HappyRoxy
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I am about to fill my slow cooker up with goodies and make a lovely curried veggie and chickpea stew to last us for 3 nights dinners this week. It's nice not to have to come home and cook every night.
Slow Cooker Recipes
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Chryssie
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I am not sure I understand the question? I love This is Us and am a big fan! I admit the way it is made with the flashbacks was confusing and annoying at first but then you get used to it and it is a great show.
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I am very paranoid about leaving a slow cooker on while not at home and have never done so. The TV show "This is Us" reinforced this when it was a slow cooker fire that killed Jack! :D I also do not leave the dryer on if I leave the house. Or the dishwasher or any other appliance!
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Thanks, @shyvas ! (Sorry I got the thread partially-derailed)
Back on topic: I made a batch of brown rice in my slow cooker. I've washed it out, and will be baking some red potatoes in it next.
Slow- cookers are also great for cooking dried beans of all kinds. It takes a long time (even if you pre-soak them), but the beans never seem to boil over and make a mess (like they do on the stovetop, unless I watch them very carefully). The one thing I've tried cooking in a crockpot which just didn't work was white rice- and this was the kind that takes 20 minutes to cook, not instant. It just took to long and the rice turned kind of pasty- almost gelatinous. I ate it anyway, but... yuck.
Back on topic: I made a batch of brown rice in my slow cooker. I've washed it out, and will be baking some red potatoes in it next.
Slow- cookers are also great for cooking dried beans of all kinds. It takes a long time (even if you pre-soak them), but the beans never seem to boil over and make a mess (like they do on the stovetop, unless I watch them very carefully). The one thing I've tried cooking in a crockpot which just didn't work was white rice- and this was the kind that takes 20 minutes to cook, not instant. It just took to long and the rice turned kind of pasty- almost gelatinous. I ate it anyway, but... yuck.
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I made Garbanzo beans and rice in my slow cooker this week:
I soaked the beans overnight. In the morning, I rinsed them and put them in the slow-cooker with 4 glasses of water, turning it on "high". About 3 hours later, the beans were almost done and I added 2 glasses of brown rice; this brought the contents almost to the top of the cooker. I stirred maybe every 20 minutes and turned the heat off when the water was almost absorbed, then let it sit for maybe 30 minutes more. I ate maybe 1/3 of it for lunch, left the cooker covered, and put the rest in the fridge after it had cooled somewhat. (Sorry the "recipe" is so imprecise. But it came out quite well).
I soaked the beans overnight. In the morning, I rinsed them and put them in the slow-cooker with 4 glasses of water, turning it on "high". About 3 hours later, the beans were almost done and I added 2 glasses of brown rice; this brought the contents almost to the top of the cooker. I stirred maybe every 20 minutes and turned the heat off when the water was almost absorbed, then let it sit for maybe 30 minutes more. I ate maybe 1/3 of it for lunch, left the cooker covered, and put the rest in the fridge after it had cooled somewhat. (Sorry the "recipe" is so imprecise. But it came out quite well).
This part I disagree with - red and white kidney beans are not recommended to be cooked in a slow cooker as they have toxins that need to be boiled out and that doesn't happen in a slow cooker. Do your own research for sure or here is a link that explains it:
Is it Safe to Cook Beans in a Slow Cooker?
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Lou
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I don't have a slow cooker anymore but I have an InstantPot
so I was wondering.... if you could make popcorn in a slow cooker can you make it in an Instant pot.
and according to this you can.
I think I'll try it tonight and watch some more Stranger Things. I'll let you guys know.
Make Instant Pot Popcorn
Get that Instant Pot out of the box, and make popcorn in a jiffy.
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THANK YOU for bringing that to my attention! I could almost swear I'd made chili with red beans in my crock-pot, but I did some googling and came across other references to that effect.
Argh- above, I meant: "...made chili with red kidney beans in my crock-pot...".... but now I'm not so sure.