Buying a slow cooker (which? & why?)

tiff

Another good thing about MR is that if you break the pot, knob, lid etc you can get all the spare parts via their website.

Cullumpster

How bout the MR duel cooking one?
can you only cook in 2 different sections or can you tke out the middle bit and cook in one big pot?

tiff

As far as I know the middle bit is fixed, you cant take it out to make one big pot.

MegsMum_2

I've seen this in Asda and been tempted, anyone got it? and is it any good? Thanks.

Glad

I've got the MR 6.5 l and would struggle with a smaller one, 2 adults 2 kids who eat adult quantities, so even if there are only 2 of you, just cook meal for 4 and freeze half of it,

crazyhazy

Magentasue wrote:

I've been swayed by everyone here worshipping their slow cookers and I'm considering the Tefal 3 in 1 slow cooker/rice cooker/steamer but I'm trying not to buy anything this month! I like the idea of a rice cooker - a few weeks ago I'd have wondered why anyone would want something just to cook rice but for some reason, I'm thinking it might be a good idea.

I have this one and it's really good! Mainly use it for slow cooking but have also used both the rice cooker and steamer and it worked well for them too.

Magentasue

crazyhazy wrote:

I have this one and it's really good! Mainly use it for slow cooking but have also used both the rice cooker and steamer and it worked well for them too.

How many portions of rice can you cook in this? There was a thread about cooking rice a while back, never get it right every time whatever method I use.

crazyhazy

Magentasue wrote:

How many portions of rice can you cook in this? There was a thread about cooking rice a while back, never get it right every time whatever method I use.

You could cook loads, have only cooked enough for 2 before but that takes hardly any space so you could fit loads more in, will have a look at the book it came with tonight and see if it says on it.

Magentasue

crazyhazy wrote:

You could cook loads, have only cooked enough for 2 before but that takes hardly any space so you could fit loads more in, will have a look at the book it came with tonight and see if it says on it.

Even more tempted, must make myself wait until next month now! Where did you get yours? Haven't seen one in the shops but Amazon have one for £45 but 2 weeks delivery.

crazyhazy

Magentasue wrote:

Even more tempted, must make myself wait until next month now! Where did you get yours? Haven't seen one in the shops but Amazon have one for £45 but 2 weeks delivery.

We got ours from John Lewis cos I didn't want to wait 2 weeks, think we paid 50 though. Saying that on one of the other forums their was a link to a website with a john lewis voucher for spending online, so that would bring it down.