Making home cooking simple since 1971.
In America in 1970, someone came up with a clever idea to cook beans: a glazed brown crock liner was encased in a white steel pot and topped with an aluminium lid to make a simple bean cooker. A little redesigning and in January 1971 the Crock-Pot slow cooker hit the American shelves, revolutionizing the way Americans cooked for their families.
In 2003 the Crock-Pot hit the UK market.
Did you know that? I didn’t know that until recently, when Crock-Pot contacted me. Until then I thought Crock-Pot was the US name for slow cooker, I had no idea it was the original electronic slow cooker and that the brand name was synonymous with the product, much like Hoover (I call our Morphy Richards vacuum a hoover even though it isn’t).
Slow cooking has many advantages: it can be healthy, convenient, cost-effective and more economical, using only a fraction of the electricity a traditional cooker does. It’s particularly good for turning cheaper cuts of meat into tender, mouthwatering dishes, and it’s ideal for busy families and working parents. Ingredients get chopped and dropped into the pot and away you go, only to return at the end of a working day with a steaming hot meal all ready for you to devour.
This particular model that I was sent to try out, the 4.7 litre count down model, has three settings: high heat, low heat and keep warm. It has a count down timer which lets you know exactly when dinner will be ready, but if you are late it automatically switches to the keep warm setting. It’s a medium sized round bowl which will feed a family of five, and with its stylish piano black finish it looks rather swish on the kitchen counter top. The cord detaches for easy storage and both the bowl and lid are dishwasher safe for easy clean up.
Retailing at £50 it can be purchased through many high street retailers including Argos, John Lewis and Tesco or online at Amazon and Lakeland.
Also in my Crock-Pot parcel was this adorable little Crock-Pot Food Warmer. Designed for desktop dining this miniature food warmer has a 600 ml bowl, heartily serving one for lunch. Pre-cooked leftovers get placed in the bowl which has a secure travel lid, and the bowl fits snugly in the pot with a lid and carry handle.
It takes 2-3 hours to reheat your leftovers and they’re just as good as when they first came out of the slow cooker! Piping hot soup or stew for lunch!
This handy little food warmer retails at £25.
So, after all of this, what did I think of it? I was late in discovering the wonderful world of slow cookers. I bought one two, maybe three years ago, mostly to cook roasts as my oven is terrible and I was fed up with dried up chewy roasts. The one I bought was larger than this Crock-Pot model, and oval in size, and fit a good sized beef roast, lamb leg or whole chicken quite comfortably with plenty of veg, but I honestly prefer this smaller sized circular one instead, especially with its detachable cord (making for easier storage) and smaller size. It’s not as cumbersome on the counter top either.
To test out the Crock-Pot I developed a recipe featuring plenty of local (to me) produce: a Shetland beef and ale slow cooker pie (click here for the recipe). Oh my goodness gracious me it was good! Slow cooking retains the natural flavours of the ingredients and lends itself really well to making stews and the like. I made enough for serve four, enough for my husband and I for two meals. The first night we had the pie and the second night we reheated the leftovers in the food warmer with great success. I can see I will using both of these products frequently in my kitchen!
For inspiration and recipes you can find Crock-Pot UK over on Facebook.
Crock-Pot has coined October #Crocktober – a month dedicated to all things slow cooked, and they have offered one of my readers the chance to win both a Crock-Pot 4.7 litre count down slow cooker and a Crock-Pot Food Warmer, worth £75!
HOW TO ENTER
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This giveaway is open to UK entries only. Entrants must be age 18 or over. The winner will need to respond within 7 days of being contacted; failure to do this may result in another winner being selected.
The prize is offered and provided by Crock-Pot. The prize is one Crock-Pot 4.7 litre count down slow cooker and one Crock-Pot Food Warmer, both pictured above RRP £75. There is no cash alternative and the prize is not transferable.
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Elizabeth’s Kitchen Diary was sent a complimentary Crock-Pot and Food Warmer for review. All opinions expressed are our own. This is not a paid post.
Mandy moore
Sausage casserole
sianne
I would do chicken and chirizo paella! mmm
Angela Spicer
Beef Stew and Dumplings
Alisa Moore
A beef casserole
Natalie Crossan
goulash mmmm
Natasha Whenham
I’d make my chicken and spinach passata
Holly Boyd
I would cook pulled pork. It is my husbands favourite
chirag P
chicken curry
olivia Kirby
soups, rice, sausage casserole, lamb shanks…
Lauren Old
Beef casserole
Fiona Johnson
Id do a chicken curry as it would be so tender cooked in this with the flavours enriching the meet due ti the ling cooking process!! Hmm yummy x
gemma nisbet
a beef and ale stew would be my first make.
