Who wants to start cooking at the end of a long day? Why not prepare it in the morning and have it all ready for when you got home? Yep - with a slow cooker, you can do just that!
Slow cookers (also known as a crock-pot) are a brilliant way to enjoy home-cooked meals in a hands-off way. After a little bit of preparation up front, you turn on the slow cooker and let it simmer away all day while you're at work or doing anything else. At the end of the day, you’ll be able to return home to have a delicious meal waiting for you.
Slow cookers are safer than an oven or stove to leave on all day while you’re away, and they use far less energy. And while you’re at it, you might as well double-up if you have room in your slow cooker and make an extra homemade ready meal for the freezer 👍
Here's why we love a slow cooker -
1. Using a slow cooker saves time - Just add your ingredients, set the slow cooker, and go. You'll have more time for other things and one pot means less washing up to do. 🤩
2. Slow cookers can save money - Slow cookers are great for cooking cheaper cuts of meat which become tender and flavourful when cooked slowly. 🤩
3. Slow cookers are perfect for big pieces of meat - Many slow cookers are shaped just right for cooking whole chickens or large cuts of meat, giving you tender and evenly cooked results. Great for entertaining. 🤩
4. Slow cooking is great for batch cooking - Slow cookers come in all shapes and sizes, but if you have a large pot you can cook a lot of food at once, so you can enjoy multiple meals just from the one pot. This saves time and energy. Pop the extra into a freezer-proof tub and pop it in the freezer for a delicious homemade ready meal on another day. 🤩
5. Using a slow cooker saves energy - Slow cookers use less energy than conventional ovens, as they work at a lower wattage. This makes them an eco-friendly and cost-effective choice for home cooking. 🤩
6. There’s no need for extra fat or oil in a slow cooker - Slow cookers don't need extra oil or fat because food won't stick to the pot as it does not get as hot and there's enough liquid. This makes your meals healthier. 🤩
7. Cooking time is flexible in a slow cooker - Slow cookers have adjustable cooking times, so you can time dinner to be ready when you are, whether it's cooking for a few hours on high or an all-day simmer. 🤩
500+ Slow Cooker Recipes
Here's a round up of some of our favourite slow cooker recipes that we've found from food bloggers online including BBC Good Food, Bored of Lunch, Taste.com, All Recipes, Delish, Tasty, Spend with Pennies and the very savvy Feed Your Family (for less than £20). All have some great budget friendly family recipes. Simply click the links below to go direct to the full list of slow cooker recipes...
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