Tesco Slow Cooker

Sallys_Savings

Tesco have their 3.5ltr slow cooker instore at half price if anyone is after one. Making it £9.98!!!
It doesnt seem to be coming up that price onlline though at the moment.

Hope this is of use to someone.

jcr16

thats for that. i'm off to there tomoz. was thinking about buying one as i need to cut budget down more now as saving up to move house.

soappie

A word of caution. I bought a Tesco branded slow cooker a couple of months ago.

Filled it with nice beef, veg, stock etc. Left it going all day whilst I was at work. 10 hours later, the veg were still rock hard, the meat tough and the liquid didn't even have a hint of a hot bubble in it. I got the cooking thermometer out and tested the temperature of the liquid. It was about 65 degrees C - below the 'food safety hot holding' temperature level. I was not a happy bunny.

I ditched the food (and did egg and chips instead!) apart from a small amount which I put in a tupperware container.

I then took the cooker back to Mr T's the following weekend, along with the tupperware container for evidence and the receipt showing what I'd paid for the beef, veg etc. I was offered a replacement SC but I said no thanks - refund my money. Also, how about refunding the cost of the ingredients I had to throw away?

The CSA wasn't too keen but did phone through to the manager and, fortunately, he agreed my ingredients could be refunded as well (this, I suspect, will only work if you keep the till receipt). I then promptly walked down the road to a hardware store and bought a slightly more expensive, well known brand one and have had no problems with it at all.

This is not the first time I've had problems with Mr T's own brand electrical equipment. I should have learnt my lesson the first time.

vanilla

I have this exact 3.5 slow cooker and it's brillant, never had a problem.

trying-very-trying

Thanks SS. I'll go and check it out.
Soappie, did you check the wattage on the cooker? Some are as high as 300w or more, but mine is only 130watt, it does what it says, it cooks slowly, but deliciously.

trying-very-trying

Sallys_Savings wrote: »

Tesco have their 3.5ltr slow cooker instore at half price if anyone is after one. Making it £9.98!!!
It doesnt seem to be coming up that price onlline though at the moment.

Hope this is of use to someone.

Just had a look online. They are coming up at £9.98, but they're out of stock. I have asked them to email me when they come back into stock, but I'll have a look instore.

jcr16

went in store today to get one. but the store only carrys a few bits. and don't stock the slow cooker. shame as i bought some bit's to cook in it. so will have to wait now. was looking forward to having an experiment this weekend.

Little_Miss_Saver

Just been to Mr T's and they had loads priced up at £19.97, knowing they had been reduced I took one to customer services and asked her to scan it and it came up at £9.98 :j :j . Obviously I brought one!!

I'm now scouring the boards for some recipies so I can try it out. Can't wait!! (Sad innit)

LMS xx

adsk

Thanks for the tip - picked up my SC today. Tesco Extra in Warrington had an end of aisle display with a stack of these slow cookers (must have been over 20) priced correctly at £9.98.

Poet_2

trying-very-trying wrote: »

Just had a look online. They are coming up at £9.98, but they're out of stock. I have asked them to email me when they come back into stock, but I'll have a look instore.

they're back in stock, just had e-mail but i got mine in store last night, looking forward to using it.....

trying-very-trying

Argos are also doing their cookworks 3.5l sc for £9.99.