Slow cookers: model selection, features, reviews

[Oksana]

Oksana, you can use each bowl separately, it seemed to me that the side where the second bowl works heats up more. I can’t say more precisely, I turned off the porridge early, and then the meat was “fried” everywhere.
Power write 240. It heats up as usual, if you cook, then the body from the side of the bowl is hot, warm on heating. (how to print on laptop E with two dots at the top?)

[tanya]

tanya,
Thank you very much for your answer, but where is the heating element located in the lower third of the base like Kitforth or in the upper third like Russell?
Or is it higher in one bowl and lower in the other?
The power is higher than that of 3.5 liters, an interesting device, very interesting, but are there any recipes in the instructions?

[Oksana]

Oksana, there are no recipes, it is written that it is impossible (for example, do not put the blender on the edge) as in all instructions, you cannot turn it on through an outlet with a timer, etc., the characteristics, how to use and the guarantee, all in a nutshell. The power level is indicated in the instructions "low" (low), "high" (high), "warm" (heating), on the handle of the device just an icon is drawn and -, + or the sun (seen in the photo). Power for two bowls is indicated, therefore higher. I don’t know about the heating element, when I brought my hand to the device to see if it was very hot or not, it seemed hotter below the middle.
I would like to try the lean pea soup, until I understand how much water to pour, I wanted to put it overnight. How I will do it, I will write what happened.

cannot be switched on via a socket with a timer

This is very strange. In my opinion, this is very convenient! for morning cereals, for main dishes, when there is no way to turn it off on time.

cannot be switched on via a socket with a timer

The same is written in the instructions for my Russell Hobbs
I tried to turn it on once with a mechanical socket-timer and I don't do this anymore .... after the end of cooking, the socket began to * rustle *, which was not there before and this alerted me.
With Kitforth, there is nothing like that, no rustling in the outlet, but there is no prohibition on cooking with a timer in his instructions.

Each slow with its own character (programmer). you have to adapt to anyone, they are all different.

This is for sure, in different slow cookers the same dish turns out differently. My favorite Kitforth cannot cook my favorite crunchy apples because the heating element is too low to brown the crumb on the apples.

girls, can anyone tell me for a 0.7l slow bottle, which they took in joint purchases, is there also a ban on switching on through a socket with a timer? I don't have a timer yet, so I think if it will be needed

... after the end of cooking, the outlet began to * rustle *, which was not previously with it

It's strange ... Before, when there was a need, I constantly turned on my Russell at night through a socket with a timer, no changes in the main outlet were noticed. Works properly. There was not even a thought that it was impossible to use a timer, although I read the instructions, diagonally,

[Taha]

Taha,
A IMPORTANT SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Follow basic safety instructions, including the following: 1 Use of this device by children 8 years of age or older, or those with reduced physical, sensory or mental capabilities, lack of experience or knowledge is allowed, provided it is supervised or instructed and the risks involved are understood. Children are prohibited from playing with the device. The appliance can be cleaned and serviced by children over 8 years of age, subject to adult supervision.Keep the device and cable out of the reach of children under 8 years of age. 2 If the cable is damaged, it must be replaced by the manufacturer, service agent or other qualified person to prevent hazard. Do not immerse the device in liquid. ¬ The surfaces of the device become hot. 3 Dried beans ( e.g. red beans) must be cooked for at least 10 minutes before they can be placed in a slow cooker. They are poisonous when raw or undercooked. 4 Leave at least 50 mm of space around the appliance. 5 Do not cover or place anything on the appliance. 6 Do not place a hot pot on a cold surface or in cold water, it may crack. 7 Do not use the kettle with any other appliance (stove, hotplate, microwave, etc.) other than the slow cooker. 8 Unplug the appliance when not in use, before carrying or cleaning. 9 Use only accessories and attachments from the manufacturer. 10 The device cannot be operated from an external timer or remote control system. 11 Do not use the device if it is damaged or

Natalya, I have the oldest model 19790-56, after it, like 2 more oval models of 3.5 liters were on sale, maybe you have a newer model?

No, Oksana, I have just the very first Russell, the same as yours, (....- 56). And the precautions in any electrical appliance are similar, with minor additions. Well, in any case, everything is in order with the outlet, although I drove at night with a timer for several months. The device is the simplest.

[Taha]

Taha,
Natalya, thank you, maybe I'll take a chance too, since you're all right with him.

Good luck, Oksana. , but I want to remind you that I described only my experience of using the device.