Simon Harrington
Beef Goulash
kristin burdsall
I have friends who tell me they make cakes in slow cookers. Would love to see if i could pull it off! 🙂
Krystina Smith
I’d use it to make some vegetarian stews!
Booth
Beef stew
Mike Martin
Butternut Squash soup
Anneka Hulse
beef stew
Dawn Totton
A yummy, healthy veggie curry.
kirsty harrington
Pork in coke
LINDA SLATER
Slow cooked vietnamese pork belly – it’s the best!
katie smith
Beef stew 🙂
sarah-dawn pope
A big veggie curry
Lesley Bain
I love bean-based dishes which lend themselves really well to slow cooking. I’d cook bean stews, chilli etc 🙂 x
Vicky Williams
Homemade chunky veg soup.
Victoria Savill
Warming winter soups
Kelly Smith
A lovely beef stew!
Joanne Austin
Beef stew
Patricia Avery
Pork and apple cobbler 🙂
sarah harrison
Goulash
Deborah B
Beeef stew and dumplings
Kerry Locke
A lovely warming Dhal
donna clinton
Beef stew and dumplings
Susan Mellor
A winter warming slow cooked lamb casserole
Natalie Prive
Chicken casserole
Rachel Bustin
A lovely beef stew with dumplings
Alastair Crombie
Youvetsi
debbie smith
hello there i would cook bbq pulled pork ! yumm
Gemma Crossley
Beef stew with vegetables
bridie summersgill
cow face and bum stew (ox cheek and tail)
Julie Ward
broth and dumplings, I’m pretty useless at cooking
natalia s
stew!
Alison Cameron
A nice chicken curry
Kimberley Robinson
Beef stroganoff yummmy
Lynda Brown
I’d cook a beef curry with chick peas
Karen Durrant
Lamb shanks with red wine
Hannah Whitling
Roast chicken
Sarah Mills
stew x
Maria Clarke
Pulled Pork
Michelle Hollingsbee
Chilli Bean stew
Beth
Chilli
emma mc
A beef and ale pie mix
Rachel King
Stews, casseroles, slow roasts, curries…..the list goes on!
Lani Nash
Sausage casserole
Jamie
Casserole 🙂
Ellen Stafford
A lovely beef stew
Elle Warwick
beef stew
Lynne Rudd
lamb stew and dumplings, yummy!
Joanna Sawka
Thai beef curry
Tobys proud mummy
I would love to make a traditional warming lancashire hot pot which is stewing beef with winter veg and potatoes in a thick gravy I think the meat would be so lovely and soft . You serve it with a lovely Crust and red cabbage
Kristy Brown
Lots of different casseroles
Cheryl
stew
Cathy O
Vegetable hotpot
Lora
lamb curry
Leanne newsome
Id cook beef stew and dumplings
katie w
Chicken Casserole with picked onion, carrots
Rachel B
beef stew and fluffy dumplings
Hannah Smith
Mixed game stew!!!
@smeethsaysfashn on twitter
Clare H
fudge!
jo collis
minty lamb casserole
Kat Allinson
Beef casserole
claire york
corned beef stew
Debbie M
My mum’s beef casserole and dumplings – I never have time after work!
Jo W
A casserole
sandy henry
Chilli x
Clare B.
Veggie stew with dumplings
Kelly Roberts
I would make a curry
Kirsty Greer
Goulash x
Rachel R
anything I can get away with!
Emma Harris
Beef stew and dumplings and an all day slow cook chilli
Sarah H
beef stew and dumplings, our family favourite!
Alison
A nice warming beef goulash with plenty of paprika
sarah
Beef stew 🙂
Lorraine Stone
Pulled pork ~ yummy.
Karen Dixon
A beef stew
julie laing
Beef stew
LJ Coe
Malaysian chicken curry
Lisa Sands
Stew and Dumplings 🙂 x
Megan Davies
chilli con carne
Jackie Osborne
Sticky spare ribs yummy
Paul Meulen
Stew and dumplings
hayley darby
a beef and tomatoe stew
Mark Palmer
lamb stew
Stephen Little
Chicken casserole
Donna Mitchell
Tomato, vegetable and bean cassoulet
Laura Cooper
Leg of lamb with red wine, garlic and rosemary.
