Slow cookers: model selection, features, reviews

[brendabaker]

brendabaker, I have not heard about such a company until the last posts. But if it works well and the price is pleasant, why not? Let them drive!

My new slower arrived. Not so small, it turns out, although, of course, it is more compact than keshenka and the bowl is almost the same in capacity. Yes, I also want a small one, this one is too big for me for porridge
I warmed it a little, then I washed the bowl and put the chicken and potatoes in there. I counted the time, can I turn it off at three in the morning, can I leave it until morning? Yeah, we need a timer urgently. C caches are easier, threw it and went to bed, it will turn itself off.

[gawala]

gawala, Galina, Galya! great porridge turned out! tell me how you cooked and what kind of cereals you have.

After 3.5 hours, when the chicken legs fell off, I realized that everything was ready! Fast, delicious!





She's so playful, everything was boiling. Girls, but porridge doesn't run away from her?

I made baked milk from 2 liters, nothing ran away.

[Marina]

milk from 2 liters, nothing escaped.

Marina, at the maximum or at the minimum?

I found how I was preparing baked milk - The milk did not boil, but gurgled a little around the edges, and the right edge in Kitforth seems to me a little warmer. When the gurgles began, I did not notice. After 3 hours from the start of work (milk was poured directly from the refrigerator, did not heat it up), there were already bulks. I wanted to switch to mines, but I didn’t, because the gurgles were small and the milk wouldn’t run away anyway. Turned off after 6 hours. That is, 6 hours at maximum, boiled away by about 1 cm.

[vernisag]

vernisag,
Irina, I heat milk for 8 hours per MIN, I really like it for our taste.
At Kitforth, the heating element surrounds the base in the lower third of it, and not in the upper third, as in Kenwood. Do not be afraid of boiling, the water does not boil for a minute, I looked after 7 hours, but the milk starts to boil in 6 hours, sometimes I even move the lid a little. He cooks so delicious

put chicken and potatoes in there

Well, choyta it! Delicious pictures, but no algorithm! Submit your turnouts and passwords! Just chicken with potatoes or added liquid? For min or max 3.5 hours? Judging by the pictures, did you put the chicken belly down?

Chaita, belly up, simply mixed the potatoes with salt, spices, dried onions and a bit of olive oil. I put it on the bottom of the bowl, did not add liquid, chicken on top (soy sauce, spices, paprika) and for 3.5-4 hours at the maximum. FSE, a lot of liquid leaked there, it turned into jelly. Delicious. On the one hand, it is true that the potatoes turned out to be very dark, there was no such thing in the cache.

Girls, is Kitforth a clone of the slow cooker Russell Hobbs 19790-56 Cook at Home? Or am I missing something? It seems that the characteristics and modes are one to one.

potato

+

soy sauce, spices, paprika)

=

turned out to be very dark

I often used to cook potatoes with butter or meat in slow dishes, but spices are often only allspice and oregano, potatoes are always light

Kitforth turns out to be a Russell Hobbs Slow Cooker clone 19790-56 Cook

Well, for example Borg is a complete Gastroback clone.
Gastroback is Germany and Borg is China.

[gawala]

gawala, Galina, I have Russell for five years already, it is used more often than Kenwood 6.5 liters. and 1.5 l. Lloytron from Ibea (by the way, he also has an amazing "auto" mode).

But ceramics will fail sooner or later. Maybe Kitforth is no worse, and worth bearing in mind? For me 3.5 liters. optimal volume.

Well, when the ceramics fail, then buy a new MD too.While the pot is out of order, something else will be invented and released. But all of China is so bad. Real China does very good things and very high quality. I know this from an acquaintance who very often went to China .. and knows firsthand ..

[Irsha]

Irsha, Irina, no, the potatoes burned to the wall of the bowl. On the other side where the switch is, a light potato, and on the other, as if a little burnt. I saw this today when I was putting everything in another saucepan.



It does not heat evenly in general.

[gawala]

gawala, Galina, I realized thanks!