[Taha]

Taha,
Natalya, I have Russell the third slow cooker, which is better than the other two to cook shaker chick and peas for soup in 7-8 hours at night, without an outlet
Kitfort and Maman work with a timer socket, they are quicker, everything is fine with them.
But the next slow cooker, I will only buy an electronic one, since I am not getting younger and I need a device that, like a multicooker, will turn off for good and will not turn on again after 24 hours, obeying the cycles of the socket-timer.

Yesterday we went to Auchan on Khodynka (AVIAPARK), there are no slow cookers there.

Now there is a promotion for Kitfort products on mamsi, and so there are a lot of Kitfort slow cookers of different sizes (from 1.5 liters to 8 liters) and prices. A very large selection from 205 to 214 models. The latter even with clips for the lid for a snug fit, with a cooking timer setting, delayed start, 3 operating modes.

🔗

[Marina]

Marina,
Marina, THANKS, ordered herself from My KT205. 1.5 liters while they are there.

Girls, 70-75 degrees is low?

[Lisichkalal]

Lisichkalalrather heated. Here are the topics with temperature measurements.
https://Mcooker-enn.tomathouse.com/in...462.0
https://Mcooker-enn.tomathouse.com/in...58313.0
https://Mcooker-enn.tomathouse.com/in...490.0

Hello everybody ! Dear Girls (and Boys?) !!!
Take me to your community of "Slow-brewers", after reading your praise and delicious recipes, I decided that I also needed all this, and yesterday they brought me a 3.5-liter Kitford, First time, I will ask you, no blame me. I have an electrician. tagine born in 1957, but the principle is different there, you heat the tagine to 200-220 degrees, fry everything in the bowl, put all the other products, then the temperature drops and you stew everything for several hours, like in a Russian stove, I cook mutton for 8-10 hours, but here it is vice versa from small to large. And here I have the first question, if I put the lamb with vegetables for 8-10 hours, will it not go bad while the temperature rises, and the second question, if I put everything in a pot in the evening and put it in the cold. , and in the morning I'll get it out and cook. Will the bowl burst from the temperature difference?

[bolovlena]

bolovlena,
Welcome to our ranks, and the topic about Kitfort, on page 15 there is such a recipe for lamb
Quote Highlighted Report
velli
valentine
Reply # 298 • Friday, January 04, 2019 09:39 AM • Kitfort KT 2010 slow cooker temperature table
Oksana, I made lamb simply, without preliminary marinating, because when cooking slowly, all the spices will penetrate into the meat and I was not mistaken! I had a piece of pelvis / thigh ham without bone, one pulp. She cut off all the fat, which films were and cut into pieces the size of a matchbox. I added a diced onion to a bowl of meat (pre-shaken it with my hand until the juice appeared), sprinkled it with homemade garlic salt, added black coarsely ground pepper, and squeezed out of a tube of adjika Maheev for meat about see 2-3, and 1 hour. l. Sahara. She mixed everything well and put it in a slow bowl. At the bottom I put some chopped onion and meat on it. Covered the meat on top with tomato circles (not thick) and that's it. I didn’t add water, it was enough when the meat stood a little in a bowl of water so that the blood and all that stuff would first go away. I closed the lid and put it on MAX for 2.5 hours. When the meat was all in its own juice, mixed and transferred to MIN for another 3 hours. I tried to be soft: it suited me and I turned off the slow-motion. I let it brew in the switched off for some time before my son came home from work. Then the next day I cooked pilaf from half of the meat: I fried vegetables, lamb on top, salt rice, added spices for pilaf and poured the juice in which the mutton was cooked, just covered the rice and a little on top. After 35-40 minutes. the delicious pilaf turned out. I cooked pilaf in the Polaris-1203 s / v. Pilaf is tasty, crumbly like in a cauldron.

I would prepare the mutton in a large bag, keep it in the refrigerator, and then put it in a dry bowl.
Not because of the temperature difference (Kitfort reaches up to 100 * in 3 hours), but because of the fear that condensation may occur on the outside, or the bottom of the bowl, which is not desirable for the base. But I'm not an expert here, that's just my IMHO

Girls, and big kitforts, kt-210, has anyone already taken? otherwise I want a big one for a long time, and here it is, next to ...

