tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29284826.post1901353669032249646..comments2024-01-27T11:40:35.680+00:00Comments on Bean Sprouts: Slow Cooker v Pressure Cooker - NutrientsMelanie Rimmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05871992146568559100noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29284826.post-4919306864000014422008-04-25T19:18:00.000+01:002008-04-25T19:18:00.000+01:00I've recently acquired a slow cooker and am hopefu...I've recently acquired a slow cooker and am hopeful that we can learn to use it to cook some really good meals that can cook while we are out at work. The emphasis has also really got to be on economical cooking.<BR/><BR/>When you post some recipes for slow cookers - please can you make a couple of them idiotproof beginner recipes? Pretty please? <BR/><BR/>Thank you!Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16855403299773356566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29284826.post-34890220996874994822008-04-25T13:54:00.000+01:002008-04-25T13:54:00.000+01:00A slow cooker is a very energy efficient way to co...A slow cooker is a very energy efficient way to cook. It takes a certain amount of energy to raise a pint of water by one degree centigrade. But when it gets to 100 degrees, it doesn't take the same amount of extra energy to get to 101 degrees. Instead, it takes a whole bunch of energy to go from 100 degrees (not boiling) to 100 degrees (boiling). A slow cooker saves energy because the food never gets to boiling point. The price you pay is that it takes longer for the food to cook. But even so, it takes much less energy to cook a casserole in a slow cooker than to cook the same casserole in the oven or on the hob.Melanie Rimmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05871992146568559100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29284826.post-24230389066338970752008-04-25T12:11:00.000+01:002008-04-25T12:11:00.000+01:00I don't think a slow cooker uses a lot of energy a...I don't think a slow cooker uses a lot of energy although, in many cases, leaving it on all day is too long.<BR/><BR/>Cooking inevitably uses some energy but it would help if people took measures to reduce that. For example, a few minutes on my gas hob can be used to ensure the ingredients going into my slow cooker start off hot (and have the browning and flavour enhancement that comes from that method). I work close to home so can set a stew going at lunchtime and it will be ready for the evening.<BR/><BR/>I have also discovered that you can slow cook a chicken and then finish it off in the oven to brown and crisp the skin (a handy way of working Sunday lunch around going to church). It is a compromise between energy and taste but comes out pretty well in both stakes.Wulfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14122559314286527166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29284826.post-21549057122569380672008-04-25T11:36:00.000+01:002008-04-25T11:36:00.000+01:00I don't posses either s slow cocker or a pressure ...I don't posses either s slow cocker or a pressure cooker - but many friends rave about the slow cooker, particularly being able to put something together in the morning before work and it being ready when they get home.<BR/><BR/>I know very little about how a slow cooker works, but how efficient is it to have an electric appliance on all day - does it use a lot of electricity, or not as it low heat I wonder.Rhys Wynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17524815272093960511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29284826.post-21664797632064865932008-04-25T11:20:00.000+01:002008-04-25T11:20:00.000+01:00Slow cookers are certainly less scary. I've also f...Slow cookers are certainly less scary. I've also found they are very good for making stock from a chicken carcass because the liquid isn't agitated too much and therefore remains relatively clear.Wulfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14122559314286527166noreply@blogger.com