Persuaded HID to look at getting a new one. Happy days.
Slow cooker...
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Evesdad
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I like to do a gammon joint in ours. Soak it over night to get the salt out. Then whack it in with a large onion halved or quartered. Shove a couple of Cloves into the onion. A bouquet garni, a carrot chopped into a three or pieces. Fill with water and switch on. If about turn occasionally. Bingo. We will then have with the usual potatoes and veg etc. the rest does for salads and sandwiches for the week.
I think the one Rooter mentioned is the one I'll go for but cant find it in cream (dont ask)
Rooter
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Ahem http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/1466193.htm?CMPID=GS001&_$ja=cgid:17471076873|tsid:59157|cid:199888833|lid:92279295393|nw:g|crid:59929137273|rnd:6619306764956545808|dvc:c|adp:1o4|bku:1
Mrs Cmac sounds like Mrs R!
Beezerk
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What's a decent cheap joint of beef to throw in one of these to get it really soft and tender? I'm thinking about popping one in on Thursday night for Fridays tea.
Then Saturday will be pulled pork day
Then Saturday will be pulled pork day
Rooter
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You wont go wrong with Brisket. You could also look at Shin, Leg, or skirt. But for a "joint" then go Brisket.
Beezerk
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We got some brisket a while ago and it cost the earth IIRC, would have been cheaper to get a takeaway
Rooter
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We got some brisket a while ago and it cost the earth IIRC, would have been cheaper to get a takeaway
LOL, well beef is not cheap! but in terms of costs, brisket is probably the cheapest cut you can get on the high street.
Tesco:
Brisket 7 quid a kilo
Silverside 11 quid
Rib 18 quid
Fillet 30 quid
Beezerk
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Cheers, it was the missus who went way overboard "we just need about 1/2 Kg" so obviously she came back with 20 quids worth. I was picking it from my teeth for a month!
MegaSteve
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Don't believe there is such a thing as a 'cheap cut' these days...
Four lamb shanks yesterday... Just over fifteen notes!
Can remember when butchers all but gave these away as nobody really wanted them...
four! you've got stamina
MegaSteve
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Rooter
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Blame TV chefs etc!
C
c1973
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Same with pork belly, used to get that for pennies, it makes an appearance on one of those daft celebrity chef programmes and all of a sudden the cheapest bit of the pig is a delicacy!
Rooter
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One thing i forgot when saying about putting a whole chicken in. Put the chicken in upside down! (so the crown is at the bottom) this will ensure it stays really moist! You can then finish in the oven should you want crispy skin.
Scotty Cameron
Head Pro
there is some great advice in this thread and some nice recipes as well, seems I'm going to get fat rather quickly 
Lambchops
Assistant Pro
If you fancy a change from curry, bolognaise etc I make this Hungarian Goulash in ours
cubed beef / pork or venison (venison is best)
4 onions - quartered
handful of spuds - cubed
Tin of chopped tomatoes
500ml water
as much chilli powder / chillies as you wish to put in
couple of tablespoons of goulash paste or tomato paste
1 oxo cube
as many cloves of garlic as you like
fry the meat, onion and garlic, add it to the slow cooker, sprinkle the chilli and oxo cube over it, add the rest of the stuff, stir it together and set the machine away on low for 8 hours - lovely to come into after a cold day at the match or on a golf course
cubed beef / pork or venison (venison is best)
4 onions - quartered
handful of spuds - cubed
Tin of chopped tomatoes
500ml water
as much chilli powder / chillies as you wish to put in
couple of tablespoons of goulash paste or tomato paste
1 oxo cube
as many cloves of garlic as you like
fry the meat, onion and garlic, add it to the slow cooker, sprinkle the chilli and oxo cube over it, add the rest of the stuff, stir it together and set the machine away on low for 8 hours - lovely to come into after a cold day at the match or on a golf course
KhalJimbo
Head Pro
This is my favourite one
http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/13349/beef-and-stout-stew-with-carrots
I use a casserole dish, but this should transfer to a slow cooker, just let it cook for longer
http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/13349/beef-and-stout-stew-with-carrots
I use a casserole dish, but this should transfer to a slow cooker, just let it cook for longer
GB72
Money List Winner
Same with pork belly, used to get that for pennies, it makes an appearance on one of those daft celebrity chef programmes and all of a sudden the cheapest bit of the pig is a delicacy!
Got to disagree with that, my local butcher sells me enough to feed 6 people for a tenner still on the ribs.
