I love mine specially this time of year for stews, casseroles and I cook joints of meat and chicken in it. The lid does bounce around when the heat gets up and it does splutter the surrounding area so I have to be careful where I put it but good bit of kit
I used to have a 6.5 litre slow cooker with the crockery pot inside and the lid never did fit snugly, but it still produced some delicious meals.I am looking to replace it now and have seen one by Morphy Richards called Sear & Stew. It has an extremely light pot, not like the heavy crockery one I used to have. You can put it straight onto the cooker to sear your meat first and then place inside the machine. The lid also fits snugly all the way around, so I am tempted to go with that one next.
I anyone already owns this one I would be really interested to hear their opinion on it, thanks
Hope you are feeling a bit better. I recently bought a halogen oven and am still experimenting. Scones and chops turned out well but still to do a roast in it.
Hi Mike we have friends who use two slow cookers, one for puds and the main meal for the other.they put everything in and leave it cooking through the day.nothing burns , boils dry in these slow cookers,everything is scrumptious that comes out of them
I have just ordered the sear and stew on line, it is 3.5 litres as the recipe books seem to be for that size and that will do for 4 to 6 portions I expect.
I love my slow cooker, use it loads. Lid doesn't fit tight but doesn't bobble about either. Agree with all of the above advice. Wouldn't be without mine. Its a gadget I actually use, rather than the others that take up cupboard space!!
Artjak, I hope you like the Sear'n'Stew. I bought one last year but took it back to the shop. It slid about all over the hob (ceramic) and the non-stick finish started to come off by the second use - wish I'd said all this before you ordered it! It is lightweight, but I do prefer the pottery Andrew James one that I bought to replace it. My small one (1-2 person) is from Lakeland, I've had it years and it's brilliant.
I've got a breadmaker that I used for ages (with good results) then went on a diet and it's easier to count calories when it's all sliced evenly. It's still sitting and waiting. Now I'm even bigger than when I started I'm going to get the books out again and enjoy the healthy food (do the faces have to be round?).
I'm hoping that with a gas hob it will work ok. Think I'll go bigger as there are 4 people to feed and I could freeze leftovers.
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I love mine specially this time of year for stews, casseroles and I cook joints of meat and chicken in it. The lid does bounce around when the heat gets up and it does splutter the surrounding area so I have to be careful where I put it but good bit of kit
I used to have a 6.5 litre slow cooker with the crockery pot inside and the lid never did fit snugly, but it still produced some delicious meals.I am looking to replace it now and have seen one by Morphy Richards called Sear & Stew. It has an extremely light pot, not like the heavy crockery one I used to have. You can put it straight onto the cooker to sear your meat first and then place inside the machine. The lid also fits snugly all the way around, so I am tempted to go with that one next.
I anyone already owns this one I would be really interested to hear their opinion on it, thanks
Hi Mike,
Hope you are feeling a bit better. I recently bought a halogen oven and am still experimenting. Scones and chops turned out well but still to do a roast in it.
Hi Mike we have friends who use two slow cookers, one for puds and the main meal for the other.they put everything in and leave it cooking through the day.nothing burns , boils dry in these slow cookers,everything is scrumptious that comes out of them
Sorry to hear you lost your wife.
I have just ordered the sear and stew on line, it is 3.5 litres as the recipe books seem to be for that size and that will do for 4 to 6 portions I expect.
Let us know how you get on with it artjak. I'm tempted especially if it can do curries
I love my slow cooker, use it loads. Lid doesn't fit tight but doesn't bobble about either. Agree with all of the above advice. Wouldn't be without mine. Its a gadget I actually use, rather than the others that take up cupboard space!!
Artjak, I hope you like the Sear'n'Stew. I bought one last year but took it back to the shop. It slid about all over the hob (ceramic) and the non-stick finish started to come off by the second use - wish I'd said all this before you ordered it! It is lightweight, but I do prefer the pottery Andrew James one that I bought to replace it. My small one (1-2 person) is from Lakeland, I've had it years and it's brilliant.
I've got a breadmaker that I used for ages (with good results) then went on a diet and it's easier to count calories when it's all sliced evenly. It's still sitting and waiting
. Now I'm even bigger than when I started I'm going to get the books out again and enjoy the healthy food
(do the faces have to be round?).
I'm hoping that with a gas hob it will work ok. Think I'll go bigger as there are 4 people to feed and I could freeze leftovers.