"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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>> Oh dear. Well, I just used up all my onions and almost filled my slow
>> cooker! I put in quite a lot of butter and it is on high for 7 hours.
>> That will take me through to around 6 pm my time. Are you stirring
>> yours occasionally?
>
> Yes. I found it necessary to stir them once in a while. I also removed
> two big spoonfuls of liquid and tossed it out. Probably wasn't necessary
> as when I finally put it back on high, the extra liquid mostly cooked off.
>
> They're done now. Finally got done around 5:00 a.m. I put them on to
> cook probably around 2:30 but keep in mind that while I had them on high
> for the first hour, the next 7 or so were on low. I should have left them
> on high.
>
> The end result? Just kind of meh. Seems like they are lacking salt which
> of course I did not add. But I never add salt when I make them on the
> stove. I actually like them better when made on the stove. But for my
> bean recipe, I don't think it will matter. I'm going to put them back in
> the pot with other stuff and cook them for at least 12 more hours.
>
> So will I be making these again? Probably not. It's not a problem for me
> to make them on top of the stove at all and I really do like them a lot
> better when made that way.

I switched mine off before I went to bed and on again this morning. They
look fairly good and no liquid. I'll take another pic. I'll leave mine
in for a few more hours and see how they go. If I make them in future, I
think I will start them early in the day.



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