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drew2
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fiona
 United Kingdom
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Status: offline |  Posted - 20 Apr 2005 : 00:00:41  
| | I think it's a slow cooker isn't it? One of those electric pots you can casserole things in all day on a very low heat. I had one for a wedding present and used it a couple of times, but the novelty of frying the meat early in the morning to seal it soon wore off! So I gave it to my mum, I wonder if she still has it! |
Fiona
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blott
 United Kingdom
23840 Posts
Joined: 22 Feb 2002
Status: online | Posted - 20 Apr 2005 : 02:54:06
| Yep, Fiona, you got it or alternatively it can be an earthenware casserole dish with a lid (non electric and for use in the oven for slow cooking) and it's a UK term so far as I know? So it must be because you're male Drew!  |
blott
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Cruella DeVilla
 Germany
10953 Posts
Joined: 18 May 2004
Status: offline | Posted - 20 Apr 2005 : 04:46:28
|  Popuular pre microwave! |
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E. Cosgrove
 United Kingdom
6390 Posts
Joined: 26 Apr 2004
Status: offline | Posted - 20 Apr 2005 : 06:56:03
| OMG Fiona I had one of those as well. The outside was orange and the dish bit was brown earthenware. I dispensed with the cooker bit after a while, but used the dish for ages till I broke it |
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DiannaUK
United Kingdom
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Joined: 27 Feb 2005
Status: offline | Posted - 20 Apr 2005 : 08:24:51
| Yes, it is a slow cooker and I use mine all the time and will be buying one for our villa. It's great to put something in there, hit the parks and come back to a lovely slowly caseroled dinner. As for the time taken to fry off the meat beforehand, you can do this in 30 seconds in the microwave, using the same dish, then just pop it into the slow cooker base, add the other ingredients and Robert's your father's brother. Yummy!
Di. |
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bellaepovera
Italy
1966 Posts
Joined: 25 Jul 2002
Status: offline | Posted - 20 Apr 2005 : 10:08:01
| | The problem with those is they break easy and most of the lids are made out of glass so for vacation rentals I would suggest the regular type cooking ware. |
Patti
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stabard
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Joined: 31 Mar 2004
Status: offline | Posted - 20 Apr 2005 : 11:22:13
| Yep - I have one of those too and I love it. Would be an idea to get one for the villa whne we are next over although I would never use it myself as I don't cook anything bigger than a Pizza when in Florida as too many places to eat out |
Jan and Lee
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drew2
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trevlad
 United Kingdom
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Status: offline | Posted - 23 Apr 2005 : 02:05:39
| | add it to the list on my 'things out of fashion' thread. what a crock |
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Cruella DeVilla
Germany
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Status: offline | Posted - 23 Apr 2005 : 04:00:24
| quote:
Originally posted by drew2
Thanks for that. I think we might have had one as a wedding present - shaped like a chicken. Went to a car boot sale unused 20 years later probably.
Drew
Shaped like a chicken! |
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blott
United Kingdom
23840 Posts
Joined: 22 Feb 2002
Status: online | Posted - 23 Apr 2005 : 14:40:10
| quote:
Originally posted by Cruella DeVilla
quote:
Originally posted by drew2
Thanks for that. I think we might have had one as a wedding present - shaped like a chicken. Went to a car boot sale unused 20 years later probably.
Drew
Shaped like a chicken!
That'd be a chicken brick Drew! It's for roasting chickens in without getting the oven splattered with grease and for keeping the flavour in. A crockpot is an entirely different thing!
I can tell how often you do any 'cheffing'!  |
blott
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IanandSarah
United Kingdom
733 Posts
Joined: 03 Feb 2005
Status: offline | Posted - 07 May 2005 : 10:39:14
| Have to add a bit in support of 'slow cookers'. Use mine most of the winter for great stews and casseroles. I've never pre sealed anything I've cooked, and it still turns out great.Will be getting one for the villa next time we are out.They run on minimum electric too. Much cheaper than having a casserole dish in the main or secondary oven.
Ian and Sarah
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dawn
 United Kingdom
3538 Posts
Joined: 08 Nov 2004
Status: offline | Posted - 07 May 2005 : 12:10:25
| I'll add my support too - great for when the kids have after school activites etc, ready when we return to be seved up
One of my recent guests suggested a skillet might be a good idea- is this just a large frying pan or something different in the USA |
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sammibabe
United Kingdom
666 Posts
Joined: 19 May 2003
Status: offline | Posted - 10 May 2005 : 22:56:43
| I would like to add my support of slow cookers too. Bought one earlier this year and it's great. I do everything from a whole chicken to a curry; never brown anything first and it's lovely. My youngest is funny about eating meat but she'll eat it out of there (as long as I drain any gravy off because she doesn't like that - not that she's fussy !) because it is so tender. great idea to have in a rental. |
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andrewandcarole
United Kingdom
2789 Posts
Joined: 14 Jan 2004
Status: offline | Posted - 11 May 2005 : 07:08:11
| We bought one for our villa last time we were there (£19.99 Walmart).
We used it several times - great to leave a simple meal cooking whilst we are out all day - means we can have a relaxing meal on the pool deck without having to slave over a hot stove!
We did spag bol, chilli and salmon with sauce. Delicious!
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Carole
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DisneyDreamer
United Kingdom
410 Posts
Joined: 29 Mar 2005
Status: offline | Posted - 11 May 2005 : 17:06:02
| Long Live the Slow Cooker...fantastic, shove something in to cook when I go to work then dish it up when we all get in....love it.
Had a Chick Brick too, it cooked chicken beautifully! |
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MMFAN
USA
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blott
United Kingdom
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Status: online | Posted - 12 May 2005 : 02:21:31
| A beldam is an ugly old woman. I assume from the French belle dame.
A nick (noun) could be a number of things - a police station or prison or a groove down the side of a printing press to ensure the type is straight or a shallow cut. As a verb it might be just in time or to steal or arrest or cheat. |
blott
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MMFAN
USA
2062 Posts
Joined: 12 Feb 2002
Status: offline | Posted - 12 May 2005 : 03:30:25
| quote:
Originally posted by blott
A beldam is an ugly old woman. I assume from the French belle dame.
A nick (noun) could be a number of things - a police station or prison or a groove down the side of a printing press to ensure the type is straight or a shallow cut. As a verb it might be just in time or to steal or arrest or cheat.
Thanks, those were hard ones to figure out. |
Stuart
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philgrove
 United Kingdom
267 Posts
Joined: 18 May 2004
Status: offline | Posted - 20 Oct 2005 : 17:05:11
| I use our crock pot a lot due to the 12 hour shifts i do. Only problem is i seem to cook the same thing in it all the time, Chicken stew or Beef stew. Anyone out there with some other recipes and The Grove Family would be very grateful.
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What's a crockpot?
To be on the safe side I've suggested they bring their own but I wonder what they are going to be doing.Drew