[vernisag]

vernisag, Irina, ahh ... and you know, the slow ones really heat less from the side of the switches, there the heating element is interrupted, here.
Well, if it's at max, then the temperature is even higher, yes.

JC Slow Cooker Potatoes 1.5L I cooked on Hai, probably three hours in time, added water and butter. Solila, pepper ..
I liked everything, except that the device continues to smell, not much, but there is a smell, you come up, you can feel it



Girls with mechanical Tonze, how are you doing with the smell? How quickly does the pungent smell of grease go away and does it go away completely?

[brendabaker]

brendabaker, Oksana, I really have an electronic Tonze 2l, there is no smell at all!
I cooked milk porridge from oatmeal once, chose the wrong mode ("bean soup" program, 2 hours), the boil was quite strong, I even had to open the lid and turn it off earlier ... On "oatmeal", the time must be set manually, I don't figured out so far how to do it.

[LudMila]

LudMila,
Lyudmila, my JC has a sort of grill at the bottom (I think this is in order to protect it from overheating), maybe that's why the smell is felt. But Kitfort has a solid bottom, there is no grate, maybe that's why you can't smell it.

And I cooked rice porridge for a maximum of 3 hours, oh, and it turned out delicious, there are no words!

me really electronic Tonze 2l, there is no smell at all!

in the electronic bottom is the same
Irish, how much rice is needed per liter of milk?
How many times did you interfere in these 3 hours?

Nadenka, did not stir at all, cooked 1: 6 in milk with 1/3 of water.



I had 3/4 of a cartoon glass of rice, + 3 full ms of milk and probably 2 water, butter, sugar, salt, vanilla sugar. Well, roughly 1: 6.

[vernisag]

vernisag,
Comfort prepares VKUUUUUSNO

[brendabaker]

brendabaker, Oksana, I have a mechanical one, 1.0 l, it did not smell at all, but the porridge is very welded, not like in Kitfort) I really did not understand the hieroglyphs, the other day I found out that the delayed start is indicated in red and which I considered as HI, so found the translation "automatically"

[brendabaker]

brendabaker, Oksana. I have a Tonze mechanic, about 1.5 liters. Didn't smell at all. on high mode the milk "runs away"

[Smile]

Smile,
Thank God, I cook deliciously and all the hieroglyphs are signed in English, you can understand what and how. But the initial pungent smell of grease goes away somehow slowly and appears at the most unexpected moment, which is upsetting. There are no other complaints, the bowl is my dream, the volume is ideal for me, it cooks moderately quickly and tasty, until nothing is burnt, no buckwheat, no meat, no potatoes.
And with Kitforth, I gave a blast ... I decided to make a casserole in layers: potatoes, frozen pollock, onions. I filled it all in with flour, milk and eggs. I kept it for 3 hours at MAX, then for some reason switched it to 3 hours for MIN, it seemed to me that it was boiling briskly. Then it boiled, only the potatoes were soft, but not what I would like, the fish bones remained tough, and the sauce in the corners of the bowl was slightly burnt. It was only necessary to cook at MAX, 4 hours, and pour the filling in the last hour



Tatjanaja,
So, if my JC doesn't change his mind, I'll order Tonze for 1L, there are like a bowl with mine interchangeable (I hope that the bases too)

cook on MAX, 4 hours, and pour the filling in the last hour

I agree I cook everything in it to the maximum - no problem and tasty, the most beloved of the three

[Smile]

Smile,
I think that automatic is AUTO, and delayed start can it be ON / OFF?



Smile,
I will not get used to the fact that the products in it boil for a MINUTE, I have already realized three times for 6-8 hours with water - it does not boil, it means it does not overheat, it keeps the temperature of languor.
It's the same with MAX, everything seems to boil smartly, compared to Kenwood.
But in reality, according to the result, everything is the same as in Kenwood

[brendabaker]

brendabaker, Oksana, I’m not boiling for MIN, although, I only cooked porridge on it a couple of times, and even then, I put it at night. Kenwood did not try, failed to buy
with AUTO it is clear, but on / off my first squiggle means, and this is the last one, and even red in general, I don’t fool my head on this topic, except that I accidentally stumble upon a similar model, so I compare ...

