Large slow cooker €22.99

unkel

Linky

I'm gonna grab myself one of those - perfect for winter stews

angel_wings

unkel wrote: »

Linky

I'm gonna grab myself one of those - perfect for winter stews

Where is the offer from?

Nollog

angel_wings wrote: »

Where is the offer from?

Aldi

swampy353

angel_wings wrote: »

Where is the offer from?

http://www.aldi.ie/ie/html/offers/special_buys3_24095.htm?WT.mc_id=2012-10-22-10-31%22

angel_wings

Sorry the link didn't show up originally :-)

hdowney

Gah that is this thursday. WANT WANT. Nearest Aldi is Arklow though and I need every penny this week

tommy42

A slow cooker any good on electric bill.

getoffthepot

Heard Paolo Tullio say he was getting one of these when on Newstalk last week.

bogman

hdowney wrote: »

Gah that is this thursday. WANT WANT. Nearest Aldi is Arklow though and I need every penny this week

Its A large slow cooker and uses 320W, at which power setting im not sure, 6.5 litre is suitable for very large families in my opinion

I have this 4.5l Breville, consumes 265w and is more than adequate for 3

http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/4231473/c_1/1|category_root|Kitchen+and+laundry|14418476/c_2/3|19780844|Small+kitchen+appliances|14418587/c_3/4|cat_14418587|Slow+cookers+and+ovens|14418592.htm

Made an inquiry and they sent me this information

The ITP137 is rated at 290W so will run for 3hrs 25 minutes on “High” to use one unit of electricity, i.e. 1kWh.

The Wattage on the “Low” setting is 195W so the unit will operate for just over 5 hours to use 1kWh.

Auto will cycle between the two so the time taken to consume 1kWh will be somewhere between 3h 25m and 5 hours.

Uses a lot less power than the Aldi cooker and is €29.99 in Argos right now

The Crockpot 2.4l & 3.5l uses less power again, moral of the story is if u dont need the capacity a smaller slow cooker does fine

On a note of caution I had the Cookworks 3.5 Litre model and had to return it as it did not work correctly, fortunately the larger Breville was on offer at a cheaper price so I also got a 7 euro refund

tommy42 wrote: »

A slow cooker any good on electric bill.

Yes, very much so

hdowney

I have had more than enough problems with Cookworks items before that I'd not go again. Checking out the Breville now

unkel

Bought it myself. Had a large beef round roast (half price in Tesco - €7 for a large joint) slow cook in it for 8 hours on high today. Amazing, the meat just melted in your mouth

cormie

Is there a timer on these things at all?

unkel

cormie wrote: »

Is there a timer on these things at all?

Nope, but there's no stopping you connecting it to a mechanical €5 plug in timer

Best is to just leave them on though. No chance of burning whatever is in it, even on high the temp on mine never exceeded 95C...

cormie

Thanks unkel, it wouldn't be for me, but my sister was thinking to get one as a gift for someone and was concerned about the aldi one not having a timer.

unkel

I don't think any of them do. There's just no need! If something is supposed to go in for 8 hours, it won't be ruined if you leave it in for 9, 10, or 11 hours. Probably just makes it better

Slow roast pulled pork is next on my list of things to try

cormie

Thanks again for the info. I'll point her to this thread

cormie

Just saw this one on Argos, 4.7 star average from 400+ reviews (compared to 4.6 star average fro, 180 reviews), bigger and cheaper than the breville one linked to above: http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/4228826.htm#tabrev

unkel

In case anyone was wondering about electricity use - the Aldi one uses 287W on high and 142W on low

I've a massive slow roast shoulder of pork (bone in) on now and I'm going to leave it in for 16 hours. That will cost €0.40 in total in electricity

(same as having a typical electric heater on for an hour)

gavsmith

Can I still get one of these in Aldi?
I can't cook o save my life. But I manage I produce amazing things with a slow cooker!

unkel wrote: »

In case anyone was wondering about electricity use - the Aldi one uses 287W on high and 142W on low

I've a massive slow roast shoulder of pork (bone in) on now and I'm going to leave it in for 16 hours. That will cost €0.40 in total in electricity

(same as having a typical electric heater on for an hour)

unkel

I'd say they'd be sold out in most Aldis. Keep a look out on Argos though, they regularly have them at discounted prices, although I've never seen a 6.5l one for €22 there