Karen Laing
At this time of year it would be comfort foods,casseroles a nd hearty stews,it also looks good and it would look great in my kitchen xx
Viv C
a hearty stew
barbara madden
CHICKEN CASEROLE ITS OUR FAVOURITE AND WE PUT IN ALL OUR LAST BITS AND PIECES OF VEG
Kelly Hooper
A beef stew with dumplings
Katherine Coldicott
Brisket of beef in ale.
Pamela Cook
A really good Beef Bourguignon for the enjoyment of the whole family!
Vicki A Smith
Beef stew and dumplings
Paul Aislabie
Meat Curry
Pam Lawrence
I would make overnight porridge for hubby all through the winter, so I know he would be going out to work warmed from the inside!
Kate Hester
chilli with sweet potatoe
sam hollis
pulled pork.. well the missus would do the cooking.
Stephanie couch
Beef casserole would be lovely and tender in a slow cooker I’d imagine!
Heather Walsh
Veggie Chilli
madeline connolly
great for have the dinner ready comeing from work
a love beef stew
Milly Y
A warming beef stew!
aaron broad
I would have a nice stew, or something with pastry in
Debbie Nichols
A lovely thick beef stew and dumplings
Denise M
I would use it to slow cook my Christmas ham in Cherry coke. Yum
Denise M
I would use it to slow cook my Christmas ham in Cherry Coke. Yum
Annaloa Hilmarsdottir
Pork and bean cassoulet
Paul Chadwick
Chicken Curry
Tracy Alder-Ashwin
A chicken casserole
Janice Mackin
Beef stew.
Lisa Wilkinson
Slow-Cooker Lasagne
Christine Caple
Beef stew
michelle hamilton
beef stew
Tim Taylor
A hot and spicy chilli con carne
Claire Petley
I’d do a Lamb curry, cause curry always taste bettr the longer it’s cooked
Becky Shorting
sausage casserole my fave!
Bev B
A pulse and vegetable stew- rich and herby.
gemma
beef stew
Simon Ward
Lamb stew and rice
pamela gossage
I would cook beef stew.The meat just falls apart when it is done in a slow cooker
kelly wheelhouse
I would cook beef stew & dumplings
Rahela
I would cook a lamb and veg stew
Samantha Sugden
Beef stew
Jennifer Kerrawn
I would make a delicious beef stew.
Maureen Quinnell
a nice juicy gammon
Tim Woolfenden
A chunky winter warming beef casserole
Wendy Smith
Pork, onions and mushrooms cooked in cider
Katie Sharman
Stews, curries, soups
donna l jones
beef stew
Fleur
Cassoulet yum x
Karen Lloyd
Goulash to start with but I’ve got lots of things I would like to try.
Sallyanne Gooch
sausage casserole
Linda Thorn
Vegetable stew
With extra cream
A crunch and a bite
a sheer delight
jen jackson
pea and ham soup
Jenny Harper
A chunky veggie stew
sophie payne
bbq pulled pork!
Sharon M
Chocolate and Aero Mint bubbles cake. I tried it in my own slow cooker, and it was ok, but I think it would come out better in a crockpot. I like the Shetland ale in the picture, as that’s where I Live 🙂
Christine Watson
I would cook a lovely lamb stew
Lynda Checkley
Chicken and paneer curry
Lynda Checkley
Desktop crock is a fantastic idea! Working where I do this would be amazing. Og to the net to check it out. Thanks
Ann Skamarauskas
sausage and bean casserole
darren longthorne
lancashire hotpot
Monica Gilbert
I’d cook a hearty stew.
Paula Phillips
Beef stew.
leanne weir
I’d cook beef curry,
sarah davison
I’d cook a joint of beef
gayle yates
beef stew and leek dumplings, mmmmm
Melissa Cummings
stew
Susan James
Lamb curry!
Sami
A traditional bolognese and BBQ pulled chicken!
