Comparing Running Costs of Remoska/Pressure Cooker/Slow Cooker

geordie_joe

Triker wrote: »

Ahhh Geordie Joe, this is where we will disagree, tonight we had baked potatoes in the Remoska......fluffy potato with a crispy skin. Gorgeous, took slightly over an hour to do but they were a pleasure to eat.

Yes but how big were they?

Triker wrote: »

I also have had the most successful run of baked cakes ever in the Remoska. Time wise I'm talking 25 years of attempting to bake successful cakes, you know, those cakes that don't clunk, that everyone looks at and says very quickly NO THANKS, that people don't have to saw away at to get a slice.

Cakes were one of the things I said were ok.

Triker wrote: »

My remoska (Grande) is brilliant, it works, its easy and its paid for itself tenfold . Not least by the gratitude by my family.

A halogen oven is brilliant, it works, it's easy and it pays for it's self tenfold. Not least by the gratitude of the people who eat food from it. It is also half the price of a remoska, comes with the extras you have to pay for with the remoska. And it has a wide temperature range, so you can cook the same as the remoska, or faster or slower. It also has a timer so switches it's self off before it burns the food. It's bigger than a remoska, and it is mostly glass so you don't have to faff about shining a torch through a little peep hole in the lid. it has a fan so cooks the food evenly, no faffing around with bits of tin foil.

I could go on, but my point is a halogen oven is everything a Remoska is and then a lot more.

Triker wrote: »

Aside from that, meat is gorgeous in the remoska, succulent, tasty and thoroughly cooked. Doesn't take more than 1/2 to 3/4 hour to cook if its chops, pieces etc. If its a whole chicken or joint it takes a couple of hours, no probs, I can leave it and I get a lovely roast everytime.

I get that with my halogen oven, also my slow cooker and my normal oven, not to mention my combi microwave.

Triker wrote: »

I admit roast potatos don't crisp up enough for my family, so guess what, I use my oven and do a huge amount in there.

A Halogen oven can get hot enough to crip roast spuds, you just turn the temprature dial upa bit.

Triker wrote: »

We've noticed the electricity usage has gone right down, washing has decreased as we don't use as many pans and I'm more inclined to use up ingredients by bunging them in to make up a meal.

That happened when I got the halogen oven too.

Triker

geordie_joe wrote: »

Yes but how big were they? .

Big, 5 monsters, 4 on outside and one in middle in a grande.:D

geordie_joe

Triker wrote: »

Big, 5 monsters, 4 on outside and one in middle in a grande.:D

Yes but how much room did you leave between then, none I bet, the remoska is just not big enough.

shopndrop

geordie_joe wrote: »

the remoska is just not big enough.

How many are you cooking for? The grande is quite big, I have used it for a meal for 4 no problems.

If you are that unhappy with the Moska, which you obviously are judging by your comments on the Remoska thread then why not take it back to Lakeland - they do offer a lifetime guarantee.

SpursDave

Following advice from another thread I am now investigating the possible purchase of a slow cooker.

There are three of us in the home, two adults and one child. We are all-electric with electric oven and hob. We use a George Foreman grill usually for meats as it is very quick and thorough and reduces fat content.

I have been reading the Remoska site and Lakeland's site as well as looking at much cheaper slow cookers. It seems that Remoska are adamant that the Remoska is not a slow cooker!

So which device is better? Why one over the other? Are they really as good as the adverts say or is there a lot of hype in there?! Are the economics sound in terms of savings in electricity use? Which is more convenient for a busy household?

I await your usual thorough advice!;)


PS- Hello to this section of the forum BTW, I hope to be spending more time in here as I am on a crusade to reduce our household expenditure to the absolute bare minimum so we can pay our mortgage off quicker and then in turn reduce the time spent at work paying for things!

Pink.

Hi SpursDave,

Welcome to the Old Style board :hello:

I think the two are completely different so it's hard to compare them. Both machines are very popular with old stylers.

These threads may help you to decide:

remoska electric cooker vs slowcooker - Which one to get?

All New Remoska Thread

Remoska cookers (merged)

Buying a slow cooker (which? & why?)


I'll add your thread to that the first link later to keep the replies together.

Pink

SpursDave

Thanks for your help!

linni

I use my Remoska every day, but I only tend to use my slow cooker in the winter (or when it's colder).

SpursDave

I am going through the same dilemma and still cannot make my mind up! Choice of slow cooker, Ramoska or halogen?!

Do all of these really save enough on electricity to pay for themselves? And what kind of foods do you guys cook in them? We are al electric cooking wise and use a George Foreman grill for our meat, which is fantastic. Am drawn to the idea of the 'one-pot' cooking brigade from all the rave reviews on here, but cannot really make our minds up as to what would suit us the best?

We eat things like bolognaise, curry, sausages, chilli, fish, lasagne, chicken, etc fairly regularly. Not sure how the Ramoska would help in meals that have chips as a side dish, as we use oven chips and therefore have the oven on anyway????

Not much of a cook, sorry!:o

jenchin66

You can cook oven chips in the remoska, I cook everything in mine that I can cook in the main oven.