Recent content by nick85

Thank you for the advice, I've just looked though the lid and there is a lot more liquid in there now. Any ideas what I could do with the liquid? Could I make a sort of gravy or anything out of it? Cheers Nick

Hello everyone, So this morning I am cooking on my slow cooker (some pork belly strips on that I have been wanting to use for ages). I have looked at different recipies and didn't really find anything that was what I was looking for or had a load of ingreadents I don't have (and it...

Cheers for the help, my curry sauce was nice and thick! I used coconut milk with no problems but I've been told that it can split easily. Is that true? Any way to prevent it? Anything else I could uses as a base? E.g chopped tomatoes. Nick

Ok, my sauce is very runny. I'm going to use some corn flour to thinken it up. How much should I use? Make it into a paste with cold water right? Thanks everyone Nick.

Thanks I will look now, I'm cooking a curry tonight. See how that turns out.

Sorry second half of my message wasn't written there, I'm on my phone and pressed the wrong button. I don't have an instruction book and a lot of recipes I have seen have ingredients I don't have. Is there any websites or books you would recommend? Nick.

What sort of level should u have for the liquid? 3/4 up the ingredients for say a stew? How much stock for a joint of meat? I don't have a instruction book Nick

Hello, I'm using my slow cooler more and more now and was wondering if I need to adapt normal recipes for say a chilli or a stew for a slow cooker? Do I reduce the amount of liquid I put in to begin with or just reduce after? Does that make sense? It's been a long day at work! Thank you Nick

What do you use for your prepared pan? Never made anything like this and you like to give it ago. Thank you Nick

Could I use a rub and then freeze the meat? Or would it be easyer to put a rub on while defrosting?

Will do, I'm at a conference all week so can only get online/app on my phone. Just takes a while when I get chance to look. Nick

I like the look of the magnetic strip. Just need my own kitchen first! I'm looking for something to keep mine away from my housemates. I looked at the blade on our ones and the tip seams to be curled almost to 90 degrees :S don't want this to happen to mine lol. Nick P.s I have also asked...

What should I look out for in a good first knife? I have been given a set of kitchen devil knives, is this a good make? Does the make of knives make much difference? Sorry for the noob questions lol Nick

I'm thinking of keeping my better knives in the kitchen but in a box of something. Can you get special knives boxes or anything? If I was to get a good knive what would people recommend? Nick

Thank you for the herb tip, I will try the tin foil one. I was thinking of freezing them but don't think it's worth it with such small amounts. I will get a horning this weekend and see if I can improve the knives. I'm not sure what the knives are made from. Knowing my housemates they will...