Fuckety fuck - what do I do now?

[sojourner]

Ah, it'll be fine if you re-heat it. it's not been left out on the counter, it's been sealed inside the slow cooker. Reheat it thoroughly, you won't die.

what she said

 

[mrs quoad]

Aye

Wimp

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

I'm so pleased I don't have to bin it. It's my first ever Lamb and Chick Pea stew and I spent ages cutting fat off it last night.

So, I'll dry it out if I cook it at twice the speed (ie. on high for 4 hours).

If it was switched on to high at 3.15 and I left it on high for 2 hours and then turned it to low, I could probably eat it really late tonight?

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Aye

Wimp

I'm not entirely

Have b/f to think about.

 

[sojourner]

I'm so pleased I don't have to bin it. It's my first ever Lamb and Chick Pea stew and I spent ages cutting fat off it last night.

So, I'll dry it out if I cook it at twice the speed (ie. on high for 4 hours).

If it was switched on to high at 3.15 and I left it on high for 2 hours and then turned it to low, I could probably eat it really late tonight?

Why? When it's cooked, it makes the lamb all gorgeous and lush

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Why? When it's cooked, it makes the lamb all gorgeous and lush

1) I don't like fat
2) I have high cholesterol
3) Even if I left it on, I'd still have to sit there picking it off

PS: I didn't take it all off, just most of it

 

[sojourner]

1) I don't like fat
2) I have high cholesterol
3) Even if I left it on, I'd still have to sit there picking it off

PS: I didn't take it all off, just most of it

But it doesn't stay as nasty white fat - it goes all melty

I wouldn't bother eating lamb if I had to cut all the fat off first - freak

 

[cesare]

An hour, or two?

Whatever the recipe said I reckon (can't remember ). It's just the same as starting it from scratch as long as you get it up to temperature properly first.

edit: noooooo don't boil it for two hours! Just tell him to get it bubbling then turn it right down pronto for the rest of the recipe time.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Whatever the recipe said I reckon (can't remember ). It's just the same as starting it from scratch as long as you get it up to temperature properly first.

edit: noooooo don't boil it for two hours! Just tell him to get it bubbling then turn it right down pronto for the rest of the recipe time.

I didn't follow any recipes. I'm no good at following recipes

I thought things don't boil on a slow cooker?

*rings b/f to go and check*

 

[cesare]

I didn't follow any recipes. I'm no good at following recipes

I thought things don't boil on a slow cooker?

*rings b/f to go and check*

Yeah, get him to RTFM

I don't know what 'high' means tbh. If 'high' means 'actually, not very high at all' he might do better to whizz it into a saucepan for a few minutes to get it nice and bubbly, then put it back into the cooker on 'slow'.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Yeah, get him to RTFM

I don't know what 'high' means tbh. If 'high' means 'actually, not very high at all' he might do better to whizz it into a saucepan for a few minutes to get it nice and bubbly, then put it back into the cooker on 'slow'.

It's not him cooking it, it's me!

He said it's not boiling yet and it's been in an hour.

Stews can take anything from 8-12 hours I think (depending on how large the chunks are). That's on the low setting. If you have it on high setting, it halves the time.

 

[cesare]

It's not him cooking it, it's me!

He said it's not boiling yet and it's been in an hour.

Stews can take anything from 8-12 hours I think (depending on how large the chunks are). That's on the low setting. If you have it on high setting, it halves the time.

He's the man on the scene, so he's in charge of it till you get home! He's cooking whether he likes it or not

Tell him to dip his finger in it and see if it hurts.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

He's the man on the scene, so he's in charge of it till you get home! He's cooking whether he likes it or not

Tell him to dip his finger in it and see if it hurts.

I can't. He's gone to bed.

I asked him if it was boiling and he said no. Asked him if it was simmering and he said no. He said "it looked hot"

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Anyway, I'm going home now so I'll be able to see for myself how it's looking

 

[mrsfran]

I asked him if it was boiling and he said no. Asked him if it was simmering and he said no. He said "it looked hot"

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

He's clever like that you know

 

[cesare]

Anyway, I'm going home now so I'll be able to see for myself how it's looking

Don't fucking 'look' at it Minnie, try the finger test, it's the only way to know if it's got properly hot (plus you should be tasting it anyway to see if it needs extra seasoning and that).