[Smile]

Smile,
I cook baked milk for a MINUTE, 2l, it boils, either with foam or without foam, sometimes I even move the lid a little. But as a result, the milk for some reason almost does not boil away, but it acquires color, taste and a slight viscosity. This is new to me.
At MAX, milk boils and decreases in volume as much as in Kenwood (1/4 of the volume disappears)
When I switched the mode from MAX to MIN, my fish casserole continued to boil cheerfully, which calmed me down, and as a result, the bones of the pollock are hard and the potatoes are not very soft and the sauce burned a little at the bottom, in the corners




JC made me Nordic oatmeal in milk, AUTO mode, about 1 hour 10 minutes in time, proportions of 100 ml of cereal and 320 ml of milk (as for Redmond 02)
I didn't try to run the milk, the porridge is delicious, BUT THE SMELL, as if someone was warming up an old car under the window. (Now it is clear why it is more and more difficult to buy a mechanical slow drink in China)

[vernisag]

vernisagThank you for the algorithm! In Kitfort, I almost evenly heats up, if I do not forget, in the middle of the process I just turn the thicket 180 degrees.

And I put 700 grams of beef in Kitforth, in one piece, from the freezer, peeping at how Irina Lerele cooks. I turned it on for MIN, because it was necessary by the evening, 3 hours had already passed, and the released liquid did not boil, which made me very happy.
And it already smells so delicious: girl_dance: how can I endure until the evening



During this time, I calmly went to the store, bought pots, soil and seedlings, I will plant flowers at the entrance

[brendabaker]

brendabaker, Oksana, well, what kind of attack do you have with the slow ones? Neither Tonze nor baby JC smelled at all. Oksana, did your baby smell the first time or did it smell after replacing the plug?

[Oksana,]

beef, one piece, from the freezer

Oksana, did not defrost? How long can you go to the garden? Yes, and water, probably at least 0.5-1 glass you need?

[vernisag]

vernisagThank you for the algorithm! In Kitforth, I almost evenly heats up, if I don't forget, in the middle of the process I just turn the thicket 180 degrees.

Oh, Dinochka, yes, I didn't think of turning the bowl over, so I will do so next time. Thank you

[Tanyuli]

I got a prescription yesterday Tanyuli cooked meat and vegetables in Kitford. The meat consisted of a piece of beef and two thighs of a turkey, all pulp, total weight, about 1.2 kg. From vegetables, cut carrots into slices in the first layer, then onions, several slices of potatoes and zucchini, some large pieces of bell pepper, tomatoes in quarters. The meat was laid on top, pre-coated with marinade (Mustard, soy sauce, a mixture of herbs) All this was cooked for 4 hours at the maximum, then turned to a minimum, while the boiling practically did not decrease much, so another 2 hours, and then stood on heating, about 1.5 hours. The taste is amazing, especially the vegetables, and interestingly, all the vegetables, except for the individual tomatoes, have kept their shape. And also, I was surprised that I did not add a drop of water, and as a result, everything is melted in the juice released from vegetables and meat. It turned out something a la shurpa)))
In general, I love this device. Now we need to start experimenting with cereals)).
Yes, I also noticed that the saucepan does not heat evenly, the boiling is more intense on the right side.

And my left side boils more. Now I will turn over the saucepan in the process.

Did your baby smell the first time or did it smell after replacing the plug?

And I also wonder if it can be disassembled? Maybe some wire has moved a little and touches the case and the plastic fumes?

[VitaVM]

VitaVM,
Tao is still a bazaar, here, how lucky
My pretty JC smelled immediately, strong, grease, replacing the fork did not help. The first week it did not bother me, then it began to strain.
The wiring in the apartment is new, it was changed during the renovation less than a year ago, all other devices work without problems.
Tonze did not smell in the water bath, but instead of languishing, it boiled like a kettle, from which the saucepan beat against the walls of the base, it seemed that it was overheating.
JC worked correctly, milk in it did not run on AUTO, but because of the smell I threw out the base anyway.
The first pancake turned out to be lumpy, now I will choose deliberately, without rushing

[brendabaker]

brendabaker, Oksana, very sorry.

