Crock-Pot SCCPRC507B-060 4.7L Countdown Slow Cooker - Black.

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However, there is a ‘keep warm’ function and our tester noted that cleaning it is a doddle, with the ceramic pot requiring minimal scrubbing. We, the seller, are not responsible for such variations or colour match with other products from the manufacturer. Heat retention: A slow cooker with heat retention keeps your food warm even when the cooking time is over. Read more about the condition New other (see details): An item in excellent, new condition with no wear.

Water did collect in the rim and the lid shook at times when our sauces bubbled, but these are minor niggles for an otherwise great slow cooker. However, you should be careful about cooking uncooked beans in a slow cooker as some of them contain a toxin that the low temperature doesn’t get rid of. What makes a slow cooker so useful is that once you’ve started a meal, the slow cooker takes over and does the work for you. Passionate about finding the best home products and appliances for our readers, she has tested everything from blenders to pizza ovens.Three heat settings give you great versatility; 'Low' for slow cooking – great for stews, soups, and ultra-tender, slow cooked meats; 'High' will let you create a hot meal, snack or dessert in no time; and the 'Keep Warm' function will keep food at an even temperature until the last family member comes home to eat, or until your party is over. Top features: - Large capacity can feed up to six people - Home-cooked meals with minimal effort - Easy control with high, low and keep-warm settings Large capacity Easily slow cook without any fuss or hassle with the Crock-Pot Slow Cooker, which has a large 4. Although it’s designed for sous vide cooking, you have to purchase the cooking pouches separately, which is a little disappointing. In fact, they're real multi-taskers, even up to the challenge of cooking a whole cut of meat – including sweet and salty coca cola ham or a tender beef joint. Slow cookers are nifty appliances that do all the cooking for you, so you can whip up scrumptious meals without spending hours working away behind a stove.

Some models will start by themselves, while others will require you to turn on the heat retention function. Testers were also pleased with the energy efficiency, and the clear digital display panel meant it was easy to know when our dish was ready. And when you're ready to serve, the bowl is removable so that you can easily put the meal on the table without using extra dishes. Megan has an MA in Magazine Journalism and has previously written for Stylist, Glamour, TimeOut, SquareMeal, and YOU magazine.Tried one of the recipes (BBQ pulled pork) in their manual using exact specified ingredients and measures, put it in for the minimum time (7 hours).

Hearst UK is the trading name of the National Magazine Company Ltd, 30 Panton Street, Leicester Square, London, SW1Y 4AJ.Cooking for a long time at a low temperature also helps tenderise meat and bring out its flavour, so you can get the best out of a less expensive cut. Display, clear buttons, and a non-stick coating are all small details that make the slow cooker more user-friendly. litre dishwasher-safe ceramic pot is topped with a glass lid, so you can peek in to see just how your food is coming along (great for nosy diners). While it didn’t score quite as highly as our runner-up Ninja model, this 8-in-1 slow cooker can still hold its own and impressed our testers with a particularly moist and tender chicken curry that only lost 0. Editorial independence means being able to give an unbiased verdict about a product or company, with the avoidance of conflicts of interest.

A slow cooker is an electric device that consists of an external heating container and an internal pan for cooking. But the pot had stubborn white stains after the soup-cooking that just wouldn’t shift with soap and water, so we had to use a scouring pad to remove them. It’s useful when you want the overall cooking time to be quicker, as it still enables food to be slow cooked. This highly practical and versatile Crock-Pot® SCCPRC507B-060 slow cooker brings modern style to any kitchen with its gloss black exterior finish and easy-to-use one touch button settings.The upsides are that it retains heat well at the table and you can clean it without fear of damaging a non-stick surface.