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Original poster

Despite me saying No to the suggestion for the last few years, due to lack of space for one I fear my DM has got me a slow cooker for christmas?

42 replies

Slartybartfast · 21/12/2017 07:44

sigh.
There is mainly only me and DH.
dd is a veggie
and DS is not always home.

I feel I have been forced to accept a large unnecessary unwanted gift.
help me see sense

OP posts:
annandale · 21/12/2017 07:47

Sell it. Tell your Dm it broke.

Though I would have thought veggie slow cooking would be fine and able to feed people coming in at odd times?

HeyMacWey · 21/12/2017 07:49

Would she be offended if you asked her for the receipt? Graciously of course.

Or you could pretend you need it to register the warranty and then just return saying you didn't have the space for it?

MrsExpo · 21/12/2017 08:10

Any spare space in your loft OP?

Tinselistacky · 21/12/2017 08:11

Use it as a big nut bowl over Xmas then pack it away with the decs!!

Cactuar · 21/12/2017 08:14

It is very good for mulled wine!

CoffeeWithMyOxygen · 21/12/2017 08:14

To be honest if you’ve been telling her for years that you don’t want one and don’t have space for it then she can’t complain if you then exchange or return it. I know that in general we should be grateful for gifts but it drives me a bit mad that some people see Christmas and birthdays as a chance to show they know best and overrule and preference you may have expressed!

N0tNowBernard · 21/12/2017 08:14

Oooo give it a try! You might never look back!

I also didn't want one as we barely have any worktop space. DH bought one with the reasoning he would find a place in the cupboard to put it away when we don't use it.

Since then we actually use it so often that it's not worth putting it away! I hardly notice it on the side now.

gamerchick · 21/12/2017 08:16

You can cook veg in a slow cooker. They do a lovely butternut squash soup.

It would be annoying to have to repeatedly say no to something and them getting you it anyway though. Can you just refuse it on opening?

TheDonald · 21/12/2017 08:16

You could ask your local food bank if they have anyone who might want it. E.g. someone with caring responsibilities.

Yanbu. They are shit. They make veggie food taste like bland mush. And why would she buy it for you and not dh? Does she think he can't do the cooking in case his penis gets in the way?

user1493413286 · 21/12/2017 08:18

My mil is always talking about the benefits of them but my oh doesn’t like food made in them. I worry one day she’ll just give us one and it’ll just take up room. I agree to wait a few months and sell it or tell her it broke and ask for the receipt

Original poster
Slartybartfast · 21/12/2017 08:19

well it is apparently a Family present, so the label says

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Silverthorn · 21/12/2017 08:19

I never got the hype. My slow cooker seems to produce watery mush rather than tasty stews, etc. Good for mulled wine though. Or transporting food to parties.

steppemum · 21/12/2017 08:21

I'm with you OP
I don't get the slow cooker love on mn.
periodically, having read a few threads, I get mine out and try again, but what I make never ever tastes as good as when cooked on the stove top, or in the oven. Casseroles taste better cooked in an oven

I work form home, so don't need to put stuff on while out at work, but the idea of having to get the slow cooker on before leaving for work feels me with dread.

Tinselistacky · 21/12/2017 08:28

As she is also family just hand it back!!

GeekyWombat · 21/12/2017 08:45

Everything I have ever put in a slow cooker has come out looking and tasting the same.

Definitely regift / donate / return.

sueelleker · 21/12/2017 08:50

Can you swap it for an electric pressure cooker? I've got an Instant Pot and it's brilliant. You can cook beans from dry in 45 minutes, and it's also got a slow cooker function if you want it. There are several groups on Facebook.

Whinesalot · 21/12/2017 08:51

If she is rude enough to ignore you saying no then you can be rude enough to ask for the receipt. If not don't bother getting it out of the box ever.

LaContessaDiPlump · 21/12/2017 08:56

Sell it on Facebook - FB selling sites are fab. Also she will probably see you sold it and get the fucking hint.

Roystonv · 21/12/2017 09:01

Oooh good for mulled wine you say (makes note).

Bunbunbunny · 21/12/2017 09:01

Buy yourself a slow cooker and tell you MIL thanks for the tip I bought myself one. She’ll have to take the gift back and you just take yours back in the new year saying it broken and you can’t be bothered to get another one

LoniceraJaponica · 21/12/2017 09:03

“You can cook veg in a slow cooker. They do a lovely butternut squash soup.”

But this is so easy to make in a pan why would you need a slow cooker to do it? DD is vegetarian and most foods we eat aren’t slow cooker friendly. I have never wanted one either, nor do I have space for one.

Katinkka · 21/12/2017 09:04

The only thing I use mine for is beef stew.

HellsBellsnBucketsofBlood · 21/12/2017 09:04

Sell it or return it if you can get the receipt.

We like ours, but if it doesn’t suit your style, it’s a pointless waste of space

WillowWept · 21/12/2017 09:04

I love my slow cooker but they are definitely not for everything (mine's used pretty much exclusively for chilli, beef bourginion, daal, ham and mulled wine).

But that's not the point ...getting you something that you've protested against is rude. Ask for the receipt reiterating you do not have space for it.

Buxbaum · 21/12/2017 09:13

YY to exchanging for an instant pot, which are absolutely brilliant for vegetarian cookery (beans and pulses, rice, eggs, risotto etc).

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