Nadia Reid
Lots of yummy casseroles 🙂
helen booth
chilli con carne
Karen Richards
Beef stew
Marie
Everything – beef bourginon, soups and stews and i would love to try a pudding or two!
claire fawkner
A chunky sausage casserole
Garry
Lamb shank
Anne Plumb
Pulled pork (Slimming world recipe)
Jacqueline Cook
Pulled pork
Mike Gerrie
A nice beef stew
Emma Chester
spag bol 🙂
Geordie on tour
Chicken casserole
Rebecca Kingston
Stew and dumplings! Was always my nans favourite!
sarah stevens
a beef casserole mmmmmmm
ROSEMARY SHEEHAN
Stewing steak from butchers
James McGhie
Chicken and Chorizo stew!
Elizabeth C.
Pulled pork 🙂
Leanne Humberstone
A nice hearty stew
jade brookes
a good old fashioned hearty stew… yum xxx
Alison Walker
I use my old slow cooker all the time – I would love a new one. Anyone tried a full English breakfast cooked overnight? It’s delicious, easy and so nice to wake up to!
Kerry L
I’d make a chilli, perfect for the colder evenings now.
chantelle hazelden
a nice soup x
Melissa Brown
The food looks so yummy
Tarbs Gill
Veggie stew!
Sharon L Johnson
potoato ash x
Allan Wilson
Braised Ox Cheek in a red wine sauce.
Maria P
pork stew with paprika
Victoria
chicken stew with dumplings
Iain Darrington
Seafood stew with smoked paprika 🙂
Craig Havery
sausage surprise
ESME MCCRUBB
IRISH STEW
Sophie
I would have to cook a Beef Stew, with Dumplings, yummy! 🙂
Vikki D
Bolognaise
Bry
Thai, Indian, Malaysian, Indonesian, Vietnamese and of cause Great British food.
rebecca nisbet
what wouldnt i cook? that pie looks nice though!
Norman Whitfield
our Sunday roast; ham joints
Damien Hudson
A chunky lamb stew
Val Pownall
A nice big pot of beef stew. And a big beef joint slowly cooked. Delicious! Would love one of these!
Maria A.
Pulled pork.
Fiona R
A beef stew 🙂
Lisa
Oh, I hope I win lol.
Lynsey Spraggs
Everything from stew to cakes
Chris Elston
I have a number of things I’d normally cook, but that beef and ale pie looks incredible so I think I’d have to give that a go first.
Charlotte Hood
I’d make a lamb stew!
justine meyer
lamb stew
Joy Lawson
A nice lovely stew 🙂
StaceyD
Chorizo Stew
michelle bennett
Id have to cook a lasagna i think. Its the kids favourite!
Michelle Phillips
My mums Chunky Chicken Casserole
Kat Glynn
Chicken casserole and dumplings x
Elaine B
Chicken stew!
carrie wilson
I’d make a steak and ale stew
MichelleD
Beef stew and dumplings!
vicki hennie
Corned Beef stew yummmmmmy
Alison Drew
Good old-fashioned beef stew, can’t beat it 🙂
Miriam Said
Beef Bourguignon is the first thing I would make, followed byChicken stew.
Alexandra
Anything and everything!
Sarah B
A nice wintry beef stew.
Trudi Walsh
Country Chicken & veg casserole
lara davis
chicken and cider stew with dumplings
Andy Kadir-Buxton
Stew and dumplings.
Teresa Lee
a spicy beef stew
Alica
A huge pot of chilli! YUM
emma-louise
porridge to make a good morning start
leanne perrett
i would have to try to learn to make lovely casserols and stews for the winter
Linz Wileman
A lovely rich beef casserolle
Nia Wyn Dunn
A lovely hearty stew!
Caroline Toner
brisket of beef and vegetables
GRACE COLLINS
overnight porridge
tony machin
chicken stew
Zowee Moore
Pulled Pork <3 Maybe in a BBQ SAUCE
Hazel Rea
Asian Beetroot Stew – I just discovered the recipe a few weeks ago and it really is delicious.
Ness (@jibberjabberuk)
Favourite meal to cook in a slow cooker is BBQ Pork and Pineapple.
Elizabeth Cooper
A lovely vegetable stew with dumplings, perfect for this chilly weather!
Pam Francis Gregory
Love a nice hot chicken stew on the autumn
Isabel O'Brien
A sort of casserole stew type thing with vegetables and vegetarian sausages.
Heather Harris
beef curry
Kellie Faggle McIntyre
Stew would be delish!
Graham Wilson
Slow cooked pork
Graham Wilson
Slow cooked Pork.
Eva Shorter
Heard these can help make some great family meals.
Eva Shorter
i’m starting to learn to cook at 31!! And heard these can help make some great family meals.
