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 Have searched the threads but they are a bit out of date.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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

I get a whole chicken in mine?

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.

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.

Sorry forgotten how to do links.

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.