[madcat]

Oh yes - and dont do anything slow cooking, oven included, if you have builders working in the house.  They call it cruel and unusual punishment!!   

[Spana]

  They call it cruel and unusual punishment!!   

 :lol:Thats true

Years  ago my first OH left me for his secretary.  She really looked the business, lovely figure, spent a fortune on cloths, hair, make-up and perfume but her idea of putting a meal together was to choose things from a restaurant menu
So whenever the ex came round to talk finances and such like I always had a casserole or a fruit cake cooking slowly in the oven.  It drove him bananas He used to ask me if i would make meals for him to take home if he paid me 
On your bike

[wighty]

Totally agree with the comment 'juices don't caramalize down.  Made one of our favourite sausage recipes made with Newcastle Brown Ale.  Gnats pee was one description but in the oven on No. 1 goes all gloopy and treacly. Got to experiment and find out what works and what doesn't.  Going to try a curry tomorrow.

[mumofstig]

and I thought it was just me going mad 

I'm glad that some of you can sometimes taste a differance as well

[Poolfield2]

Instruction books all tell you that you must cover meat but I never do, I only fill half way up maximum and then there is more flavour and the slow cooker hasn't blown up yet!

Also I have been known to tip liquid from slow cooker into large frypan (whilst leaving meat in crockpot, turned off) and then quickly reduce and thicken.

[noshed]

Curry works really well - if you're a domestic slob like me a few chicken breast fillets (skinned) tin of toms, a finely sliced onion, spoon of garlic and ginger from a jar and some  Pataks madras paste works wonders. No browning required, just about 1/2 pint of boiling water.

[madcat]

  So whenever the ex came round to talk finances and such like I always had a casserole or a fruit cake cooking slowly in the oven.  It drove him bananas He used to ask me if i would make meals for him to take home if he paid me 
On your bike

Now that has style!   

[arugula]

I haven't tried making a curry in the slow cooker. As mentioned previously in this thread, I agree that when onion is added, the whole thing tastes of stewed onion  so I tend not to add it and stick to garlic only (and/or leeks) for my allium hit. I find beef the best meat to cook - a braising type cut. Just my two penn'th  .

I did cook some lovely Boston baked beans in it once though....

Lorna. 

[noshed]

Tescos are doing their £10 ones again