Marc
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Attempting a full chicken on Sunday 
Pics to follow
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Russ
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GL, we had pork casserole with dumplings tonight, was MEGA
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Marc
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Up early this morning to prepare my tea (9am on a Sunday is early for me!)
So, full small chicken (not just any old chicken, an M&S chicken no less),

4 carrots, 2 white potatos, 2 sweet potatos, 2 onions, 2 x parsnips, 2 x chicken oxo, 1 x heap teaspoon of corn flour (Not sure if the stock will be thick enough/too thick!)
I wasn't sure if the chicken would fit, surprisingly there was a lot of room after to surround it by veg.
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Rob_sta
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quote: Originally posted by Marc
Up early this morning to prepare my tea (9am on a Sunday is early for me!)
So, full small chicken (not just any old chicken, an M&S chicken no less),
4 carrots, 2 white potatos, 2 sweet potatos, 2 onions, 2 x parsnips, 2 x chicken oxo, 1 x heap teaspoon of corn flour (Not sure if the stock will be thick enough/too thick!)
I wasn't sure if the chicken would fit, surprisingly there was a lot of room after to surround it by veg.
Keep an eye on your chicken carefully, I did one the other week and it did literally fall to pieces. That wouldnt have been a problem if it wasnt for the juices and liquid mixing up with the bones and entrails and making a disgusting black mess.
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I've just done lamb hotpot with sweet potato topping,
500g diced lamb, 2 x onions, 3 x parsnips, 3 x cloves of garlic, 6 x carrotts, stock and enough sweet potato to layer the top
Will make some dumplings later to put in at the end and will try to take a pic or stick it on the facebook group
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Marc
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This is the first chicken I will have done. I normally do pork. I Googled it to see what other people were doing with chicken.
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Kerry
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Got a gammon joint in today
Did a beef chinese dish last night was delicious!!!
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Marc
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Chicken is really soft and just falls off. Veg is a little bit mushy if I'm honest. Could do with doing chicken again and either putting the veg in later or leaving it out.
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noshua
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defo wiped the plate with a towel before taking that picture, like a pro
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mantamark
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Or licked it.
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Kerry
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I'm going with licked
Check this bad boy!
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150600107625020&set=a.169686085019.157982.662150019&type=1
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Kerry
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BTTT
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Marc
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Currently got a full herb chicken in.
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John
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I've still been using mine, curry tomorrow.
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Ben J
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My mum's on the slow cooker bandwagon. She bought one after seeing mine in action. #slowcookbandwagon #coolstorybro
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Marc
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Well it turns out the herb chicken with the butter on top is a lot more than a plain chicken.
For anyone interested, its a Sainsbury garlic basted whole chicken 1.35kg £5.
[Edited on 11-03-2012 by Marc]
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Kerry
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I did a chicken in the week
I love how the meat just extracts itself away from the bone
The spare ribs were the best!
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VegasPhil
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I have a gammon ready for a slow cook session
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VegasPhil
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Right. The gammon has gone in. Litre of apple juice and some cut up carrots and parsnips.
Question. Do you leave the paper that holds it together while it is in the slow cooker?
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Kerry
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i dont
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VegasPhil
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I'll fish it out then...
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Jake
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quote: Originally posted by Ben J
My mum's on the slow cooker bandwagon.
same as that
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Cavey
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We had slow cooked beef baguettes yesterday, was aweomse.
Slow cooked diced beef in water for 6 hours, added gravy granules for an hour pour out onto ciabatta bread
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Marc
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Funny this should be topped.
Tomorrow I shall be doing 2 pork joints again, together with onions, parsnips, white and sweet potato and carrots.
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Just had brisket done in the slow cooker for dinner, absolutely immense. It's normally tough and chewy, this just broke up on the fork. My mouth is watering typing this
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VegasPhil
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Gammon is out. Has been in the oven for the last 30 mins with some honey on top. Smells great.
Edit: anyone who might be wondering why I am faffing about with a gammon at 10pm its gonna be sandwiches for the week 
[Edited on 19-03-2012 by VegasPhil]
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