Please can you recommend a slow cooker (sorry for another SC thread...)

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From reading a couple of threads on here, I can see that slow cookers are a little bit "marmite". However, I would like to get one as I reckon it'll prove to be invaluable, especially over the winter.

Please can you recommend a good one?

At the moment the capacity needs to be enough to feed two adults and a toddler (plus leftovers for freezing).

i have a 3.5 litre one with low/high/auto settings. swan - dont think they make them any more as about 25 years old. i think this size would suit you. just go for something cheapish, then if you don't get on with them it doesn't matter. i don't think it makes much difference anyway

Just see what you can get at Argos or the supermarket. I've had a few over the years and the expensive one was a waste of money.

I have been through four over the last week! Got a Morphy Richards one, the build quality was terrible, tried two identical Crock Pot ones but both were damaged, so ended up with the basic Tesco £14.99 one, looks really good, am just trying it out for the first time but seems like it's working quite well.

Agree that a 3.5ltr one would suit you. Asda do a good one for £8ish.

I've got the Asda one and agree that it's good.

I had the tesco one - it was fab until I dropped the pot bit on the floor and it smashed. I must get another one it was v useful in the winter

I have the Tesco £15 one and it's great. I can't imagine what a more expensive one could possibly do better tbh

Thanks everyone. Looks like I'll be putting 3.5l slow cooker on the shopping list next time we go to Tesco!

I just bought a Breville one for £19 at argos. 4.5 litre and made a cracking tagine over the weekend.

I've got two slow cookers that I use, an expensive crockpot 5.7ltr which is faultless and a cheap Tesco 3.5ltr which is faultless. I also have a breville which burns everything as it runs too hot for slow cooking and a morphy. Richards which has a lid default. outs self as a weird slow cooker hoarder I'd plump for a cheap Tesco one in your situation.