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)


What kind of food are you planning to leave sitting on the counter for 12
hours before cooking? At worst that is pretty unsafe. At any temp that is
going to allow your pipes not to freeze in your house, the temp is unsafe
for food to be at for the duration. Even barring that, it seems a way to
make sure the food tastes nasty.


> - has a large capacity (say 6 litre - for up to 10 people)



We have more than one crockpot, depending on the size of the meal. It is key
to have the pot quite full for decent cooking without burned edges.

> - 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?