for an ad-free Fetcheveryone experience!

Over 50's club

2 lurkers | 326 watchers

Eynsham Red Nov 2020 10:09am, 21 Nov 2020 6,707 posts	Quote Pin Eynsham Red We used to cook Christmas puddings in our pressure cooker. We use the slow cooker to cook them now.
Flatlander Nov 2020 10:52am, 21 Nov 2020 1,825 posts	Quote Pin Flatlander In my work, we used to diagnose about 2 cases of tapeworm a year (plus a variety of other worms). Then there were the cases of threadworm/pinworm (Enterobius vermicularis) we found every 1-2 weeks. They are difficult to eradicate from a household because of the dispersal of their eggs. Schistosomiasis, also known as bilharzia, was not uncommon either, although always from people who had visited the subtropics (Lake Kariba in Zimbabwe was a well known source in tourists ). We'd find the eggs in urine or faeces. On rare occasions we'd see an adult helminth wiggling about . It's a good job it isn't breakfast or lunchtime .
Velociraptor Nov 2020 10:53am, 21 Nov 2020 49,927 posts	Quote Pin Velociraptor [Is that right, Dvorak? I was going to blame the Vegan Mafia, but I'm sure veganism hadn't been invented when I went to the med school lecture that included tapeworms.]
Velociraptor Nov 2020 10:54am, 21 Nov 2020 49,928 posts	Quote Pin Velociraptor I am all too familiar with threadworms. We even had a song about them when my children were small.
Gobi Nov 2020 11:39am, 21 Nov 2020 72,070 posts	Quote Pin Gobi I love the smell through the day when you use a slow cooker
HellsBells Nov 2020 11:58am, 21 Nov 2020 27,385 posts	Quote Pin HellsBells Sausage, lentil and chorizo casserole currently in mine
Northern Exile Nov 2020 12:17pm, 21 Nov 2020 7,073 posts	Quote Pin Northern Exile Our slow cooker hasn't been off the shelf in five years.
GimmeMedals Nov 2020 12:22pm, 21 Nov 2020 18,621 posts	Quote Pin GimmeMedals We use our slow cooker 2 or 3 times a week in autumn/winter (two meals each per pot). I made beef stew this week then put it on the hob for the dumplings to cook. The Sunday roast is nearly always slow cooked nowadays and it makes a great rice pudding.
GlennR Nov 2020 12:24pm, 21 Nov 2020 54,178 posts	Quote Pin GlennR I use a large, heavy casserole in the oven rather than an actual slow cooker.
Angus Clydesdale Nov 2020 12:26pm, 21 Nov 2020 20,538 posts	Quote Pin Angus Clydesdale Me too glenners. Trad style.