Longest you've left meat in the slow cooker?

As above. I’m wondering what would happen to a beef joint left to cook on low for a few days?

I left a full chicken in all day on Monday. It completely disintegrated. It was bloody lovely, mind 😀

It would cook and then go dry I imagine. Can’t see any advantage over popping it on in the morning and then eating at dinner time.

We got bought an Anthony Worral Thompson one buy a family member as a moving in present.

The first stew we tried doing it took 4 days. We didn’t dare eat it. We deemed this cooker as being a touch too slow.

Left a gammon joint in one overnight (10 hours or so) Mmmmm Lovely!

I was looking at instructions for making Black Garlic

Instructions are – place garlic on a baking tray
set oven to lowest setting it has – ideally 40 degrees (with a gas oven that would just be the pilot light on)

Leave for 40 days!

Decided I’d just buy some instead.

A good joint of lamb, cup of water and chopped carrots. 8 hours then remove fat and bone, add some bistro and a few heaps of mint sauce. Mmmmmm……….. Even the dog doesn’t leave the kitchen as he knows he’s getting the leftovers.

I have done a rib of beef for 24hrs albeit at a very low temp.

slight hijack

Our slow cooker is 23 years old and is ready for replacement. Any recommendations for a good one suitable for a family of 4? TIA

You planning on cooking the family all at once – or one member at a time?

(Sorry…)

I liked that joke ^^^

My mum gave me a slow cooker. But none of Jamie’s 15 Minute Meals use one for some reason. So I dunno what to do with it.

I quite often slow cook a leg of lamb.
The French call it ‘Gigot d’agneau a la cuillere’ because you have no need for a knife when serving it up. Delicious again, Peter. 8)

@DezB

Pretty much just buy a random joint of meat, add a half a bottle of red wine, some stock and a bit of garlic, some random veg and turn on. Go riding for the day. Return and eat amazing food. Worth frying off onions before you put them in to get more flavour out of them.

We tend to use ours when we go night riding, can’t beat getting back in to a house full of amazing smells then sitting straight down to a tasty stew/casserole and good crusty bread.

You’ve made me hungry

Pork goes well in a slow cooker.
I tried a joint at 100c for 24hrs in the ordinary elec oven this weekend. It was yummy, fell apart beautifully.

^^^ Good joke 🙂

did some beef in there the other week was gorgeous. went out straight after and left the leftovers in the pot (turned off) a week later could smell something in the kitchen . . . .

Our slow cooker is 23 years old and is ready for replacement. Any recommendations for a good one suitable for a family of 4? TIA

I think a slow cooker is one of those things you really don’t need to spend much money on. There’s nothing too them really. We got a 6.5ltr one from Argos for about £20 – we’ve had it for years and use it all the time. You can cook a huge amount is one of that size.

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http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/4228826.htm

Any recommendations for a good one

One of these depending on what size you need.

Same as Jon said. You can get one for £20 that’s more than adequate for the job

When I used to race [motorbikes] we’d stick some meat and bits in the slow cooker Friday afternoon for eating when we got back, usually late Sunday.

Cranberry
One of these depending on what size you need.

Ooooooh! They look swish!

The Argos one looks alright too – however, MrsG will probably want something stainless steel and shiny… Please God, don’t let Dualit do one. 😐

we got one from B&M for £6, mini one, just big enough for a meal for 2 people.

two months– forgot it was in there–it was switched off- had a green beard on it !!

Sorry, I thought it was a euphemism…

Freddyg

This Very Expensive Slow Cooker[/url]

Should be perfect !!