Buying a slow cooker (which? & why?)

helyg

I have a cheap Cookworks one that my mum gave me a few years ago. We are a family of 5 and I can easily make enough for us using it. I have never tried any other brand so can't really compare, but the Cookworks one works fine for me.

shopndrop

I got one cheap in T J Hughes which works fine. Also bought a Cookworks one in Argos for son and that is fine too, so you don't have to spend lots of money.

missychrissy

I have a Prestige 4.5 litre from Lakeland. I find it excellent. I would advise anyone to buy the biggest you can get because you can then frreeze the surplus and have ready meals frozen. This also saves on fuel and time..

flippin36

Thank you. Thats just what I wanted to know. No point in spending a fortune if they all do the same thing. Will be going to Tescos today to buy a cheap one I think.

HowlinWolf

I have the huge one from lakeland made by prestige. It is good and would feed a family of 6-8 in terms of the amount it can hold but I really wish that the crockpot one where you can put the internal dish on the stove to fry off the ingredients had been available as this would have been better and more practical. The major problem for us has been finding recipes that take 10-12 hours to cook, most seem to take 6-8 on low which is really too short as we are out of the house for most of the day

Nitha

I have the black tesco cheapie and it's fab - best £10 I ever spent!

kezzae

missychrissy wrote: »

I have a Prestige 4.5 litre from Lakeland. I find it excellent. I would advise anyone to buy the biggest you can get because you can then frreeze the surplus and have ready meals frozen. This also saves on fuel and time..

I didnt know which one to go for and bought the above named one. It is fantastic!!
I love the auto setting on it, you dont seem to get them on most sc's. The food cooks lovely in it!!!

Doodles152

Have just got back from a school uniform shop at Asda, they have their smart price slowcooker for £10, didnt look huge but may do for your parents.

debtmuncher

this is the one that i thought was great

its a versatile one so if you want to brown your meat on the hob you can do it in that instead of having to do it in a pan then transfer to the slow cooker.

kirstyreanne

debtmuncher wrote: »

this is the one that i thought was great

its a versatile one so if you want to brown your meat on the hob you can do it in that instead of having to do it in a pan then transfer to the slow cooker.

I actually have this one & I love it!
You can remove the crockpot & use it on the hob, in the oven & microwave & can be put in the fridge or freezer!
I like that fact like debtmuncher has said, that you don't need to use a different pan to brown the meat. Definitely worth paying a bit extra for IMHO.

HTH