Crock-Pot SCCPRC507B-060 4.7L Countdown Slow Cooker - Black.

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Both the pot and the glass lid are dishwasher safe for ultimate convenience, while the outside of the machine simply wipes down with a damp cloth. When you have the time to prepare, set the dial to ‘Low' for a tender, slow cook that lets you get on with your day. When she’s not writing about the newest gadgets and gizmos for your home and garden, you’ll find her cooking, running and exploring London’s foodie hotspots – or trying to make friends with every dog she passes. If the Crock-Pot PRC507B finishes cooking your meal before you're ready, the Keep Warm function ensures everything stays at the perfect temperature so it's ready to eat.The countdown programmable timer allows you to set your cook time, ranging from 30 minutes to 20 hours. However, you should be careful about cooking uncooked beans in a slow cooker as some of them contain a toxin that the low temperature doesn’t get rid of. It was also easy to operate via three simple settings – low for simmering and slow cooking, high for faster cooking, and an auto setting to keep food at serving temperature. Compact, fuss-free and intuitive, this slow cooker achieved full marks for ease of use – you simply turn it on, pick between the low or high setting and you’re good to go. We think it’s an ideal purchase if you’re looking for new ways to get the family involved in cooking, without having to spend big.

What makes a slow cooker so useful is that once you’ve started a meal, the slow cooker takes over and does the work for you. Tried one of the recipes (BBQ pulled pork) in their manual using exact specified ingredients and measures, put it in for the minimum time (7 hours). litre capacity, this slow cooker can cook enough food for six people, while the removable main pot can also double up as a serving dish. You place your food inside a sealed pouch and then pop it into a temperature-controlled water bath to cook.Most purchases from business sellers are protected by the Consumer Contract Regulations 2013 which give you the right to cancel the purchase within 14 days after the day you receive the item. There’s no need to worry about this drying your food out either, as the lids lock in moisture for soft, flavourful results. This size is usually suitable when cooking for four people, while a model with at least five litres is ideal for larger groups. In her free time, Blossom openly admits to being a music geek and indulges her creative side through crocheting, baking, singing and writing. Some models will start by themselves, while others will require you to turn on the heat retention function.

Innovative items like robot vacuum cleaners and wine coolers are among her favourite tests to date, and her most notable accomplishment is toasting 360 slices of bread in a determined bid to find the best toaster. Forgot to add, found this one in Harvey Norman which looks to meet out needs, not sure we need one as big but that style of cooker. We have had a beef curry with rice, beef stew and also chicken thighs twice (skins removed) and cooked in a tin of condensed soup.

Three heat settings give you great versatility; 'Low' for slow cooking – great for stews, soups, and ultra-tender, slow cooked meats; 'High' will let you create a hot meal, snack or dessert in no time; and the 'Keep Warm' function will keep food at an even temperature until the last family member comes home to eat, or until your party is over. The only downside of this model’s simplicity is that it lacks a delay timer, so you won’t be able to schedule it to start cooking later in the day. Countdown Slow Cooker is a large slow cooker with a handy digital countdown timer: you can program it to stop cooking after a certain number of hours rather than having to switch it off manually. The downside of ceramic is that it’s heavy – very heavy by the time it’s full of food – to carry to the table and it’s harder to clean than a non-stick pot. The Good Housekeeping Institute has rigorously tested 36 models to find the best slow cooker on the market.

It created a beautifully succulent beef stew and a soft, tender curry with chicken that fell away from the bone, while all dishes were full of flavour and little moisture was lost, even after eight hours of cooking. Our experts said it retained moisture excellently and produced a particularly delicious beef stew, which was full of tender, flavourful meat. This multi-functional machine, another one from market-leaders Crock-Pot, allows you to schedule your cooking up to 12 hours in advance, with plenty of customisable manual and auto-function options. With a 20 hour digital timer you can easily plan ahead so that the meal is perfectly cooked and finished just when you want it.

Since getting one anything that used to take me 8 hours to cook in the slow cooker now takes about an hour in the Instant Pot. Slow cookers are nifty appliances that do all the cooking for you, so you can whip up scrumptious meals without spending hours working away behind a stove. Good Housekeeping participates in various affiliate marketing programs, which means we may get paid commissions on editorially chosen products purchased through our links to retailer sites. Hannah is also interested in sustainability in the home and has completed a course with the University of the Arts London in sustainable textiles, so she can help cut through the noise on what’s green and what’s not.