[Smile]

Smile,
Not defrosting, sprinkled salt, pepper, dry garlic on top, added 0.5 cups of water and 1 to. l. pomegranate sauce Narsharab
.8 hours per MIN, flipped once.
Irina (Lerele) has a recipe for pork in a slow cooker, where she shows and tells all this, I also did so, only from beef
During this time, PS I had already dug everything up and planted what I wanted, I was so tired that I didn't even have the strength. But I still ate the sauce with bread, and only took a sample of the meat, tomorrow I will put it on a sandwich and taste it in more detail

[brendabaker]

brendabaker, Oksana, thank you, yesterday I threw directly frozen with a bone, a few potatoes, cut the onion into quarters, threw in a couple of pinches of dried parsley root (I love it very much - it can be more aromatic than fresh, but I don't want spicy-sour right now)), poured a glass of water ... I thought ... and poured in another one because, after leaving the garden for half an hour, I can only return in the evening, as it turned out, I did the right thing after three hours, I turned it down by MIN and left it for another two hours, probably ... then I ran in, turned it off, and ate later. It turned out tasty, and even a little broth was (thanks to some water)), very rich. But I forgot to add salt, however, it did not affect the taste ... And I made pork without any recipes, (which came to hand), but I took the meat chilled, and cooked it for 3.5 hours at MAX, added tomatoes, carrots, peppers ... Beef is tastier and more desirable for me

Please help me with information!)) Does anyone have a Tonze DDG-… N mechanic with a white bowl? How does it work, how does it warm up for min and max? I want a bowl with glaze, and so that it doesn't boil at a minimum!
I come to the conclusion that I will sell my electronic Tonze DGD-20F, it gets very hot. I cooked corn porridge in it today on the "slow stew" mode, the program is for 3 hours, I hoped that it would warm up a little at a high temperature and switch to a small one, did not wait, an hour later it was still very hot, I had to turn it off, especially the porridge already cooked, then stood for another 40 minutes off, it turned out delicious, but this is not what I wanted from the device ...) Or you can leave it for meat, but I need it for porridge!))
For an hour, milk porridge burns a little at the bottom along the edge, however, it is washed very easily.

Lyudmila, I have the same Tonze as you. I already wrote that the porridge turns out super, only you need to cook it not in the bowl itself, but in a pot. That is, pour water into a bowl, and put a ceramic pot there. I put porridge on the program for 3, 5 hours and heated until morning. The only portion is obtained per person. I really have enough for twice if the pot is filled to capacity. So far, I cook only long-boiled oatmeal. The pot just needs to be picked up. I still have old ones, bought during the Soviet era

[Deva]

Deva, Lena, well, this can be done in a simple slow cooker ...))) Well, I want the result in my own thick-walled bowl! Usually I cook at the rate of 1 liter of milk, so I chose 2 liter.
But by the way, how to set the time (I wanted to figure it out, but I haven't got my hands on it yet)? Can I install on "oatmeal" only?
Lena, what else did you cook?

For clarity, I will insert a photo of my Tonze 2 l and Kitforth in comparison, it turned out to be slightly advanced, but still - not small!

Cord - from Redik 02.

[LudMila]

LudMila, Lyudmila, I have Tonze ddg-10n 1-2 liters. At max the milk "runs away".

[Tatjanaja]

Tatjanaja, oh, I almost decided on it, but at 20N ...
Isn't Tonze ddg-10n 1 liter?
Max is clear that hot mode, but min? And how on AUTO, is the porridge cooked normally, or should you follow?

[LudMila]

LudMila, Lyudmila. The seller says "1-2 liters". For the sake of interest, I went to measure-1.25 liters. I start to cook the porridge at max for about an hour, then switch to min. I didn't cook it on "auto". I have a 3.5L RUSSELL HOBBS. It works softer. Tonze faster