[Poolfield2]

They have got the 3 litre one on special offer in T***o at present for £9.96 but that is only any good if you have a large family or you batch cook on a regular basis cos it's huge.

It's very good for steaming Christmas puds

[Ice]

At that price it's well worth getting one as you don't need to fill it.  Once you have cooked in one you will be hooked.

I am just about to have steak and ale stew with veg, pearl barley, herbs and dumplings with creamy mash and cabbage from mine.

[Parsnip]

Just freeze what you dont use Pooly...I got mine out of the garage the other day and I've cooked a huge beef stew and a beef curry, the left over's are in the freezer..

Mine is a Morphy Ricahrds and it's huge..but like Ice say's they are brilliant...and at less then a tenner I reckon you should go for it..

[richyrich7]

Me too ours is big one but then we need it    anyway makes fab stew and dumplings  

[Poolfield2]

I bought mine from a local free ad paper last Easter and I must admit I don't know how I managed without it. On Saturday, it is going to be keeping soup warm to serve at a Christmas Fair at our church.

[JulesJ]

Wouldn't be without mine; I batch-cook and freeze portions. So lovely to bung all the ingredients in first thing on a bleary-eyed morning and come in from work to a gorgeous stew or curry. Great for mulled wine and mulled cider too.

[Parsnip]

What got me using mins again was how cheap they are to run.. :shock: The thing is I'm convinced food tastes better and I love the bung it all in the one pot method of cooking too.

[Yorkie]

Do you all bother browning the meat before it goes in?

The books advise you to, but I can't quite face doing that before breakfast and on my way out of the door ...

[compostqueen]

I got mine from Tesco and it's huge  :shock:  Mind you it cost me £24 odd some this offer is brill

Great for making up a massive batch of traditional braised red cabbage  

[JulesJ]

I chuck my meat in frozen and cook it on Low all day - comes out fine, and I haven't poisoned us yet.

[Poolfield2]

I chuck my meat in frozen and cook it on Low all day - comes out fine, and I haven't poisoned us yet.

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! :shock:  Hope your cast iron constitution never fails you.

[lucywil]

i have seen these and i am considering buying one i just wondered if, like today i have a peice of brisket that will go in a casserole dish in the oven with a pint of water on slow for about 3 to 4 hours, would i be able to cook it in the slow cooker?

[richyrich7]

i have seen these and i am considering buying one i just wondered if, like today i have a peice of brisket that will go in a casserole dish in the oven with a pint of water on slow for about 3 to 4 hours, would i be able to cook it in the slow cooker?

Yes we've done brisket before and it melts in your mouth, completely different from roast brisket  

[Yorkie]

Great for making up a massive batch of traditional braised red cabbage  

What's your recipe for that, CQ?  sounds fab

[FCG]

Very tempted to buy this for my mother as a present (also bought a blender this year). Not as a Christmas present just something useful for her to cook with. Evil eh?