Would you recommend your slow cooker?

[SultanaofTring]

My slow cooker has broken beyond repair. I need to buy another one - would be really grateful if anyone could recommend their model? Or ones to avoid? Have searched the threads but they are a bit out of date.

TIA

My broken one (in case you are interested, I know there are some slow cooker obsessives around) was a Wahl James Martin one, quite cheapy I would have thought (it was a present), it has lasted about 3 years and we used it about twice a week.

[SultanaofTring]

Thanks for all the recommendations. I got the one recommended by deemented and becknotts , thank you very much.

osd I am between ovens but when I can get a new one I will look out for one that cooks really low with a timer, because I agree, slow cookers do take up valuable work space.

[SleepySuzy]

Sorry forgotten how to do links.

[SleepySuzy]

www.pixmania.co.uk/uk/uk/1972646/art/morphy-richards/48710-3-5-litre-slow-cook.html?srcid=867&key=NhgrIERvaOiOfYh7BDAHUnlOFSJZQ4W6T7sTN1ZnNRp6ckp8aODbLo1/AzMHWi0bSXxdWA== this one but in White. Had it years. Love it.

[SultanaofTring]

Chickens come in different sizes though so I suppose if you are a big chicken family you need the big slow cooker and vice versa.

[topsi]

I get a whole chicken in mine?

[topsi]

another fan of the Tesco £10 one, I have also had it a couple of years and love it!

[moragbellingham]

I have the Tesco 3.5L one too. Bought it for £10 and have had it for 2 years. I wanted to experiment and see if I used it alot and it turns out I do.

However, the next one I buy will be the larger size as I'd like to cook enough for 2 meals or do a chicken/ham joint in it which the 3.5L isn't big enough for.

[Babieseverywhere]

I use a 6.1 litre slow cooker for a whole chicken.

[mummyosaurus]

I think you would struggle to get a whole chicken in a 3.5 lt one.

[mummyosaurus]

I have a 6.5 lt one and do lots of batch cooking, it is not a know make (my dad won it in a raffle and gave it to me).

A timer would be useful on a slow cooker, I have mine plugged into a timer plug which also works. slow cooking brisket tonight (comes on at 2 am) for lunch tomorrow.

Good luck with the new slow cooker - do let us know which one you choose and how you find it.

[ebbandflow]

I've wondered about getting one, but always cook in the same way that osd describes. I did buy one of those plug in steamers, but ended up hardly ever using it.

[osd]

I love my oven, i put food on low on the timer and after however many hours it turns off and is safe and doesn't overuse electric. I also use it that way overnight, your oven may be perfect saving work space and cost on new appliances.

[FairyArmadillo]

What ItsNotRocketSurgery said. I wouldn't go out and leave an oven on all day, but I feel safe leaving my evening meal cooking in my slow cooker. Saves the effort of cooking my main meal after a tiring day.

OP- I have the Lakeland 3.5L one for about 30pounds and I like it.

[silverten]

Can you get a chicken (whole) in a 3.5 l one? Or should I get a bigger one?

Anyone got a 4-in-1 cooker? One of those ones that does frying/slow cooking/steaming/rice? Are they any good?

[zipzap]

Arrgghh. Stupid autocorrect.

Meant to say the cusinart one not ciao art!

[zipzap]

Yes. Got a ciao art one that is great for casseroles etc but also for roast chicken or roast lamb...

However if you want one that is just to do a couple of portions it would probably a bit big.

[ItsNotRocketSurgery]

osd Slow cookers you plug in and leave on all day - they don't use much electricity and you can safely go out for hours knowing the house isn't going ot burn down.

[ItsNotRocketSurgery]

I don't think slow cookers have that much to differentiate them really. It's a pot, in a thing that heats it up. With a plug on it.

[osd]

Ovens slow cook, am i missing the point?

[fuckmepinkandcallmerosie]

Naoko that's good to know, I was thinking of getting it for a friend as a wedding present.

[Naoko]

I have that £10 tesco one and it's great. Had it two years, never failed me yet. Might not be big enough for some people though.

[SultanaofTring]

Thanks everyone, very useful info. That is rubbish about Crock-Pot®. I'll cross them off my list.

[becknotts]

I have been happily using a 6.5l Cookstore one from Argos , works brilliantly was on sale for 15pounds. I use it constantly.

I had the much more expensive Crock-Pot® - Original Slow Cooker, bowl cracked after only two months and customer service were hopeless would not replace insisting I buy a new part which was more than the cost of buying a cheaper slow cooker

[simonthedog]

i've got a lakeland 3.5l one which is good. £31

[aristocat]

this breville is what i use, it is an excellent size