ship wrote:
> 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*... !

Geez! Hard to please, ain'tcha!

Get a heavy six quart covered casserole and do your cooking in the oven.
Yes, someone will have to be there to keep an eye on things, but no one
would leave a slow cooker unsupervised for that amount of time either.