[brendabaker]

brendabakerThank you for your prompt reply. You are right, about condensation, once in the evening I prepared food in a multi bowl, put it in the refrigerator, and left, and the nurse came in the morning, put the bowl in the cartoon, and the cartoon turned off from the condensation. So I will not risk it. Thank you! for the tip with the package. Only I will not make lamb, but a pig in oranges. I have 1.5 kg of ham in brine sour. Now I will dry it, stuff it with garlic and carrots, take a baking bag, squeeze the juice of one orange into it, a large spoonful of French mustard, a small spoonful of charisa and a little balsamic, a sprig of ragmarine and thyme and a ham soak for 2-3 hours at room temperature ... pace. Then I will put it in a slow lid, I will not close the bag, let the open one stand, I will spread the remains of the orange around the edges of the bowl for aroma, I will close the lid and set the time, but what time, I don’t know? and max. or mini. I don't know either. Tell me who knows! I'll put 4 hours on the maxi, and then 2-3 hours on the mini. In general, we will see. Thanks for the advice

Well, judging by the silence, no one has big whales yet, so I will be the first) Yesterday I received Kitfort KT-210, 6.5 liters, as I wanted for a long time. Immediately I tried it in business, put the broth to cook overnight. On first impressions - the big kittyusha is a little slower than the KT2010, but this is what I expected. Another thing surprised me when, soon after switching on, I felt the walls from the outside, at the top they turned out to be much hotter than below. But the heating element is located just at the bottom ...

There were a lot of big slowers, I rarely use my 6.5L Kenwood, so I don't look in the direction of large ones anymore. But I would love to hear about a small whale of 1.5 liters. And then I have a spare wheel in the basement for 1.5 liters slow for 4 years already.

Girls! We really need help from Muscovites living near M Sokol. If there are such, please write to me in a personal. All expenses, of course, I will pay.

Today I took my KT 205 by 1.5 liters. The overall impression is very good.Massive, solid, smooth, even bowl, stainless steel body, neatly made lid, the switch works smoothly and smoothly. The power cord is noticeably thicker in diameter than that of the Chinese 1.5 liters, Euro plug.
I was pleased with the instruction, it contains a temperature table and indicates that the heating element is located in the lower quarter of the base.
The device can work with a timer outlet, but you cannot put the bowl in the oven, microwave, or cook in it on the stove. ,
It is the same size as Maman, but the volume of the bowl is 1.4 liters to the very edges.
I set to cook pieces of 500g chicken fillet with 1 medium onion, smeared everything with sour cream on top, cook while on Hai. The fact that he is not as nimble as 2010 is already clear. It doesn't smell like grease, considering that this is the first time it was turned on.




PS After 2.5 hours on Hai, the most tender meat just melted in the mouth. The lid began to move barely noticeably, the instructions say that you need to translate to Low. But I didn't need it, the meat was already cooked, I tried it and mix it with the sauce that stood out.

[brendabaker-Oksana]

brendabaker-Oksana, handsome kitten. May it serve you properly

How cute! and such babies have not yet reached our city. But you can't do everything at once) Their instructions seem to be the same for everyone, no? it seemed to me when I was considering on the internet. I also liked the mention in it that models without a timer can be used with a socket timer.

They did not reach us either, but nobody canceled the Internet shops. I also ordered a baby.

[VitaVM]

VitaVM,
Vita, THANK YOU, the little slow cookers are as adorable as toys.
L_e_a,
I'm in the May shop. ru ordered with delivery to the pickup point. There I carefully examined the device and then paid for it.



Stafa,
There are never too many slow cookers.

And I bought it as a gift. And I brought it home and thought: can we leave it for ourselves? Such a pretty one.

They did not reach us either, but nobody canceled the Internet shops. I also ordered a baby.

Well, yes, I bought a big one in an Internet store. it's just that in Belarusian online stores and in Russian the assortment is different. nothing, soon we will have it, but for the time being it is still more relevant :)



And how the men-employees at the point of issue of orders looked at me! This is something: "What can she do? Slowly Arry?" "How, but they are still of different sizes?" "And what does the utyatnitsa not suit you?" And the final: "how much should you write in the warranty card - honey-flax-no-cooking"

[L_e_a]

L_e_a,
Ekaterina, what about the model 219 with an oval bowl? Then I have a question .. The 2010 bowl is so narrow that you can even see a gap between the bowl and the base wall.
But in the round, 205 there is nothing of the kind, the bowl is even, everything is solid.
What about the new oval models? What's with you 210?

Yes, 210th with an oval bowl, but I did not notice the gap. True, I didn't think about it, but now I can't really see it - it works. Here the lid normally lies only in one position, you move it a little, it starts to swing. Looks like crooked.

Girls, the gap between the bowl and the heating base should be - then the heating will be soft, through the air, and not from the contact of the walls.

Good slow cooker The Boy has a design - there the bowl is in the base, there is a gap, and the lid fits tightly on the bowl, slightly covering this gap too, that is, the heated air does not go out in vain.
Other slow cookers have a bowl on top with a protrusion outward that also covers the gap.

I haven't got my slow for a long time. It's very hot here now. And then suddenly I really wanted it from the slow meat with vegetables ... Tell me how to cook in it now? Does it warm the air too much?

