon...and always remember why I don't have them more regularly.

Thewaylander

I have zapper meals there called frozen left overs from my freshly cooked meals :P

but tempted by a slow cooker, just slam in a load of crap and forget

bluechair84

same with fast food... once you go home-cooked, there ain't no turning back nom nom

Why do people use slow cookers and not their ovens? I've not done the over night thing yet but I'm mega pushed for time Wednesdays so this could be a bright idea me thinks.

thekickingmule

bluechair84 wrote:

same with fast food... once you go home-cooked, there ain't no turning back nom nom

Why do people use slow cookers and not their ovens? I've not done the over night thing yet but I'm mega pushed for time Wednesdays so this could be a bright idea me thinks.

Because they're awesome? I use my oven at home sometimes to create a fantastical stew, but my crappy electric oven eats more electricity than the product I end up with. I may be wrong, but I imagine these slow cookers are a lot more efficient that my oven.

Plus, I can't bring my oven into work and have something cook for me over night and be ready for the next day.

I've eaten my dinner. I'm now hungry again.

homers_double

The Northern Monkey wrote:

Just put the slow cooker on overnight... 8 hours of cooking, turn it off when I get up and reheat when I get home.

Why not turn it on when you get up and leave it to cook all day, that way its warm when you get home.

Thewaylander

homers double wrote:

The Northern Monkey wrote:

Just put the slow cooker on overnight... 8 hours of cooking, turn it off when I get up and reheat when I get home.

Why not turn it on when you get up and leave it to cook all day, that way its warm when you get home.

cos you are in the house in the night to hear the fire alarm go down stairs and turn it off?

homers_double

They cook at about 10 degrees, its hardly dangerous.

Thewaylander

And run off 240v with liquid in them making them as dangerous as any appliance :P I don't even put my washing on when i'm out lol.