Comparing Running Costs of Remoska/Pressure Cooker/Slow Cooker

fudgem

There's nothing to stop you wrapping the meat/fish in foil to keep the flavours away from the rest of the food, beetrootjuicer

I don't understand power consumption, but my remoska is 450 w and my electric kettle (used many times a day) is 3000w. I don't know how much my electric oven and grill consume but I would think the remoska is much more economical.

skintchick

£99.99!!! WOn;t be getting one, then. Good grief!

bj-sailaway

Electric kettle! Can't afford to run one of them - or more like REFUSE to afford it. We have a kettle on the gas. I can't stand the way people let the kettle boil, forget it, boil it again! And boil far too much water. I love my whistling gas top one!

beetrootjuicer

Didn't mean to frighten anyone with the price of the Remoska (Skintchick's post)! I checked on the Lakeland website - seems mine is the Grand Remoska (I had no idea, not sure I can talk to you all now I know I'm the owner of a GRAND Remoska) which is £99.99 but they've got others that seem to range from £29.99 to £79.99. I think £29.99 sounds a lot more reasonable.

fudgem

Don't want to get anyone's hopes up, because the £29.99 is just for the spare pan, alas

beetrootjuicer

Just checked Lakeland's website and you're right, Fudgem, the spare deep 2ltr pan is a stonking £29.99!!!! :eek: but they are listing a Standard 1ltr Remoska with a 2 1/2" deep pan for £26.99. I may be missing something here but I can't see how a thin metal pan on its own can cost £3 more than the whole, albeit smaller, machine.

I'd still love to hear from anyone who knows roughly what Remoska/slow cooker/pressure cooker cost to run - I'm sure it's got to be a lot cheaper than conventional oven etc. but I want to know how smug and self-satisfied I ought to be feeling, economically and environmentally friendly wise when I'm using them (is there such a term? I only just thought of that but of course if they're using less energy then presumably they're more eco-friendly).

Anyway, must dash, got to start off my first delicious casserole in my new bargain-from-the-boot-sale slow cooker!:T (Well, let's hope so!)

morganlefay

:beer: Thank you everyone for all these posts. I am trying to cook smaller amounts now chicks have left nest, but still cook huge helpings, which OH and I feel we just have to eat, but we need to EAT LESS. I have big fan oven which encourages BIG quantities, and have been pondering Remoska (I'm scared of my pressure cooker and the food always looks beaten up and exhausted when its done). I'm always amazed when people say you can cook both meat and veg and cakes in them. Does it take time to heat up (which my fan oven doesn't and is thus more economical than an ordinary electric oven) ? and would you go out and leave it on ?(I used to worry about slo-cooker but am now happy that it's safe). Could you, for instace, do something like chicken in white sauce with breadcrumbs on top which are supposed to go crispy ? or a fish pie (I whizz up a cheese sandwich and use it as 'crumbs' , makes delicious buttery crumbs.) Crumbs no wonder we're overweight. Could you make soup in it (veg, stock cube etc) ? or a mince-based sauce for spaghetti ? Does it tend to cook in steam or fat ?(I always oven-bake sausages now as OH loves them and I hate doing them ina greasy frying pan as we have given up frying almost completely). They do seem like a lot of money but if I used my big oven much less we'd get that back in a few weeks and if it's possible to use less fat in cooking we'd be doing our health good - which is priceless, so I'm REALLY interested in the experiences of people who have them, and what other sorts of things you'd cook in them. Thank you all so much...

gravitytolls

I love my pressure cooker. Stew becomes a quick dish, as it's cooked within 30-40 mins.

But, I don't like veg in itm as you say, grub looks battered. I use the hob with a steamer for sprouts and broccolli ofr instance. I also use the microwave for veg.

gravitytolls

Ooh, and rice pudding in the pressure cooker. Super.

I once cooked bef in beer but hadn't anticipated the gas in the beer reacting with the presure. It was messy.

I cook sponges and puddings in the microwave. They'r elight and fluffy and ready in minutes.

fudgem

Hi Morganlefay, here's a site where you will find quite a few recipes for the Remoska, they might help make your mind up

http://www.hoorayforhomecooking.co.uk/recipe.htm