Hi

Can anyone recommend a really good slow cooker?


I want something that:
- allows for extremely slow cooking (e.g. 12 or even 24 hours?)
- gets the food up to temperature fast, (so not much time wasted time
if you put cold water in instead of hot water - important for a
4
hour cooking time)
- has a proper, adjustable thermostat
- has several different levels of cooking speed (at least low,
medium
& high)
- has a delayed start possible
(e.g. start cooking after 5 hours, then cook for say 4 hours)
or dont start cooking for 12 hours then cook for 8)
- has a large capacity (say 6 litre - for up to 10 people)
- distributes heat well (no patches where cooked faster)
- easy to clean (i.e. removable, dishwasher-safe crock pot)


Any suggestions?


I have tried several websites including www.which.co.uk (that I have
subscribed to), but find them all to be remarkably amateur, gushing
and useless. Most models seem to cook slowly simply by having a low
heat source rather than by activily measuring and controlling the
temperature. Also most models seem to be unable to do really slow
cooking (12+ hours). And may are incapable of a delayed start. I am
not sure of the benefits of a digital timer. Some models (e.g.
Cuisinart - c.GBP70.00) cost about twice what others cost (e.g.
Morphy Richards c.GBP35.00) but it isnt clear what the advantages of
the more expensive models are - surely *something*... !


With thanks


Ship
Shiperton Henethe

P.S. Can you suggest any review sites that have any thing sensible to
say?