Like pip says, i do whole joints of meat in mine. It means i can buy the cheap stuff and it cooks lovely. Another one i do is sausage and lentil stew. It's basically sausages, lentils, a tin of chopped tomatos, some vegetable stock (my H is veggie otherwise i'd perhaps use a meat stock) seasoning, a bit of chilli powder. Cook it for about 5/6 hours and serve with crusty bread. I think it's yummy.