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The Aldi multicooker (slow cooker) temperature??

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  • 14-09-2014 10:11am
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    oakshade
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    Hello,
    I bought the Aldi multicooker a few weeks back when it was available and i have had mixed results. The pressure cooker is great for brown rice etc but i think the slow cooker is running at quite a high temp. I cooked pulled pork (from the cookery club recipe ) and last night popped on a roast beef for dinner today. Both recipies called for the meat to be cooked on low but this thing doesn't seem to have a low setting. The meat both times is kinda dry and crumbly as if it was very overcooked. I am going to experiment with shortening the cooking time but i hate ruining dinners.

    Does anyone have any experience with this model or advice. The accompanying manual was shocking.

    Thank you.


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    The Hill Billy
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    It seems that you are not the only one having difficulty with this based on the Aldi UK Facebook page.

    tl;dr - Check this site for the instruction manuals.


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    Dizzyblonde
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    I have no experience of that model, but I can tell you that nothing ever comes out of a slow cooker dry so it must be way too hot for slow cooking.


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    oakshade
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    The Hill Billy wrote: »
    It seems that you are not the only one having difficulty with this based on the Aldi UK Facebook page.

    tl;dr - Check this site for the instruction manuals.

    Very useful link, thank you. It doesnt appear that i have a traditional slow cooker, its a pressure slow cooker, hence the dryness 😢... apparently i need to use the cake function to slow cook for 90 mins only.


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    oakshade
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    Dizzyblonde wrote: »
    I have no experience of that model, but I can tell you that nothing ever comes out of a slow cooker dry so it must be way too hot for slow cooking.

    I agree unfortunately


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    Muahahaha
    Registered Users Posts: 19,663 ✭✭✭✭Muahahaha


    oakshade wrote: »
    Very useful link, thank you. It doesnt appear that i have a traditional slow cooker, its a pressure slow cooker, hence the dryness 😢... apparently i need to use the cake function to slow cook for 90 mins only.

    If it can only slow cook for 90 minutes then I wouldn't call it a proper slow cooker and Aldi really shouldn't be selling it as such if it can't be set to slow cook for at least 8 hours.
    I'd bring it back if thats the case because you aren't going to get the best out of slow cooker recipies if it isn't up to the task. I've done that pulled pork recipe in the slow cooker at least 10 times at this stage and its always come out really well, the instructions in the thread are fool proof with pics to boot so if you're following that and aren't getting results the cooker is the problem. Consider bringing it back, large Tescos normally sell slow cookers for around €20 or so which isn't that much dearer than what Aldi sold theirs for.


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