A slow cooker help

[lilima]

I have seen advertised a slow cooker that you brown the ingredients in the base over the stove, then put it straight into the cooker.

Has anyone got one, or know what brand it is?

If you do have one, are they any good?

TIA

[*EJ*]

I've seen the add also, not sure how well they work but i think they are Breville??

[starangelk]

Yep, that's the breville one! I bought a breville recently - but not the one on the add. The one on the add is quite massive, mine is 5.5 litres but the stove/slow cook one is even bigger.......we don't have the storage space. LOL. Love my slow cooker - used it yesterday for us and cooked some food for our dogs (but we could really eat it, all good stuff!) overnight. Go the slow cooker!!!

[Visitor8]

I've never once browned the meat first :P So for me I wouldn't even look twice at it.

[Asparagus and Lemons]

I never brown the meat either.. so I wouldn't really go for it

[~breeze~]

I dont brown the meat first either & my meals always turn out delicious!! (I actually have lamb shanks in my slow cooker as we speak!)

Personally I wouldnt get it, especially if its huge as another person said, they take up enough room as it is! (worth it though )

[CharlieBrownGirl]

Hmmmm, the intructions on the slow cooker I've got (not the advertised one) suggests browning the meat first. Tho, the meat doesn't tenderise as well as it should. I think next time I'll skip the browning and see how I go! Thanks for the tip!

[~breeze~]

Hmmmm, the intructions on the slow cooker I've got (not the advertised one) suggests browning the meat first. Tho, the meat doesn't tenderise as well as it should. I think next time I'll skip the browning and see how I go! Thanks for the tip!

Mine says to brown the meat too but it tastes much better when I dot brown it first

[AnyDream]

I looked at these before I bought a new one but the price is quite a lot more than the traditional ceramic ones, and it didn't seem worth the extra expense, given that I don't brown every time either. If it's the same one I was looking at, you can also put the whole thing in the oven (like to brown it off to finish with if you want to) but I thought if I really wanted it browned I would just do the whole meal in the oven, kwim?

So basically I can see how it would be handy sometimes but I decided for me it wasn't worth the extra expense.

Breeze we are having lamb shanks tonight too --- yummy I can't wait!!

[lilima]

I don't brown first that often, but I do sometimes, depending on what I am cooking (had delicious chicken dish last night, and it is much better if the chicken in browned first)

Our one has a broken lid, so needs replacing, and i saw that one advertised and thought that I would look into it. I really want one with a timer also especially during the ski season!! Anyway what I want, and what I get are two different things.

Thanks for the info everyone

[*EJ*]

Depending on my time i don't brown meat either...

I have a breville that has a auto, lo & hi function. I can't fault it, it's been great I think the auto allows for a 'bit of both' won't over cook if you do leave it go for a while. I tihnk....

[alioops]

The reason for browning is to sear it which reduces things like salmonella and listeria