Buying a slow cooker (which? & why?)

TNG

The one I have is the Morphy Richards 6.5L thing. It cost only 20 quid from Robert Dyas on offer, I'd check whether it still is. bits can be dishwashed

This is waaaay plenty for the four of us. I can do a large whole chicken in it!!

You can leave it on whilst you're out. It's a little disconcerting the first time you do it, but you'll get used to it

HTH

Pink.

Hi mrsbez,

The size depends very much on how many are in your family and what their appetites are like.

I have a 3.5 litre slow cooker that suited us when we first got it, but it we are outgrowing now that we have three children. It's fine for sauces and soups but not big enough to do casseroles with meat, potatoes and veg in.

I've been thinking of getting a bigger one and liked the look of this one in argos.

We have a long thread that should help you:

Buying a slow cooker (which? & why?)

I'll merge your thread with that one later as it helps to keep all the suggestions together.

Pink

TNG

Pink-winged wrote:

I've been thinking of getting a bigger one and liked the look of this one in argos.

mrsbez and pink,

this is the one I got and would thoroughly recommend it!

mrsbez_2

Yes i've just looked and it seems perfect, and not too pricey either.

ladymacbeth_uk

Hi MSE's,
What exactly is a slow cooker & why is this more money saving than a regular saucepan or the like?
Where is the best place to purchase one (I live in London)? Can you please reccommend a good one that isn't too expensive?

Rikki

Slow Cooker.

Personally I have a small 3.5 litre slow cooker and that is plenty big enough for three of us.

The idea of a slow cooker is you put all your ingredients in in the morning and its cooked when you get home.


Have a look through THE SLOW COOKER COLLECTION for a few ideas.

Penny_Watcher

Mine is the same brand as Rikki's, only it's the 6.5 litre version. This is good because it will cook a whole chicken, but bad because I cook far to much and end up eating it rather than freezing for next time.

I bought mine from Argos.

I has 4 settings - off, low, med & high. The ecomony comes in that it uses about a light bulb's worth of electricity over the course of a day, rather than putting your oven on.

I'd thoroughly recommend a slow cooker - I'm only a recent convert

Pink.

Hi ladymacbeth_uk,

We have a long thread on buying a slow cooker that should help you. If you look at the end of the thread there are some links to current recommendations and offers on slow cookers.

Buying a slow cooker (which? & why?)

I'll merge your thread with that one shortly as it helps to keep all the suggestions together.

Pink

Paulie'sGirl

Hey all,

I'm looking to replace my slowcooker. I bought an old Tower brown stoneware one second hand and loved it, but I've passed it to my Grandma (she's just had an op for bowel cancer, and shouldn't spend alot of time in the kitchen, we reckon it'll stop my Granda gassing them or burning the house down!)

Anyway... I need one that can cook for 1/2 with leftovers for the freezer. I think the chrome ones look pretty, but I'm not that fussed.

Anyone got any recommendations?

Many thanks in advance!

PG

Paulie'sGirl

Sorry all.

I reckon this will be too big for little me, but in the course of searching related to my first post... Tesco have the MR 6.5l for £23.97 - I assume this is a good price?

PG

Just to let you know!