Morphy Richards Intellichef Multi Cooker

Vera_Bradley

jandot wrote: »

Incidentally, my slow cooked beef curry was a success and is now in the freezer. It is impossible to buy a decent ready made curry sauce in France. Even the well know brands such as Pataks don't taste anything like the same brand in the UK so now I buy all the spices from a firm in Dorset and make my own from scratch. It means having a long list of ingredients but if anybody is interested I can post the recipes for that and chicken khorma. For any curry lovers I can guarantee they are tons better than the ready made stuff and worth the effort.

Yes, please, Jandot! I would be very grateful for your beef curry and chicken khorma recipes - as well as any others that were a success in the Intellichef.

I bought the Morphy Richards Intellichef for Mum at Christmas. She says the recipe book that was included is quite basic and limited.

SadBunny

larmy16 wrote: »

I spent about two hours last night with my fingers hovering over BUY IT NOW. I became obsessed with the Star Chef (seeing the immformercial on shopping channel) or the MR intellichef.

I managed not to buy it. I'm not sure I need it. I read through all the reviews and the problem is that most people rave about it - it's difficult to find anything negative.

I am a terror for kitchen gadgets. Is my life going to be easier with this gadget? Help!

I am also obsessed with the Star Chef - I bought two
:eek:Just seen the price!
I really had a bargain - shame it's gone up in price : £99 from JML.
If you buy a second identical item they give you a 20% discount.
I paid £134.98 for two ie £67.49 each, and I then qualified for free p&p. I agonized over buying a second - very glad I did now.

"Is my life going to be easier with this gadget?" - YES!

I can't speak for the Intellichef - perhaps both cookers are equally good - surely the Intellichef can't be even better than my . . :A Star?
I must admit that I was lusting after the Intellichef, until I was seduced by the JML price for its rival.
This is the first time I have not been disappointed by going for the cheaper option. I am sure that if I was buying today, I would be going for the Intellichef - and then I would never have met my dear friend in the kitchen.
http://www.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!/compare/1398891/morphy-richards-intellichef-48810.html (??? can't get link to work - idealo .co .uk is replaced by !!!!!! - is it not allowed?)

He's quite dapper - easily pops away in the cupboard. He's clean, quiet and - so far - very reliable. On some programmes he likes to let off steam, so then he sits under the extraction vent. He is very forgiving - no matter how careless I am, he always turns out something tasty.

This thread looks really good - looking forward to finding time to read it.
Sorry if I'm duplicating, but my tip is to use silicone fairy cake cases for pretty poached eggs. (I think I can get seven in my steamer) Turn one inside out to grease the rest with butter - easy turn out, easy clean! I still need to tweak my timings - but at least I will never again have to peel a hard boiled egg.

larmy16

Thanks Sadbunny, I think it was a wee bit cheaper on Amazon.

I am going to be really MSE and save up for it and then see if I still want and need it. You have tempted me though.;)

sarinadaryanani

I am VERY confused... i love kitchen gadgets and my new one is intellichef or jml star chef? my main concern in how many cups of rice does each of them make? as rice is something i cook every other day and of course the others (frying, baking, etc) sounds interesting...

please help !

terra_ferma

I don't know if this has already been posted somewhere, but I found some new recipes:
http://recipes.sparkpeople.com/cookbooks.asp?cookbook=265405

cooking-mama

JML Star chef is reduced 1/2 price from £99.99 to £49.99 at the moment(think delivery is £6 odds)
http://www.jmldirect.com/cid/WVOKMHQWXD61X0B7CMD1SC0KIVXZGAXA/Star-Chef-Ps8888/

At this price im very tempted(even tho ive been curbing my kitchen gadget addiction:o)
my halogen oven has just "blown" and im sure my remoska is losing power..im wondering if the 1 starchef could replace both these items?
Could i bake homemade pasties/sausage roll type things in the starchef??

terra_ferma

cooking-mama wrote: »

JML Star chef is reduced 1/2 price from £99.99 to £49.99 at the moment(think delivery is £6 odds)
http://www.jmldirect.com/cid/WVOKMHQWXD61X0B7CMD1SC0KIVXZGAXA/Star-Chef-Ps8888/

At this price im very tempted(even tho ive been curbing my kitchen gadget addiction:o)
my halogen oven has just "blown" and im sure my remoska is losing power..im wondering if the 1 starchef could replace both these items?
Could i bake homemade pasties/sausage roll type things in the starchef??

some of the reviews on Amazon talk about exploding machines...
I don't think you could do them with the Intellichef, and I suspect the StarChef is very similar. The Bake programme is not like a real oven.
But maybe someone has found a way?

Incidentally if someone knows where to find online a recipe book for the star chef I'd be interested, as it's probably very similar to Intellichef.

Skintcook

Hello everyone,

I have been watching this thread with interest, as I am the proud owner of an Intellichef. i was fiddling around with a porridge recipe and it overflowed everywhere - including out of the condensation trap.

i cleaned the inside of the lid vigourously, and the whole condensation trap, lid and all popped out. - is this normal? does the whole thing pop out this easily or is it a fault?

thanks in anticipation

bec

terra_ferma

Skintcook wrote: »

Hello everyone,

I have been watching this thread with interest, as I am the proud owner of an Intellichef. i was fiddling around with a porridge recipe and it overflowed everywhere - including out of the condensation trap.

i cleaned the inside of the lid vigourously, and the whole condensation trap, lid and all popped out. - is this normal? does the whole thing pop out this easily or is it a fault?

thanks in anticipation

bec

it comes out so that it can be cleaned, everything just pops back in place

Skintcook

Thanks for your reply - seems logical now that you say it.

At the moment I am working on a site and am developing new recipes for the Intellichef and for great low-cost food. I am currently working with some recipes of cakes, rice, stews, soups, dips. I will post the link when I have the site structure a little more organised and readily searchable (should be sometime next week).