You can set it to cook – at low or high heat – for anything from 30 minutes to 20 hours, in 30-minute increments.

We do love dishes like hearty soups, casseroles, stews, curries and chilli con carne so this is a fairly obvious solution for us.

Ideal for entertaining, the countdown timer allows you to plan ahead, counting down as your meal cooks so you can go out for the day or enjoy more time with family and friends while it cooks a flavoursome, home-made meal. An increasingly popular way of cooking, sous-vide is a French term that simply means ‘under vacuum’.

Different heating modes: Models with multiple heat settings make cooking more efficient, as you can also use the slow cooker to sear, steam, and saute, etc. It also scored highly for its design, instructions and ability to produce a tender, flavourful chicken curry.To get started, simply prepare your ingredients, pop them into the Crock-Pot Slow Cooker at the beginning of the day or before work and set the timer, so that you can arrive home to a nutritious, home-cooked meal that requires no extra effort. litre capacity and an oval shape, it is suitable for cooking a variety of meals and accommodating larger cuts of meat. It’s a doddle to use, with a choice of four cooking modes – sauté, slow cook, steam and roast – and an easily adjustable timer. litre capacity, it has a programmable timer which will allow you to cook from 30 minutes to 20 hours. Cooking food at a low temperature for a long time usually improves the flavours and also makes any meat really tender and tasty.

Upon receipt of your item we will provide a FOC repair including any mechanical parts, if in the unlikely event the unit is beyond economical repair we will provide a like for like replacement. A programmable timer allows you to set the perfect cooking duration while auto keep-warm means your meal is ready when you are.

The bowl can be used on the hob, which is handy if you want to sauté your ingredients before slow cooking and minimise washing up. Read more about the condition New other (see details): An item in excellent, new condition with no wear. Hannah has an MA in Magazine Journalism and has previously worked as a freelance lifestyle and women’s sports journalist, working for Stylist, Sky Sports and more.