Whats the difference and what brand would you recommend?
st_allie,
Apr 27, 4:15pm
not sure what the difference is. . mine is a reasonably large sunbeam one. . easy to keep clean and just has a low or high setting on it. No problems with it and I needed the larger size as am feeding six people here. If it was only the two of us, I'd probably go for a smaller sized one.
lilyfield,
Apr 27, 4:37pm
two different words for the same small appliance
melindaroger,
Apr 27, 4:44pm
I think crockpot is just a brand of slow cooker. I have a Zip got it from Briscoes when they had one of their many sales. I like it, had it about 5 years no problems.
rainrain1,
Apr 27, 4:53pm
Don't know the best brand, but i recommend you buy an oval shaped one, as it suits longer chooks, and other cuts of meat
kay141,
Apr 27, 4:56pm
I have 2, both Zips from Briscoes. I originally bought a small round one and then found I couldn't fit some things in. So I agree if you are only planning on having one, an oval is best. But I do use both.
21-4-ever,
Apr 27, 8:26pm
My Sunbeam packed it in after 15 years.
I just got a Zip Oval one for $60. 00 at Briscoes! Cheap as
nzhel,
Apr 27, 9:15pm
I have just bought the new Joan Bishop 'Crockpot & Slow Cooker Cookbook' and she sums it up by saying: 'The new generation of slow cooker operates at a higher temperature than the older-style Crockpot'. I have two cookers - an elderly Ralta crockpot (now Sunbeam) and a newer large Kambrook cooker. The Kambrook is definitely hotter on the low setting and cooks a lot faster than the Ralta. I use both but mostly prefer and use the older crockpot.
milfi_69,
Apr 28, 6:24pm
I have a Slow Cooker - Russel Hobbs - It's the big Black oval shape one. . Lovely Looking and does an amazing job. Absolutaly huge. Will fit enough to feed a family on 8+ easily and then i can stil use it just to feed me my partner and our son. Worth the money. Briscoes quite often have them 60% of.
cloudberry,
Apr 28, 6:27pm
Mine is a Russell Hobbs too, but it's the smallest size. Big enough for our household of two. Absolutely fabber dabber, my favourite appliance. i couldn't do without it now.
fisher,
Apr 28, 7:28pm
Large oval russel hobbs... mine seems to come out in the autumn/winter months for those soups, beef stews, lamb shanks, lamb neck chops, lamb shoulder chops and corned beef sort of comfort food meals... Have a small round one also but like to use the large oval and save some of the meal for a later time...
beaker59,
Apr 29, 2:32am
I bought a really cheap chinese one from the supermarket specials bin I think it was $39. 95 or something like that. That was 4 years ago probably my best buy ever it gets used once or twice a week and saves me heaps of time and money. Pick one thats as big as you can fit in your cupboardthat has a high and low settings.
kirinesha,
Apr 29, 2:34am
We have a large oval one. There's only the two of us so we make large quantities and freeze meals for when we're both working late (which is often! ).
raewyn64,
Mar 16, 10:42am
Yes large oval one here. Mine has high, low, warm and off settings which I find good as hubby gets home before me and so he just switches it to warm and leaves it until I get home - so it hasn't overcooked or gone cold from being turned off.
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