[brendabaker]

brendabaker, Oksana, please tell us about your baby. Now, if you cook porridge in it, how many servings will fit? You cooked oatmeal, I read, but it was cereal, not whole cereal? Another question is whether the result differs from cooking in Kit KT-2010, is there a difference, and, accordingly, is a baby needed if you have KT-2010? It is clear that she is lovely and I want her :), but I'm looking now (they reached us, they didn't have to wait long) and I'm trying to persuade myself that I don't need it, I don't need it ... Here is a KT-210, large, I just needed it, and I am actively using it now. And with a small one it is not clear. It seems that there is an average and suits everyone.



Ofeliya, I set to cook at night in the kitchen with the window open, so it's hard to say. When I stand nearby, there is much more heat from a kettle heating on a gas stove than from a slow one.And even more so, cannot be compared with an oven.

[L_e_a]

L_e_a,
Ekaterina, I still have the most approximate impressions, because it is hot and not mainly salad, or something very fast.
In KT 2010, the contents of the bowl will boil in any case, but at KT205 it looks like it won't. I cooked corn grits all night on Low, and the milk did not boil, although the grits were steamed.
I didn’t have to cook the grain yet, I cooked the cereals, I liked it that I didn’t need to interfere.
The broth was cooked out of three half-ribs of chicken in 6 hours on Lowe the way I need it and the taste is not oversaturated and there is no jellied flavor.
The volume is large for me 3.5 liters, so I bought 1.5 liters without hesitation, I cannot fill it up and eat the contents within my power.
I use 2010 for extreme cooking, such as frozen fish, or vegetables, and the small one is not suitable for these purposes, the instruction does not order.
The small Lowe mode is closer to the classic one, it has a lower temperature than 2010.
While such conclusions

Thank you for putting it all so clearly! But I didn't understand about the number of servings.

But I didn't understand about the number of servings.

And the number of servings depends on the appetite of the eaters, IMHO!

[L_e_a]

L_e_a,
KT205 is half the size of KT2010. Hercules, I got 3 bowls of 300-350 ml each, that is, 3 small portions, or 2 normal plates.
I stewed pieces of chicken fillet with onions and sour cream the same 500 g that I do in CT 2010. In my opinion, these are the same 3 female portions, or 2 male portions.
I cooked corn grits in the same proportions (only I took a glass not 160 ml, but 250 ml), spreading 6.5 liters along the bottom of Kenwood. KT 205 cooked the cereal just as gently, also interfered 1-2 times. But Kenwood had a crust on the porridge on top, because the heating element is located above the porridge, and KT205 did not have a crust on the porridge and then it did not dry on top, because it was heated. the element is low.

[brendabaker]

brendabaker, thank you, now you can consciously make a decision, and not just on the principle "I want this beauty"

And KT206 is round, for 2.5 liters has anyone already bought it?
I have two questions:
- the side of the bowl is wide enough to completely cover the top from the base, how can you not move the bowl to the right-left-front-back? (like in 205), or you can move the bowl so that the gap will appear outward, since the side is narrow, like in 2010 ?
- does it boil in both modes, like 2010, or does it not boil on Low, like 205?

I bought 206. I only cooked stewed fruit on a low, did not boil. It seems to overlap the base.

Girls, thanks for the discussion of the KT-205 baby, I bought myself such a charm and I am not overjoyed now, I have been cooking almost everything in it lately. The size was just right for us, cooking for one meal. All the dishes turn out great: milk porridge and for a side dish, meat, jam ... Today I'll try to make a fish, there are pink salmon steaks in the freezer. I have had a 5-liter Kenwood for a long time, but he is too big, but the baby is now in great demand. Everyone who chooses kitchen assistants, good luck with your purchase!

Girls, please share the recipes. Desirable in more detail, otherwise I do not know from which side to approach her. There is no experience of cooking in slow cookers. I mainly cook in MV and SV.

[Marina]

Marina, imagine that you are cooking in a multivarish on stewing)

in multivariate on

please share the recipes.

I subscribe to the request. if it were not for the recipes from here, I would not really have mastered MD, and even more so I would not have bought additional to help her

I, too, with a little whale 205. I bought it, boiled water and hid it. I'm laughing at myself, I bought the first thing in stock, there was a Schaub. In the photo, the background is the scale of the tragedy on the table.


I bought it with the intent that another 1.5 liter pot in the basement is worth a new one, in stock for the slow. But in this pot there is a little higher, although the whale itself is smaller in size. Paradox

[Melanyushka]

Melanyushka,
About KT205.
Each slow cooker has a couple of points, usually towards the back of the bowl, where the heat is most intense and food can stick to the side of the bowl and darken.
So far nothing has darkened in KT205, I continue to observe.