Julie Davies
I always use my slow cooker to make corned beef and potato hot pot
Christine Montanaro
braised steak & carrots for my lovely homemade steak pie filling
kate deakin
Curry! And I’d leave it cooking for at least a day to let those flavours infuse too.
john hatrey
A nice warming winter stew with dumplings.
Hazel Murphy
Lancashire HotPot
Jane Middleton
I would cook a chicken casserole
lisa tebbutt
STEW LOADS OF STEW
Gary Topley
Winter Vegetable Stew x
sharon B
Slow cooked beef in red wine
Sarah Lambert
A nice hearth stew and dumplings mmm
Maxine Owen
I would make a sausage casserole
Solange
Lamb tagine
Lucy Taylor
Shoulder of lamb
Christina Brown
Shepherd’s pie! 🙂 and some really tough pieces of meat because they would come out all beautiful and tender!
Angela Muir
Sausage and bacon casserole
AMANDA ROBINSON
a nice rich sausage casserole….yum yum
Sarah Lewis
A nice beef stew with dumplings
Emma Ellams
Lamb stew and dumplings 🙂
valerie mccarthy
beaf stew.
Sally Andrews
beef rendang – a nice treat after a long day at work!
Pamela
I would make beef goulash to start with. Yummy.
ann thompson
corned beef hash
EJ Dunn
I would make Gratinee of Eggs Basque
Rosalind Blight
Bread
norma robertson
there are many but a vegetable hotpot is nice done in a crock pot
john hammond
a really nice sausage casserole or chunky veggie stew with dumplings
Marie Evans
A Beef stew,Cheap cuts of beef taste more tender if cooked long & slow.
Jayne K
Beef casserole
Lucy white
I would slow cook, sausage and bean casserole, an absolute must in my household 🙂
caroline
I use my current slow cooker to cook a sausage dish with tomato sauce & hidden veggies that goes well with potatoes or even pasta, so guess it would be that 🙂
rosalind pike
i would make an oxtail stew which would be delicious and falling of the bone cooked in this crock pot
Anna Ibbotson
A delicious chicken stew! 🙂
Eleanor Wigmore
Venison stew with mushrooms, red wine & parsnips in it
Emily
Chicken Casserole x
linzi gould
A nice winter stew
stewart w
sweet & sourer
thekiwibex
A delicious vegetable stew!
Jackie ONeill
Lamb Stew with Dumplings
Jaynealicia
Burgundy Beef
Rob Hughes
Beef stew
charlotte aldridge
Beef Stew and dumplings of course!!
h (@auntygeek)
lamb casserole and beef stew 🙂
jodie crossley
veg stew and dumplings
Judith Allen
Paprika chicken probably.
james harland
beef stew mmmm
Becca Staples
A nice sausage casserole x
rachel cook
I would cook lamb stew
Sarah McRae
It would have to be a thick and scrumptious beef stew and dumplings mmmm mmmm mmmm
Tania Atfield
Chicken casserole
SibzMcD
I would cook Scouse!!
Zoe Roxby
Spiced lamb, tomato and chickpea stew its amazing
norma robertson
I would make braised beef
Em S
A beef and ale stew
Erin
I would love to have a crock pot for making chili!
D Willoughby
Your Morrocan inspired slow roast lamb recipe would be lovely on a dark winter evening. If only I had a slow cooker to try it in….!
Ellie Ormrod
I would love to try a nice warming stew 🙂
julie booth
chicken cacciatore
Melissa Breckon
A hearty beef stew and dumplins 🙂
Fiona Mallard
Beef stew
stacey turner
lovely yummy soups
Dayle Dunlop
A lovely casserole
Mummy of Two
A sweet n sour pork stew
Charlotte rawlins
I love slow cooking! Whole chicken, jambalaya, curry, stew, casseroles, hot pot, rice pudding, cakes, bread! They are amazing 🙂
Claire Bryant
The first thing I’d cook is my family’s favourite- beef in guiness stew! 🙂
Lyla
A hearty beef stew with dumplings
Rebecca Taylor
I love to cook a whole chicken in my crockpot
Lorraine G
beef stew with dumplings
nick
I’d cook a curry. I find the flavours get good and strong after a day in the crock pot! Yum!
Ashleigh Allan
A beef stew – great for winter!
Amy Skinner
My partner cooks the best chilli
Emma Fox
A yummy beef stew
Aimee L
Lamb Shanks, our families favourite!!
