Slow Cookers..... please help me surprise her.

[Gator113]

All of you folks have given me some great ideas to think about. I am really beginning to like this community.

Thanks for being easy on this rookie.

[Jammer]

A slow cooker is an alternative to having something in the oven. The advantages are that it frees up the oven for other purposes (or, equivalently, can be used in places where there is no oven available), it doesn't heat up the kitchen as much, and is somewhat more convenient to access for the addition of ingredients, stirring, etc.

Old-time "roasters," staple of the family reunion and church picnic, are the same as slow cookers, only bigger and with a metal insert instead of a ceramic one.

When an oven is available, a glass or ceramic cooking dish of suitable size, with a lid, does the same thing. In general, an oven will heat more evenly than a slow cooker.

For some uses you can substitute a double boiler on a stovetop. Also, a double boiler in the oven can be used, when the oven must be at a higher temperature because of something else in it. If you're trying to make stew on a Coleman stove, for example, a double boiler would be the way to do it.

[sempi2]

Originally Posted by Gator113244

I want to surprise my bride. What kind of slow cookers do you use when camping and why? Gas, electric? Size? Brand?

She has a couple large ones around here, but they seem too large and heavy.

When it comes to my bride of 38 wonderful years, money is never an object.

What did you end up with?

[Alice&Billis]

We use the Presto Kitchen Kettle too, steam, boil, fry, makes popcorn, and we use it at home and grab it when we go camping. Just the other day, (we are on vacation) I made a pot of meat sauce for penne', kept it turned down low and it simmered for a about 5-6 hours. Don't know that I would leave any appliance on inside while away, but for the versatility, price, I think the Presto is the way to go. Check out Amazon.com