thanks for clearing that up gail !

so my next question can all the recipes on this topic be cooked by just sticking everything in raw and waiting, am not into this pre cooking lark it means more washing up

and i HATE washing up more than anything

Well i have had a slow cooker for 2-3 weeks now have had beef in red wine and chicken cassserole both blumin lovely !!!

BUT !!!!!!!

All the recipes on this thread have suggests that the meat/onions etc has been browned and stock added brought to the boil then put in the slow cooker!!!!

When i cooked the beef in red wine stew all the ingredients,

beef braising steak cubed coated in flour,
carrots,
sweed,
mushrooms,
onion diced,
stock,
red wine,
various herbs and a bouquet garni

All were put in the slow cooker raw the stock and wine was cold and cooked for 7-8 hours cooked perfectly and tasted lovely !!!!

I thought the point of a slow cooker is you put everything in 1 pot at the same time turn it on and bobs your uncle X amount of hours its done