Does anyone use one of these, they are great.

Put everything in it in the morning, and it slowley cooks all day and is ready by tea time.

I really ought to use mine more as it's a great (lazy )way to cook.

And you can always soak some fresh bread in the gravy too.

I love mine and on a Saturday night I like throwing in a cheap joint of beef, a chopped onion and a can of guiness and putting it on low. By Sunday lunch it's all melty and lovely.

We have one but the thing is just gathering dust, on the top of a cupboard now.
I think they are useful though but do not think the wife does,as she has not used it for about a year.

Yes, I have a slow cooker. I do brisket in it mostly, sometimes lamb, stewing steak (for steak pie) and I use it for making stock.

Got it last christmas instead of a breadmaker. and it was the right decision.

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I was thinking of buying one of these. I love making casseroles etc but once I get home from work, make it and cook it I end up eating at like 8pm!

I was looking at some in Argos for only £25 so might buy one and give it a go.

Anyone got any good slow cooker recipes to share?

I have one. I don't use it as much as I should. I love cooking a whole chicken in it. It comes out really moist. When I'm organised enough in the morning before going off to work, I sometimes do a casserole in it... it's great to go home to find dinner already made. Especially in this cold weather.

I am tempted as well. I tried Goggle this PM to check if there are any good veggie recipes, before I bought a slow cooker. All the sites seemed to be American. I would also be grateful if any one has any good recipes and websites to share.

There are some slow cookers on sale in Tesco at the moment, very tempted to get one myself....my mum used to do a gorgeous corn beef hash in one, and also lancashire hotpot. Yum...I'll have to get her to send me her own secret recipes!

I bought one from Asda for £15 and so far it's been a god send! I have made Goulash, chicken casserole, cooked a joint of bacon in Cider in it, and a curry!

It's great! I am off back to uni/my placement tomorrow though so need to lug it back on the train with me.

oooh someone has started a slow cooker thread there was one on here a while ago, everyone posting their best slow cooker receipes, convinced me I needed one and haven't looked back, they are the best kitchen gadget ever, especially at this time of year. I always do casseroles and soups in mine, chuck everything in and 6 / 8 hours later I have a lovely meal, with plenty to freeze for meals later

Slow cookers are the best things for casseroles and stews. I use mine for beef hotpots, beef stews, lamb tagines and curries. Prepare all the ingredients the night before, throw it all in in the morning and cook for 8-10 hrs on "Low" - fantastic !

i agree .... lamb stew is fantastic in a slow cooker... im always paranoid about leaving them on when i go out... which kinda defeats the object lol

1,400 recipes here, it's also a fantastic food site.

http://southernfood.about.com/library/crock/blcpidx.htm

PS. I know it's an American site and the recipes use cups as measurements but it's easy to convert. Or buy a set of cups...

http://www.bakingmad.com/madaboutbaking.aspx?nID=25

I have a slow cooker for one! Sadly, everything I've cooked in it has been rubbish I don't know what i'm doing wrong...but cassorole just comes out as a tasteless vegetable mulch

But then I am a rubbish cook

I cook (free-range/organic) skinless chicken breasts in mine; takes about 2 to 2.5 hours. They come out absolutely wonderfully.

I love my slow cooker - throw everything in in the morning, and dinner is ready when I get home from work.

I'm also planning on joining weight watchers soon, so I can see it getting a lot more use for low-point soups & stuff as well.

Could try a pressure cooker!

We were given a slow-cooker for Christmas and are at a bit of a loss regarding how to cook in it. We have a couple of recipe books, but unfortunately it seems as though most of the recipes require quite a bit of additional cooking (e.g. browning stuff before putting it in, blending it when it comes out, etc.) or additional equipment like wire rack inserts. We're not very big meat eaters and most of the recipes seem to be for big fatty joints of pork or lamb. Does anyone have any good vegetable (or fish) recipes that we could try without too much effort? Thanks.

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indianwells thanks, the site looks really good (must be able to find veggie stuff). You guessed her, it was the cups what flummoxed me. The conversion site looks really helpful. Just have to remember stuff like eggplant for aubergine and cilantro for coriander etc!

I love my slow cooker. I cook everything from a whole chicken and joints of meat to casseroles in it.

This Christmas for the first time I cooked my ham in it and I think I can say its the nicest ham I have cooked......I ususally boil or roast it. Will definately be using the slow cooker from now on for this though

Being a vegan I tend to make veggie stews in it. Does anyone else find you have to put pearl barley or similar in to thicken up the gravy? Normal thickeners don't seem to work because the temperature doesn't get high enough.

I have thickened my stews with cornflour before and it was ok. Maybe I had it on high though

I currently have a chicken in my slow cooker. It has been on for about 6 hours now and smells absolutly gorgeous! I am very much looking forward to eating it.

*drools*