That awful moment when you first spot it… You have made a lovely slow cooker meal and you are just giving it a little stir before you serve it, when it appears… The absorbent pad from under your raw meat has accidentally ended up in your slow cooker – and *gasp* – you’ve cooked it!! […]
Help – I accidentally cooked the absorbent pad from under my meat!? Read More »
As avid slow cookers we are all aware of how convenient they are in our busy, busy lives. But is there even MORE convenience we can get from these wonderful machines?? The answer is Freezer Meals or Freezer Bags for Slow Cookers – sometimes called ‘dump bags’ … because on the day of cooking you
*All New* 14 Day Slow Cooker Dump Bag Freezer Meals (Shopping Lists Included) Read More »
Are you wanting to try chicken in your slow cooker? Here’s everything you need to know to get started 🙂 What cut of chicken can be slow cooked… The short answer is any kind! – whole chickens – drumsticks – wings – marylands – breast fillets – thigh fillets – diced chicken – even chicken
SLOW COOKING WITH CHICKEN – The Basics Read More »
In our slow cooking community we see members posting their concern over split cream in their slow cooked dishes. What is splitting? A lot of people will refer to dairy products that have split as being curdled. If you milk/cream etc ‘curdles’ during storage that’s a problem and you should throw it out, don’t use
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Looking for ways to include slow cooking into your healthy eating or diet plan? Almost every recipe can be adapted to suit – with some obvious exceptions! Don’t listen to those who may try to say everything slow cooked is bad for your diet – they clearly don’t know what they are talking
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Let’s face it … slow cooking is meant to be just that. Slow. However here at Slow Cooker Central we are creating so many varied and non traditional dishes in our slow cookers that sometimes we just need it to be faster! Whether it’s because we want to get our next recipe into
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You will often see in recipes that people will state to lay a teatowel (the cloth you dry your dishes with) between the slow cooker bowl top and the lid of the slow cooker. This is to absorb condensation and stop it from dripping down into the dish inside. It’s often used by members in cakes and
** Slow Cooker Covers ** Read More »
Are you wanting to make your first slow cooker fudge but have some questions? Made one already but something went wrong? Sick of seeing everyone else’s fudge turn out so good but not sure what to do to make sure yours is a success too? Already a fudge expert and think you can share some advice with
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As someone who slow cooks ALL YEAR round I’ve never been one to subscribe to the old school of thought that it’s only a winter appliance. As a result I’m often asked about what I slow cook in hot summer months Today I’ll give you some ideas 🙂 I personally don’t find one slow cooker
SUMMER Slow Cooking! Read More »
While we keep our Facebook Group wall free of jokes and memes to maintain maximum space for recipes, we do know many exist out there and, like you, we like a laugh too! So because we don’t share them in the group we have assembled them here for you all in one place to enjoy instead!
Just For Laughs – Slow Cooker Jokes & Memes Read More »