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Just had "Which" drop through the letter box, and it includes a review on slow cookers which was a topic recently... unfortunately all are mains and none mentioned the power consumption figures...

 

The best buys include....

 

Rating:

 

1) 77% Cuisinart CSC650U at about £70 online or from John Lewis 4.5 litre capacity

 

2) 75% Breville VTP043/VYP062 at about £35 online or from Argos 5.5. / 6.5 litre capacity

 

3) 73% Morphy Richards 48724 at about £50 online or from Argos 3 litre capacity

 

 

There are apparently two budget cookers at a mere £10 each from Tesco and Argos but they didn't impress - Argos got 33% and Tesco got 57%, so may do for someone - thin watery stews and poor handbooks being the main issues - not sure how the cooker affects the wateryness of the stews though !

 

 

Hope it helps someone...

 

Nick

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Just had "Which" drop through the letter box, and it includes a review on slow cookers which was a topic recently... unfortunately all are mains and none mentioned the power consumption figures...

 

The best buys include....

 

Rating:

 

1) 77% Cuisinart CSC650U at about £70 online or from John Lewis 4.5 litre capacity

 

2) 75% Breville VTP043/VYP062 at about £35 online or from Argos 5.5. / 6.5 litre capacity

 

3) 73% Morphy Richards 48724 at about £50 online or from Argos 3 litre capacity

 

 

There are apparently two budget cookers at a mere £10 each from Tesco and Argos but they didn't impress - Argos got 33% and Tesco got 57%, so may do for someone - thin watery stews and poor handbooks being the main issues - not sure how the cooker affects the wateryness of the stews though !

 

 

Hope it helps someone...

 

Nick

 

I use mine while cruising so power used not such a great problem.

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They don't need to use a lot of power.

 

A large capacity (Lakeland branded) one we use at home is 200 watts, the smaller unbranded (from a boaters auction) one we use on the boat is only 100 watts.

 

Both work well, athough the one on the boat could sometimes do to be a tad larger.

 

I believe some models use a lot more power than either of ours do, though, so might be more of an issue if used aboard - worth checking!

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There are apparently two budget cookers at a mere £10 each from Tesco and Argos but they didn't impress - Argos got 33% and Tesco got 57%, so may do for someone - thin watery stews and poor handbooks being the main issues - not sure how the cooker affects the wateryness of the stews though !

 

Nick

 

We bought our daughter a ten quid Tesco one (generous aren't we) which she says is superb - both she and her partner are good cooks and enjoy their food so are reasonable judges.

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How many watts, Starman ?

 

Nick

 

Sorry for slow reply; I've been out trying - and failing - to fix my car radio!

 

174 - 207 watts is the specified figure (3 heat settings) - not a lot but you will need to run it for a number of hours of course.

 

Oh, and capacity is 3.3 litres.

 

It says 'special purchase' in Tesco so I guess they won't be around for ever. We've been helping empty the shelves - bought another two now as Christmas presents

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We recently bought a slow cooker from ASDA for, believe it or not, £7.00 English pound notes.(coins)

 

200w and it is quite large, probably 3 ltr. S/S housing is very thin but does that matter?

 

Martyn

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I have a £9.99 Tescos jobbie - perfectly Ok and does a fine stew.

I thicken the stew a bit after its cooked but if an expensive once does it as well, I can't see how spending an extra £40 would be worth it for a few minutes extra time.

 

The Tescos offer has been around for over a year now. We bought ours won the way to spending a week at a friend's cottage, doing long walks out most days. We used it a lot mostly so we had a hot meal when we got back. The rabbit stew was the best.

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Can't see their usefulness on a Nb, 200 watts for several hours is quite a bit of power + they are a bit specialist unlike a saucepan, I suppose there are smaller versions using less power.

The "usefulness" on our narrow boat is that our slow cooker is set up to cook a meal during the day whilst we are cruising, to be ready to eat once we are tied up.

 

It's only a 100 watt one, but even a 200 watt one wouldn't stress the inverter, (itself only 300 watts), or the battery bank, whilst the engine is running.

 

We are very frugal users of electricity, and I'd not dream of using the slow cooker except when moving - which is why we never do!

 

Good for people who spend more time boating than tied up, but probably far less useful for people who are tied up more than they boat, (unless connected to a land-line, of course).

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