Lorraine Carter
I’d try your pie recipe, and then my all time fav casserole -Lancashire Hotpot
alternageek
bbq slow cooked chicken
felicity smith
chicken stew
Tracey Parker
Pork and chilli bean hotpot
tracy baines
a nice piece of gammon
clair downham
beef and lamb stews
David Zipfell
I would prepare my beef and ale for a pie in it first.
MANDY DOHERTY
A rich beef stew
bex smith
beef stew
Kathryn Quinn
Coq au vin x
Victoria Morrison
Pulled pork…or chicken stew and dumplings 🙂
Carolin
A nicely warming beef stew with potatoes, carrots, mushrooms and lots of garlic 🙂
Claudia
Beef casserole…nom nom 🙂
Hekna
A lovely lamb stew 🙂
Mary Chez
chicken and mushroom casserole
melanie Edjourian
a gorgeous spicy curry
clara cort
chicken stew
cathyj
chicken casserole
Ellie M
Some lovely risotto and stew with all the pumpkins I’ve got in my allotment.
Wehaf
I would make roast chicken.
Rosie
chilli
Carly Ann
Slow cooked steak in ale with carrots and mushrooms! I like to finish it off in the oven with a puff party topping. It might not be the most original but it is COMFORT FOOD AT IT’S BEST!
Jodie Smith
I would make pulled pork, it will melt in my mouth… nomnomnom.
Gail
Lamb stew with butterbeans
Andrea Fletcher
A beef stew.
Gabrielle Powell
a Jersey Bean Crock
Kirsty Mills
Beef bourguignon
kerri Ann
Chicken & Chorizo stew xx
Daniella
Crockpot bread
Emily Clark
A lovely warming spicy lentil stew, vegetarian but flavourful.
lyn burgess
Beef casserole with lots of root veg and herby dumplings
Sue Harrison
Beef and ale casserole 🙂
laura jayne bates
stew and dumplings
Corinne Peat
A beef stew. Yum!
Christina Curtis
Sausage Casserole!
Emily Knight
A lovely warming Beef Bourguignon, I think – perfect for cold days!
Lori Lou
stew
Barbara Montag
I’d make white chili and spaghetti sauce – thank you.
k walsh
irish stew
Laura F
Gammon in cococola
Natalie England
A lovely stew!
Jennifer Toal
Hot pot
leigh boyle
corn beef hash =)
silvia stoyanova
Rabbit Stew
Tracy Newton
Lamb stew and dumplings
Katie
Chicken casserole
LYNNE COLLINS
I would cook a delicious Boeuf Bourguignon!!
ooh La La!!
Stephanie Dunmore
I call it mummy’s jumble. It usually consists of baked beans, chopped tomatoes, stock, vegetables and either meat or pasta. Whatever variation I do the children always say it’s their favourite. Empty plates = happy mummy.
Pauline Wilson
Stews and casseroles to start off with before trying out new recipes and ideas
FARIDAH BROOKER
Beef and ale stew.
Angel
A beef chilli.
Tracey Belcher
Gammon Joint is good – melts in the mouth when cooked in slow cooker
victoria thurgood
I would like to try the Crème Brulee
Hilda Hazel Wright
I’d cook a lamb casserole with rich garlic and rosemary gravy and herby dumplings!
Keshia Esgate
Curries and stews
judy kennedy
Pulled pork
Dan Powderhill
Sausage and bean casserole!
Spencer Broadley
Chicken Chasseuse
Helen Humphries
Sausage casserole slow cooked in cider, my OH’s favourite – makes the house smell wonderful too!
Emma Ferguson
Chicken stew and dumplings
Jadea
Some sort of soup…yup, that’s as specific as I can get.
leanne abel
A vegetable stew
Kym Robson
A beef stew and dumplings
Jenna Parrington
Sausage casserole!
iain
curry and chili con carne!
Graham Ross
Beef Goulash
Mr G
A spicy chilli con carne….mmm!
gemma clark
Pulled pork!
Lynsey Buchanan
Beef Stew
valerie myburgh
Vegan stew
Amanda Deacon
Beef in beer
james wood
lamb hotpot
Laura Love
Gammon
Richard Rowley
I would cook a nice beef stew
richard hill
it has to be a stew
Melanie
a tasty lamb stew
ann clements
Beef Chilli
Iona Cornish
Pot Roasted Beef
Paul Ballantine
Corned beef hotpot
olga carpenter
chicken stew
Cindy Gillespie
Your Shetland beef and ale slow cooker pie – It looks amazing 🙂
LynneH
Lots of lovely stews
Kevin Honey
Belly of Pork
Eva Vida
Boeuf bourguignon 🙂
Amanda A
Chicken Casserole!
