Morphy Richards 460012 Slow Cooker Sear and Stew, 3.5 Litre 163W, Black

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With these hands-off appliances, there is no need to stand over the pot stirring, as slow cookers apply an even heat and don't get hot enough for the food to catch. Functioning as both a slow cooker and a pressure cooker, it includes sensors at the top and bottom to monitor temperature. There are many benefits to using a slow cooker, including that you can create delicious dinners with minimal prep and without spending hours in the kitchen. You can programme it to cook for between 4 and 10 hours and the time remaining is shown on the digital display. This is usually made from aluminium with a non-stick coating, making it lightweight and easier to clean, but they usually don’t hold heat so well.

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It’s also not dishwasher-safe, meaning the relatively heavy pot has to be washed by hand – but for sheer size combined with affordability, it’s hard to beat. We loved the large, clear and colourful digital display and the simple six button control panel that made accessing the Cook Expert’s numerous settings (including 18 speeds) straightforward. The design is simple, but if you’re looking to add a pop of colour with your new slow cooker, this one is available in pink and navy blue, as well as simple black and grey. This idea is actually pretty old-fashioned, but it’s fair to say that the results are perfect for a busy home. Slow cooking is an ancient method used by almost all cultures around the world, from a British beef stew to an Indian lamb curry.While the basic shape hasn’t changed, on the outside, it’s great to see that effort has been put into the overall design of this slow cooker. The large LCD display and simple eight button control panel made accessing the cooker’s eight preset programs easy. We're talking slow cooking (which is very user-friendly) searing/sautéing, air-crisping, grilling, dehydrating, baking/roasting, yogurt-making, pressure cooking and steaming. There’s no need to reach for separate pans when prepping food for this slow cooker; it’s equipped with a powerful and even brown/sauté setting, meaning anything that needs to be seared ahead of time can be done directly in the cooking pot.

Morphy Richards 460012 Slow Cooker Sear and Stew, 3.5 Litre

We prepared a simple spicy butternut squash soup using the high setting that was perfectly cooked in three hours. The sear mode took only a few minutes to pre-heat and we were able to brown our onions before adding curry ingredients, which delivered a lot of extra flavour. The “Sear” in the product name refers to the ability to sear meat or sauté base ingredients such as onions, garlic and spices. Without a hob-safe cooking pot, searing your meat before it goes in the slow cooker often comes with the admin of having to transfer it from one vessel to another – creating twice the amount of washing-up.If you've kept a slow cooker dish in the fridge, you must wait for it to warm up before turning it on. Slow cookers with digital controls may also have a delay start, which is ideal if you’re out of the house for more than eight hours. Simply place the pot on the top shelf of the dishwasher, along with the lid, and it will come out ready to use once more. After ten hours the lamb pulled away from the bone very easily, and I then left it for a little longer to soak up the juices from the sauce while I cooked my rice.

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We looked for three key qualities in our final stews: tender and succulent meat, well cooked vegetables that retained some bite, and a flavoursome, slightly thickened sauce. On the plus side, the hinged lid allowed us to check in on our dishes without leaving splatters or drips of condensation on the worktop. After the cooking time had elapsed, the rice pudding had formed a slight skin around the edges of the pot, but there were no burnt bits of milk. If you have added too much liquid and need to thicken the sauce, mix a small amount of cornflour with some cold water and at it into your slow cooker contents at the end. We enjoyed beautifully tender meat, soft carrots that retained a little bite, as well as a richly flavoured sauce.as real users, posing a threat to a site’s security, so the site sometimes runs random security checks.