Hi all, I’ve been doing a bit of research and quite a few reviews comment that slow cookers have been on for 7 hours and meat/potatoes are still tough etc.
Just looking for recommendations for slow cookers around the $50 or lower mark.
Best Entry Level/Low Priced Slow Cooker
serenitynow on 11/03/2018 - 20:38
Last edited 12/03/2018 - 09:21 by 1 other user
Last edited 12/03/2018 - 09:21 by 1 other user
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Is that the same one that is being recalled?
Nope. This one is electric, the other one is for a stove top.
I don't like stove top ones.
I can't find a decent picture of the one being recalled, but it looks like the lid has clips to hold the lid on, the electric one the lid itself locks ('screws') to the base.
I suspect most of the 'it just went bang' incidents are from people not doing the clips up properly, or taking them off too soon.
The electric one monitors the pressure inside and switches off if the lid isn't secured or pressure gets too high, the stove top will only have a safety valve (which may get clogged).
I don't see any way a slow cooker on for 7 hours would leave things uncooked.
There is no difference between them, they all just heat things to a low temp and you must leave them cooking a long time. If stuff is still tough, you need to cook longer.If you can spend a bit more I just bought the philips all in one cooker
https://www.philips.com.au/content/B2C/en_AU/marketing-catal…
So far everything I have cooked has been delicious, also comes with a easy recipe book. Replaced my slow cooker and rice cooker
They are pretty much all the same. Just buy a $30 one, keep the receipt and it will be good. The only one that every gets bad reviews is one of the kmart ones (with the black hexagonal pattern on the outside). Any other slow cooker is fair game.
I've been through heaps over the years. I can advise that newer digital ones are annoying and limiting to use, and you are better off with an analogue dial. You want low, high and keep warm.
Do not buy an all in one type product (with pressure cooker etc with it) - while they are a good product (the pressure cooker part of it) - the slow cooker function in those devices is normally not as good (due to having a different lid to a normal slow cooker).
So basically just any $30 analogue one and it'll be right.
Lol we had a Kmart one, lasted 2 months use 11 hours a day then one night we heard a sound in the kitchen. The knob melted off and it was on fire rofl.
Would not recommend Kmart one.
pressure cooker is quicker but you will need to attend to it you cant leave it on and leave the house.
a slow cooker like the name suggests cooks slowly is a lot safer to leave on.. I would do it over night whilst home and not leave it on and go to work,
we have what is called a thermos cooker or insulated cooker..
basically heat the ingredients to desired temperature then put it into its insulated housing and leave for many hours. no electricity or gas required and safe to leave unattended even at work.
something like this.https://reductionrevolution.com.au/products/energy-efficient…
pressure cooker is quicker but
Not when used as a slow cooker. Turn it on and ignore it for 8 hours. Or even longer, it'll switch over to 'keep warm'.
I'm not sure if you are agreeing with me or not….
So you use a pressure cooker to cook slow.. then that is a slow cooking process.
So you use a pressure cooker to pressure cook, then it is quick..
You use a pressure cooker as a paper weight you go hungry
I'm not sure if you are agreeing with me or not….
Not.
These 'multi' pressure cookers have different functions - pressure cooker, rice cooker, browning, slow cooker etc.
When used as a slow cooker they maintain a constant heat - simmering basically - and they tell you to leave the vent open so no pressure builds up anyway.
With 'normal' slow cookers any pressure that builds up can vent out under the lid, you see bubbling there occasionally.
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what I'm saying and what you are saying is exactly the same thing except worded different . Pressure cooking is fast and slow cooking is slow.. both require some sort of electricity or gas applied constantly..
What I was telling the OP is a thermos cooker requires no applied gas or electricity apart from initially heating and then placed in the insulated housing And kept that way for many hours safe to leave unattended even when not at home.
I wouldn't leave any type of cooking appliance ON whether that be a pressure, slow, multi, browning, rice cooker when I'm not at home
You don’t need to spend much on a slow cooker. Find one with a good solid heating dish - mine is a Ronson with basic settings high, low, warm. The rest is up to you - lots of liquid for stews, little liquid for roasts. Enjoy.
DO NOT get the cheap Aldi slow cooker…it almost burned our house down!!! have had it since 2014 and use once a month…had no complaints until smoke started coming out from the bottom and the power buttons were flickering on and off yesterday while cooking….
peaked through the small vents and saw some flames inside where all the wires are… lucky I was working from home!! will now start looking for more expensive models…..
Spend a bit more and get a pressure cooker, eg Aldi have one for around $80 occasionally: https://www.productreview.com.au/p/lumina-aldi-multifunction…
Works fine as a slow cooker.
This cooker is rebranded by just about everyone, price will be a bit higher though.
I've also got one of those $20-$30 5L slow cookers, they work fine. Never had the tough meat/potatoes thing. Don't exceed the max limit for water, it'll overflow and short things out.