Eldog Posted September 16, 2020 Report Share Posted September 16, 2020 Hi Does anyone know of a 12V slow cooker that actually works and isn't going to cost more than a few pints of beer? Ta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracy D'arth Posted September 16, 2020 Report Share Posted September 16, 2020 Put dinner on the engine in a morning, cruise all day, dinner ready. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchcrawler Posted September 16, 2020 Report Share Posted September 16, 2020 We use a 240 volt one while we are traveling then put a purpose made "Tea Cosy" over it until we want to eat. Just bought some 3M Thinsulate to improve the cosy. I thing a 240 volt electric pressure cooker may be more energy efficient Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WotEver Posted September 16, 2020 Report Share Posted September 16, 2020 Mr D’s Thermal Cooker is another option. https://mrdscookware.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Trackman Posted September 16, 2020 Report Share Posted September 16, 2020 1 hour ago, WotEver said: Mr D’s Thermal Cooker is another option. https://mrdscookware.com Have you used one? I have been considering one and I know some love their Mr D cooker but I'm keen to hear from more who actually use them. 2 hours ago, Eldog said: Hi Does anyone know of a 12V slow cooker that actually works and isn't going to cost more than a few pints of beer? Ta years ago, I was tempted by one I saw for sale at the chandlery at Whilton. Decided that in winter my back stove did a similar job. Could be useful in summer though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WotEver Posted September 16, 2020 Report Share Posted September 16, 2020 2 minutes ago, Mrs Trackman said: Have you used one? I have been considering one and I know some love their Mr D cooker but I'm keen to hear from more who actually use them. Yes, we used it regularly on the boat and in the caravan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Trackman Posted September 16, 2020 Report Share Posted September 16, 2020 3 minutes ago, WotEver said: Yes, we used it regularly on the boat and in the caravan. Thankyou Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephenA Posted September 16, 2020 Report Share Posted September 16, 2020 2 hours ago, ditchcrawler said: We use a 240 volt one while we are traveling then put a purpose made "Tea Cosy" over it until we want to eat. Just bought some 3M Thinsulate to improve the cosy. I thing a 240 volt electric pressure cooker may be more energy efficient We do that with our 240V slow cooker but improvise using a couple of towels. Works very well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchcrawler Posted September 16, 2020 Report Share Posted September 16, 2020 26 minutes ago, Mrs Trackman said: , I was tempted by one I saw for sale at the chandlery at Whilton. Decided that in winter my back stove did a similar job. Could be useful in summer though. We only use our slow cooker in the summer, winter its on the stove Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tree monkey Posted September 16, 2020 Report Share Posted September 16, 2020 1 hour ago, Mrs Trackman said: Thankyou My other half uses one of these things or similar and loves it, bring the pan up to temp on the stove and bung it in the insulated bag. I have no idea if this is the exact type she uses but it is similar. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Wonderbag-Portable-Cooker-Recipe-Khaki/dp/B00FXKMJI8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WotEver Posted September 16, 2020 Report Share Posted September 16, 2020 43 minutes ago, tree monkey said: My other half uses one of these things or similar and loves it, bring the pan up to temp on the stove and bung it in the insulated bag. I have no idea if this is the exact type she uses but it is similar. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Wonderbag-Portable-Cooker-Recipe-Khaki/dp/B00FXKMJI8 Mr D’s is a kind of 21st century version of that 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onionman Posted September 16, 2020 Report Share Posted September 16, 2020 You need a haybox. Plenty of videos out there; here's one made of cardboard that should cost a couple of quid if you go wild. Many years ago I made one. All you do is make a stew (or whatever) bring it to the boil, pop the pan in an insulated box and leave it for several hours. Some of the best meals I recall eating came out of ours. Unfortunately some species of black insect took up residence in ours and we had to part company. Having thought about this for the first time in ages, I may well make one again out of some offcuts I have around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transplant Posted September 17, 2020 Report Share Posted September 17, 2020 7 hours ago, Eldog said: Does anyone know of a 12V slow cooker that actually works and isn't going to cost more than a few pints of beer? They do exist, they're targeted at truckers, see if you can find a UK supplier for this 12V RoadPro Slow Cooker . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackrose Posted September 17, 2020 Report Share Posted September 17, 2020 10 hours ago, Eldog said: Hi Does anyone know of a 12V slow cooker that actually works and isn't going to cost more than a few pints of beer? Ta Assume you have no inverter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naughty Cal Posted September 17, 2020 Report Share Posted September 17, 2020 14 hours ago, WotEver said: Mr D’s Thermal Cooker is another option. https://mrdscookware.com We use a 240v slow cooker on the boat but that looks like it would possibly be a better option for us, especially on days when we are not cruising far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onionman Posted September 17, 2020 Report Share Posted September 17, 2020 Seriously, get a cardboard box of roughly the correct size (see video). Put in layers of cardboard with a pan-shaped hole in them as insulation until it's full. Total cost, zero. Uses up old cardboard. Works as well as a slow cooker and uses no energy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackrose Posted September 19, 2020 Report Share Posted September 19, 2020 (edited) A word of caution: Be aware that unless hot cooked food is held above a certain temperature pathogenic microorganisms can grow and cause illness. Unless you are able to measure the temperature of the food with a probe I would be extremely cautious about leaving hot food for any significant length of time in an improvised and potentially inefficient insulated container without any heat source to keep it above the danger zone. https://www.foodsafetyguru.co.uk/the-danger-zone/ Edited September 19, 2020 by blackrose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightwatch Posted September 19, 2020 Report Share Posted September 19, 2020 On 17/09/2020 at 10:22, Onionman said: Seriously, get a cardboard box of roughly the correct size (see video). Put in layers of cardboard with a pan-shaped hole in them as insulation until it's full. Total cost, zero. Uses up old cardboard. Works as well as a slow cooker and uses no energy. Brilliant idea. In all honesty, I’d rather buy the Real thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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