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George Forman Grill vs 1.5 litre slow cooker

Hi, which would you suggest would be better for me to buy. I live alone and work full time and just want to eat quick but healthy meals.
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  • McKneff
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    Both. 
    Toasties sausages, burgers the George foreman, 
    Stews roasts etc in the slow cooker
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  • Thanks for your reply. I forgot to say that the main meat I eat is chicken and mince, I also like fish and I eat veggie sausages (even though I'm not a veggie I just like the taste of them).
  • Brie
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    We got a slow cooker from Aldi but it was so heavy I could never use it.  It had an inner stoneware pot I couldn't lift out of the electric bit. 

    I don't have a GF grill but do have a propane bbq which I would happily use daily.  Even possibly for breakfast.  Great for fish, sausages, chicken and a wide variety of veg - grilled peppers, asparagus, courgette - all of which I assume you could do on the grill as well.
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    In fact - as I recall a single colleague a few years back moved into a new build and couldn't afford a lot of stuff including things for the kitchen like a cooker.  But she did have enough to buy a microwave and the GF grill and was completely happy with that.  I think the only other electrical thing she had was a kettle.  
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    I use my George Forman more then my slow cooker. 

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    Have you thought about a halogen oven?  They grill, bake etc. and you can make casseroles in them too.  They cost from around £30.
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    I have a slow cooker and a panini press, which is pretty much the same thing as a GF grill I think, and use the slow cooker far more than the press.
    If you're interested in trying a slow cooker have a look at this range 3.5L Brushed Digital Sear and Stew Slow Cooker | Cooking & Baking (morphyrichards.co.uk) which have a metal pot that you can use on your hob and then simply lift into the slow cooker base.
    I have one of these and it is my most used piece of kitchen kit by far and I find 3.5l a great size for batch cooking for one person. I typically make 6 to 8 portions at a time and stock up my fridge and freezer.
    Recipe books I've found helpful for adapting to using a slow cooker are the Dorling Kindersley, Good Housekeeping and bbcgoodfood ones which you can often borrow from your local library. 


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  • I’ve got a one person sized GF grill & a 1.5 ltr slow cooker. The grill definitely gets used more, mainly for cooking chicken & making cheese toasties. It can be used for a lot of things. I’ve done kebabs on it before & they were lovely. Much more economical than turning the oven on too. 
    The slow cooker mainly gets used in winter for things like stews (i find it makes curry etc too watery) & my favourite - beef brisket, a treat once a year as i try to avoid red meat. 
    I’d get both, but beware that a 1.5ltr SC cooks things a lot quicker than a large one so typically 6 hours on low is enough to cook most things. It’s for this reason I rarely put mine on before i go to work for 10 hours. 1.5 ltr also doesn’t hold that much, two good meals at most for things like stew, & tiny joints of meat. If you want to batch cook, go bigger. 
  • I have a slow cooker and a panini press, which is pretty much the same thing as a GF grill I think, and use the slow cooker far more than the press.
    If you're interested in trying a slow cooker have a look at this range 3.5L Brushed Digital Sear and Stew Slow Cooker | Cooking & Baking (morphyrichards.co.uk) which have a metal pot that you can use on your hob and then simply lift into the slow cooker base.
    I have one of these and it is my most used piece of kitchen kit by far and I find 3.5l a great size for batch cooking for one person. I typically make 6 to 8 portions at a time and stock up my fridge and freezer.
    Recipe books I've found helpful for adapting to using a slow cooker are the Dorling Kindersley, Good Housekeeping and bbcgoodfood ones which you can often borrow from your local library. 

    This looks good but can you cook say just two chicken thighs or one piece of chicken in the 3.5 slow cooker? I cook mince in batches but I am wary of freezing and reheating chicken so I tend to that on the day I cook it/
  • I’ve got a one person sized GF grill & a 1.5 ltr slow cooker. The grill definitely gets used more, mainly for cooking chicken & making cheese toasties. It can be used for a lot of things. I’ve done kebabs on it before & they were lovely. Much more economical than turning the oven on too. 
    The slow cooker mainly gets used in winter for things like stews (i find it makes curry etc too watery) & my favourite - beef brisket, a treat once a year as i try to avoid red meat. 
    I’d get both, but beware that a 1.5ltr SC cooks things a lot quicker than a large one so typically 6 hours on low is enough to cook most things. It’s for this reason I rarely put mine on before i go to work for 10 hours. 1.5 ltr also doesn’t hold that much, two good meals at most for things like stew, & tiny joints of meat. If you want to batch cook, go bigger. 
    Thanks for this. Is the GF grill easy to clean? My sister in law said she had one once and it was a bind to clean and she couldn't get rid of the grease. They might have improved more since then though.
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