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The discussion revolves around the use of slow cookers for making curry, with mixed experiences shared by users. Some members express surprise at the idea of burning curry in a slow cooker, while others recount their own difficulties, suggesting that the thickness of the curry or inadequate stirring might contribute to burning. Additionally, a few users mention their preference for multi-cookers, which offer more versatility than traditional slow cookers. Overall, the community highlights the challenges and benefits of using slow cookers for curry, with no clear consensus on their effectiveness.

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Offline chriswg

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Slow Cooker
« on: November 30, 2010, 10:22 PM »
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Offline gazman1976

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Re: Slow Cooker
« Reply #1 on: December 01, 2010, 10:51 AM »
Asda sell the same 1 for a tenner  ;D
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Offline peterandjen

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Re: Slow Cooker
« Reply #2 on: December 01, 2010, 06:18 PM »
I've only ever used a slow cooker once and managed to burn my curry. Since then it has been re-housed at the step daughters house where it will probably spend the rest of its days chatting up the other never used oddments we all have stashed away in easy to forget about places.
If its for cooking onions i reckon pressure cookers are the way to go.
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Offline Peripatetic Phil

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Re: Slow Cooker
« Reply #3 on: December 01, 2010, 06:44 PM »
Quote from: peterandjen on December 01, 2010, 06:18 PM
I've only ever used a slow cooker once and managed to burn my curry.
How can you burn anything in a slow cooker ?!  (Unless you go away on holiday for a fortnight and expect it to be just ready when you return !).

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Offline peterandjen

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Re: Slow Cooker
« Reply #4 on: December 01, 2010, 06:52 PM »
Oh its easy, just add curry, put lid on, set on LOW and leave for two hours.
Was a Russel hobbs thing cost about fifty quid.
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Offline gazman1976

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Re: Slow Cooker
« Reply #5 on: December 01, 2010, 07:01 PM »
im with phil on this one - i am shocked u managed to burn your curry in a slow cooker unless it was a fancy 1 and u had the temp too high - the 1 i have only has 2 settings low and high and i have never burnt anything in it - fantastic for cooking lamb
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Offline peterandjen

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Re: Slow Cooker
« Reply #6 on: December 01, 2010, 07:13 PM »
Yep burned, and i definately had it set on low.  It could have been me, my curry might have been too thick to begin with, maybe i never stirred it often enough.
Either way i burned me ruby murry and wasn't happy about it  :-\ .
Theres another thing i didn't like about it, in the destructions it tells you to stir often.
Well i thought the one of the main selling points of a slow cooker was the fact that you can put food in it and sod off out till its ready. Lets face it you can't, you would have to keep coming back from wherever you were out at, to come back in to stir your grub, just so you could go back out. Thats just too much fussing about for me. I mean they should just re-name em hokey-cokey cookers, that way you would know where you stand, or hop or whatever it is you do mid Hokey-cokey.
Just an oppinion of course!.  ;D
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Offline Peripatetic Phil

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Re: Slow Cooker
« Reply #7 on: December 01, 2010, 07:34 PM »
Well, I used to make yoghurt in ours (until 'er indoors broke it), and that never burnt, even overnight !  Maybe you paid too much for yours and it was too powerful as a result  ;D
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Offline PaulP

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Re: Slow Cooker
« Reply #8 on: December 01, 2010, 07:59 PM »
I use mine for cooking lamb, usually about 5 hours to get the lamb really tender.

Cheers,

Paul
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Re: Slow Cooker
« Reply #9 on: September 19, 2014, 09:02 PM »
I registered here specially to find and discuss the cooking curry and beloved Indian food using my multi-cooker. It's a similar to slow cooker, but its better version )) I can fry, and steam, and make a stew in it.
Maybe someone already has same device. Let's share experience. Until now I'm using my mutli-cooker just for the simple food, but I'm open for experiments.
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