Although I can cook now that wasn't always the case. I lived off takeaways and microwaveable ready meals. This lead to an empty bank account and a full waist line. Fruit from a pie or deep fried veg were the only time I got anything remotely healthy.
Things changed one day. It was the day I was given a Slow Cooker. It wasn't an overnight change but that day, the seeds were sown and I was soon mixing and blending in the kitchen like never before.
I'm sure you will agree, a slow cooker doesn't sound that remarkable. Who would buy a slow car? Or a slow TV? Having slow in the title doesn't really do a product many favours. Of course these cookers sometimes go by the name Crockpot but mainly they are known as the cookers that are slow. You could be forgiven in this age of instant gratification for assuming a Slow Cooker is a left over appliance from days gone by.
Yes a slow cooker does its job slowly but the time you spend in front of it is actually very small. Depending on what you want to cook you can do very little and still get a great meal out of your slow cooker. Throw your ingredients in the pot and switch it on and then let the slow cooker do its thing. Some Slow Cookers even have a warming feature that keeps the food at just the right temperature until you are ready to serve it up.
So what changed me from microwave monster to master chef? It was all thanks to my slow cooker. Being able to just put things in a pot and leave it unattended then return some hours later to a great tasting dish really got me thinking about how to cook. I'm no Gordon Ramsey I must acknowledge but I am happy to follow a recipe and I even know a few by heart. Not only have I saved money and lost a few pounds I am also able to cook for friends and family with something I have cooked myself.
So if you've had enough of not knowing your mincer from your masher or just want to try something new in the kitchen you could do a lot worse than buyingup a Slow Cookers today. The best slow cooker in the marketplace at the moment is the Morphy Richards 48810 Intellichef and is well worth checking out.
