Using a slo cooker
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My one has a glass lid that sits on top too - no seal.... would actually woprry about leaving it on for so long while not being at home.... Hmmmm0
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No, mine has a glass lid with a metal rim and I've left it on low all day before now. Slow cookers effectively steam the food, hence why you don't need to add as much liquid as you think you should.
As Michael McIntyre said I'm not sure why there's such a distrust of appliances lol you trust the fridge and freezer when you go on holiday, but not the TV? People used to do casseroles in the oven and leave them on for hours. The slow cooker has a fuse in the plug, I'm sure it would trip the electrics before the house set on fire...0 -
Timer plugs work and are dirt cheap these days. I too have a huge slo cooker, so I make batches and freeze, and yes, simply divide total calories by the ratio of the portion size to the whole lot (I am anal about it but roughly is good enough if your portion sizes are all alike). I use my slo cooker for casseroles, soups, curries and meats... might buy the book shown in the thread now though! Thanks to whoever posted it first (Anna I think but my short-term memory is rubbish!).0
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I'm breaking my cherry Today...
Chopped everything up and put it into the SC at quarter to nine this morning. It smells lovely
300g Stewing steak
340g spuds
150g onion
150g leek
200g carrots
80g mushrooms
2 Oxo vegetable stock cubes made up to 500ml, with boiling water
Salt & pepper
Added it into my recipe list on MFP and it works out at 389 cals per serving but I guessed at 3 servings for that batch, it may stretch to 4 and bring the cal value down lower... we'll see this evening!0 -
Sounds good enough that you might have to recalculate for 2 portions... or is that just my old habits creeping back?!I'm breaking my cherry Today...
Chopped everything up and put it into the SC at quarter to nine this morning. It smells lovely
300g Stewing steak
340g spuds
150g onion
150g leek
200g carrots
80g mushrooms
2 Oxo vegetable stock cubes made up to 500ml, with boiling water
Salt & pepper
Added it into my recipe list on MFP and it works out at 389 cals per serving but I guessed at 3 servings for that batch, it may stretch to 4 and bring the cal value down lower... we'll see this evening!
Bon appetit.0 -
Love reading these posts! made me think of dragging my sc out of cupboard for tommorow, me thinks a chicken casserole for tommorow nights tea!!
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Sounds good enough that you might have to recalculate for 2 portions... or is that just my old habits creeping back?!I'm breaking my cherry Today...
Chopped everything up and put it into the SC at quarter to nine this morning. It smells lovely
300g Stewing steak
340g spuds
150g onion
150g leek
200g carrots
80g mushrooms
2 Oxo vegetable stock cubes made up to 500ml, with boiling water
Salt & pepper
Added it into my recipe list on MFP and it works out at 389 cals per serving but I guessed at 3 servings for that batch, it may stretch to 4 and bring the cal value down lower... we'll see this evening!
Bon appetit.
Just had some! Cooked it on low for 7 hours and split it into 3 equal portions. Tasted totally awesome
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