Claire D
Beef Casserole
Sarah Spencer
Beef and Ale stew
Laura Pritchard
A lovely pork casserole
Kelly Hanson
Chicken cacciatore
John Taggart
Chilli Con Carne
Paula Barker
A Veggie Casserole
Andrew Curtis
Morroccan lamb stew
Christopher Packer
A lovely chicken curry
Lucy
I would love to own these items please. So many different things, I could cook in it, stews, pulled pork, to name a few. Thank you
Sandra Lane
Chicken casserole.
Andrea Williams
Lots of different curries
Susan Smith
Beef Stew
Gavin
Good old beef stew with dumplings.
Carla Mills
Beef stew and dumplings. Mmmmmmmmm. Xx
lizlizliz (@lizcomps)
A slow-cooked lamb curry.
Pauline Simpson
Corned beef hash Lovley with Pickled beetroot & Red cabbage!!
Farhana
Beef casserole
laura stewart
beef stew with homemade dumplings xx
Keith Hunt
A nice chili con carne
Samj
chilli con carne
Laura O
I would cook a lovely Stew or curry
Laura Baker
Guinness stew and cheesy dumplings 🙂
Anne dalzell
I’d love to give the crock pot chocolate cake a go
Cheryll H
Beef stew <3
Joanna Butler-Savage
lovely warming winter stew
Claire Hull
Probably a beef stew or a casserole
Zoe Howarth
Lancashire hot pot
Joy Portas
Casserole and dumplings
Carol Wilkinson
Lamb stew
karen cowley
A slow cooked beef stew, perfect for this time of year xx
Lisa Collins
Lemon roast chicken
Rita Hutton
Beef Stew
Susan Sargent
I would cook a Beef casserole with dumplings
Nuala rees
Beef mushrooms in gravy with dumpling topping
Paul Scotland
A slow cooked chilli – plenty of spice
Jean Bolsover
I’d start with a lamb hotpot
Amy Squires
I love Chilli so it would have to be that!
elaine dale
slow cooked veg and lentil soup
Liam Bishop
Lamb stew and dumplings 🙂
Julia Linsley
Slow cooked spaghetti Bolognaise
kirsty thompson
Pulled pork and jacker spuds. Yum
Helen Hodgson
Hot Pot-delicious!
Paul Hunt
Goulash would be my favourite
MARK THOMAS
Lamb stew
Richard Randall
Slow cooked lamb curry.
iain maciver
a chicken casserole
Georgina Jacobs
Braised steak and vegetable casserole – nothing beats taste and the kitchen as a wonderful aroma . thanks x
Andy Caldwell
Beef chilli
Sharon Hingley
A hearty Beef & Ale stew.
Lucy Bishop
I’ve always wanted to try a crock-pot cake!
Jane McColl
I would cook Lamb Tagine
Rebecca Phillips
irish stew 🙂
Helen Garner
I would cook a nice big chilli
Christine Shelley
Hearty winter stew
frances hopkins
Beef casserole x
Stephanie Whitehouse
A steamed sponge pudding with blackcurrant jam
Georgia Norton
Sweet potato and chickpea curry 🙂
Helen G
Gumbo! 🙂
Pauline Hill
Beef Stew & Dumplins
abigail edkins
beef stew with massive dumplings
kris
veggie chilli
Kate - gluten free alchemist
Beef casserole with lots of delicious winter vegetables or maybe I’d give venison a go!!!
Sheila Reeves
A chilli con carne, great for a cool autumn evening
Danielle Vedmore
Pulled pork! I have had it once from a slow cooker at a friends house and it was amazing!
Leanne V Mckenna
Vegetable Tagine
Victoria
beef stew
Janice
sausage casserole
maxine m partridge
a nice hot chilli
Hutch2
Beef stew and dumplings
Angela Sandhu
lamb casserole
stephen holman
A lovely steak casserole
melanie stirling
Lamb casserole
sandra rubery
lamb stew
Hayley
FIrst thing would be veg stew and dumplings, and then maybe a mushroom stroganoff!
