vikingTON Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 What's the actual energy efficiency on a slow cooker? There's plenty of claims out there but I'd like to know how it works from experience before getting one myself. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairnardo Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 What's the actual energy efficiency on a slow cooker? There's plenty of claims out there but I'd like to know how it works from experience before getting one myself.Apparently a slow cooker runs at roughly between 75 and 200W depending on setting. A quick googling suggests average usage of 1.3kW over an 8 hour cook. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 1 hour ago, beefybake said: I don't fancy the liver/cheese/omelette combination, sounds as stomach turning as tripe. Though seriously considering liver and fried onions in gravy + mash potatoes. Old school and unfashionable these days, but I loved it as a kid. Tasty , cheap, and healthy, ( Not for the cow obv. ) Liver can be excellent, but you really, really need to give it the day soaking in milk. Might put some out to defrost tonight. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvio Tattiescone Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 When Covid hit, one of my colleagues in England raised money to buy slow cookers for people that needed them. They're good for cooking cheap cuts of meat in stews. Think he eventually bought about 150 and distributed them through local charities. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philpy Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 I've had a slow cooker for 16 years. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 12 minutes ago, philpy said: I've had a slow cooker for 16 years. You should try using it. They're not bad. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 5 hours ago, Alert Mongoose said: The Farmfoods SR 350 seems to be a good model. Must have been her day off. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theroadlesstravelled Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 2 hours ago, BFTD said: Liver can be excellent, but you really, really need to give it the day soaking in milk. Might put some out to defrost tonight. Does the B in BFTD stand for Beast? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theroadlesstravelled Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 2 hours ago, philpy said: I've had a slow cooker for 16 years. That is slow. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 31 minutes ago, Theroadlesstravelled said: Does the B in BFTD stand for Beast? Yes. The T stands for Theroadlesstravelled. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingTON Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 10 hours ago, Bairnardo said: Apparently a slow cooker runs at roughly between 75 and 200W depending on setting. A quick googling suggests average usage of 1.3kW over an 8 hour cook. What's the alternative usage figures though? That's why I'm curious about the device. An air fryer is quite obviously cheaper to use than an oven, because it is efficiently heating up a small tray rather than an enormous space. With slow cookers though, the issue is whether the length of time involved trumps the lower intensity of heating required. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigkillie Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 (edited) On 19/08/2022 at 14:56, Inanimate Carbon Rod said: Did they make a vegan eat butter? Thats a bit shit surely? Quite a lot of the supermarket butter aisle products are naturally vegan anyway. All the sunflower spreads and so on are plant-based. Edited August 21, 2022 by craigkillie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throbber Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 Food will soon become a thing of the past for ordinary people and there will be a pill/injection invented that working people will take in the mornings that will provide them with just enough nourishment to survive and function. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Jean King Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 Food will soon become a thing of the past for ordinary people and there will be a pill/injection invented that working people will take in the mornings that will provide them with just enough nourishment to survive and function.Steve55 has hacked your account mate ! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derry Alli Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 36 minutes ago, throbber said: Food will soon become a thing of the past for ordinary people and there will be a pill/injection invented that working people will take in the mornings that will provide them with just enough nourishment to survive and function. RUBBER DINGHY RAPIDS BRO 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH33 Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 I binned to he slow cooker when I moved house. Not a fan of them at all. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throbber Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 27 minutes ago, Mr. Alli said: RUBBER DINGHY RAPIDS BRO I googled that and watched a YouTube video and whilst I don’t see the reference i enjoyed the overall experience. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bert Raccoon Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 On 20/08/2022 at 14:57, philpy said: I've had a slow cooker for 16 years. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMMjag Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 Raw pearl barley is cheaper than both rice and pasta (albeit a bit longer to cook) and can be used in mostly the same ways. A 500g bag from morrisons is 65p and will easily serve 10. It looks like dug sick but I made a barley cheese bake with broccoli and bacon. All ingredients in - barley, bacon lardons, broccoli, courgette, cheddar, cream cheese, stilton, ham stock cube - I worked out the cost per portion about 85p (make it veggie and its about 50p). Spoiler 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 6 hours ago, AMMjag said: Raw pearl barley is cheaper than both rice and pasta (albeit a bit longer to cook) and can be used in mostly the same ways. A 500g bag from morrisons is 65p and will easily serve 10. It looks like dug sick but I made a barley cheese bake with broccoli and bacon. All ingredients in - barley, bacon lardons, broccoli, courgette, cheddar, cream cheese, stilton, ham stock cube - I worked out the cost per portion about 85p (make it veggie and its about 50p). Hide contents I'd rather eat the mould on your grout. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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