Cooking a joint in the slow cooker.

[Nanto2girls]

I put a little bit of water in the botton, not enough to cover the bottom.
Put the joint in, and cook on high for about 3 hours.
Then turn it down for a couple of hours.
If it seems almost done then,i turn it down to low,
Obviously times can vary,depending on size of joint.
No need to brown in the oven, it browns in the slow cooker.
Then leave it, until i am ready to take it out, to let it rest before carving.
Also cook pork fillet and lamb fillet this way as well.
I never cook a whole chicken in the slow cooker,it always seems to give off a smell that i don't like.

And, i always use sloww cooker liners, what ever i am cooking in slow cooker, except when i do jacket potatoes.
Jacket potatoes get wrappen in foil.

[Daisy]

Nanto - that sounds a really easy (fool proof, even for me?) way to cook a joint. Were you mainly thinking of beef?

I've never used liners in the slow cooker - I presume they're specially made for the job?

[Grauntie Mag]

Me too! I use my slow cooker mainly for casseroles and chilli etc. It never occurred to me to cook a joint in it. I’m now itching to have a go. Thanks Nanto2.

[Gemini]

It sounds a good way to do it, I may try this Nan2 (If I ever actually get round to using the slow cooker!)

[Nana]

What are the liners like Nan2? Do you just guess the time it takes to cook through experience? We've recently been buying a joint of beef but now the oven needs a good clean.

This sounds a really good way to ensure a tender cut of beef. I've tried cooking a whole chicken but when I lifted it from the pot there was a very thick layer of grease. Like you I didn't like the smell either.

I don't suppose anyone could recommend a good slow cooker book? The ones I've got in the past have recipes I wouldn't use. Simple, tasty, mostly comfort food should I say. Thanks.

[Nanto2girls]

Nana, these are the liners i get.

http://www.slowcookerliners.co.uk/

I buy mine from Amazon. I buy 4 packs, keeps me stocked up.

You can get them in different sizes. My slow cooker is 6.5 litres.

Can't recommend a recipe book, as i don't have one. I know i wouldn't like most of the recipes.
I use mine to make beef/chicken casseroles, pie fillings, jacket potatos and cooking different joints of meat.

While the meat is cooking,i just check it to see if it's done.

[Nana]

Thanks for the link Nan2 & the handy tips. I'll let you know how my first joint goes when I cook it in the slow cooker.