*despairs*

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Don't fucking 'look' at it Minnie, try the finger test, it's the only way to know if it's got properly hot (plus you should be tasting it anyway to see if it needs extra seasoning and that).

*despairs*

I can't go seasoning it, 'cos I'm not really sure how it should taste and erm... stuff

anyway, I seasoned it with Kif Kif so I wouldn't know how much more to put in 'cos I've no idea how strong it is in the first place - sort of... IFKWIM

I did tell you I can't cook didn't I?

 

[cesare]

I can't go seasoning it, 'cos I'm not really sure how it should taste and erm... stuff

anyway, I seasoned it with Kif Kif so I wouldn't know how much more to put in 'cos I've no idea how strong it is in the first place - sort of... IFKWIM

I did tell you I can't cook didn't I?

You just gotta make sure it tastes nice and not too bland, just make sure it makes YOUR TASTE BUDS ZING and makes you WANT TO COLLAPSE IN A WRITHING HEAP OF TAGINE ECSTASY with each and every mouthful. In other words, you might need to put a bit of salt in.

Masterchef's on tonight

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

You just gotta make sure it tastes nice and not too bland, just make sure it makes YOUR TASTE BUDS ZING and makes you WANT TO COLLAPSE IN A WRITHING HEAP OF TAGINE ECSTASY with each and every mouthful. In other words, you might need to put a bit of salt in.

Masterchef's on tonight

NOTHING I have ever made would make me want to collapse in a writing heap

I'm wondering now whether to chuck the couscous in or have it on the side or whether to just have the lamb with mash or whether to put sweetcorn and peas in just to make it look a little less like dog food

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

and anyway, for every time that you lift the lid up, apparently you have to add another 15 minutes on to the cooking time

 

[trashpony]

and anyway, for every time that you lift the lid up, apparently you have to add another 15 minutes on to the cooking time

now you see, it's THAT kind of bollocky bollocks that makes me think a slow cooker is JUST SLOW and not very helpful AT ALL /gregg

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

now you see, it's THAT kind of bollocky bollocks that makes me think a slow cooker is JUST SLOW and not very helpful AT ALL /gregg

yeah, but if I'd done it right this morning (ie. switched the fucking thing on) I wouldn't be having this trouble (although I suppose I'd still have to lift lid to have a taste)

 

[toggle]

and anyway, for every time that you lift the lid up, apparently you have to add another 15 minutes on to the cooking time

what?

I've never heard that one before.

 

[moomoo]

I seem to have a slow cooker, I've no idea where it came from and I've never used it but I'm going to give it a go next time I do a casserole.

I presume you just brown the meat as per norm and then chuck it all in with the veg.

 

[cesare]

NOTHING I have ever made would make me want to collapse in a writing heap

Fuck's hake

I'm wondering now whether to chuck the couscous in or have it on the side or whether to just have the lamb with mash or whether to put sweetcorn and peas in just to make it look a little less like dog food

You might be able to cook, Minnie, but making it look like dogfood DOESN'T MEAN YOU CAN PRESENT.

now you see, it's THAT kind of bollocky bollocks that makes me think a slow cooker is JUST SLOW and not very helpful AT ALL /gregg

Need I mention the bad cook blaming tools quotation? I think not.

Think on, Minnie. Think on.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

what?

I've never heard that one before.

that's what it says on the instructions

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Fuck's hake



You might be able to cook, Minnie, but making it look like dogfood DOESN'T MEAN YOU CAN PRESENT.



Need I mention the bad cook blaming tools quotation? I think not.

Think on, Minnie. Think on.

I'm not blaming anyone. i'm blaming myself because I'm a hopeless cook

 

[mrsfran]

I think Cesare's gone all Gregg Wallace.

 

[felixthecat]

I seem to have a slow cooker, I've no idea where it came from and I've never used it but I'm going to give it a go next time I do a casserole.

I presume you just brown the meat as per norm and then chuck it all in with the veg.

Yep - and some stock and at least 1 glass of red wine . Thats what I do anyway - saute onions and brown the beef and then chuck it in the slow cooker with carrots and swede and mushrooms and potatoes and anything else that takes my fancy along with the wine and stock. Then I go to work and leave it.