Emma Nixon
Beef stroganoff
Laura Nice
Would love to make my grandmas mince stew! <3
Peak Lee
Rice pudding
Leanne Lunn
A whole chicken on a bed of potatoes and veg, the chicken just falls apart it is gorgeous.
Jessica Powell
Stew – perfect for winter!
Chris Northrop
beef stew and dumplings just right for a cold day
Jess Howliston
A chunky stew with dumplings, real comfort food the while family can enjoy! xx
nadia bates
A hearty spicy lamb tangine
Sally Lean
A lovely, chunky, beef stew complete with vegetables and dumplings! Mmm 🙂
katie skeoch
would be a fab chicken curry – delicious x
Laura Jeffs
A lovely and tasty veggie stew 😉
Louise A
Chilli…a firm favourite in this house
fozia
lamb stew
Sarah Pybus
Pulled Pork 🙂
Heather T
Chicken Balti
Sam Swain
Beef stew and dumplings
Caroline H
A spicy tagine.
kelly
Beef stew!
Pam Hubbard
sausage caserole
Rob Griffiths
A lovely lamb stew
Allan Smith
A nice stew
Holly Smith
Beef Stew
Megan Bayford
PULLED PORK
Lisa McFall
Chilli is my fav but might try making steak pie filling today
sharon martin
First thing I would try is to cook a joint in one, I’ve heard so many awesome results with cooking joints would love to give it a go.
Alana Walker
Chicken casserole.x
winnie
red wine beef stew
Lucy Robinson
Beef stew and dumplings. x
Lorraine Tinsley
Courgette, sun dried tomato risotto very yummy and a firm favourite with my daughters
Paul T
Sausage casserole
Ewan Bell
Beef stew
Robert Stirk
Stew and Dumplings
Amanda Beamish
I love brisket done in the crockpot…makes a lovely gravy.
lynn lewer
Beef Stew
Marc Chivers
Stew
kellyjo walters
ham hock for a ham and wild mushroom pie
Jo Bryan
Oh lots of food, I adore slow cooking too. I would make chicken, chorizo and potato in a tomato and lemon sauce. Bread is great in it. I love gammon in cider. All manner of casseroles too.
Emma Birley
LOL. Just realised I’ve put essentially the same thing in my last post.. so amazing 😉
Emma Birley
Beef Hotpot! I have an amazing recipe for it, and it’s amazing <3
Kelly Harper
beef stew
Rachel Roach
Chilli
Graham Chealehay
A stew
Kat Lucas
I would slow cook BBQ Pulled Pork
Felicity Kelly
I would cook my favourite dish, chilli con crane yummy x
Annabelle Maver
vegetable hotpot with mixed herb and mustard dumplings
Tasha Corder
Beef Casserole
Stacey Carnell
Mmmmmmm Chicken & chorizo casserole – yummy 🙂
Melanie Gardiner
a nice beef stew and dumplings
James Edden
beef straganoff 😀
Amanda Hart
chicken soup
Marycarol
Great prize! I’d cook a nice chicken stew or beef roast!
John O
Beef stew
Hazel Commane
I’d make a stew with pearl barley
Louise Smith
Lancashire Hotpot
Edward Guerreiro
Portuguese pork, bean and chorizo stew (Feijoada)
Julia Gibson
I would probably start with a beef or sausage casserole and then get a bit more adventurous as I go along.
Elisabeth Ries
I would cook beef stew with dumplings to fend off the colder nights
Rosalind Sargent
Lamb Stew in a minty Gravy with herb dumplings
REBECCA RYAN
BEEF STEW
Angela McDonald
Sausage casserole!
sarah woolcock
A hearty beef stew 🙂
Gilla01
Beef stew with dumplings.
Megan Adams
Bolognese
Lindy
Chicken casserole, delicious!
Sarah Fawcett
I love putting a whole chicken in the slow cooker, just a chicken, no liquid, for a minimum of 6 hours and it comes out with the meat just falling off the carcass which means you get to use every last bit. Yum
Mary Heald
Beef casserole
shana haynes
I would cook Pulled pork
Lisa Everaert
Beef stew with Dumplings
sharon mead
spaghetti bolognese
barbara daniels
sausage casseroe
laura banks
chicken and chorizo stew
Yet Another Blogging Mummy!!!
I would cook lots of tasty winter casseroles and stews. Yum
sue hodges
beef casserole
Lynne Durkin
I would make a lovely beef stew with lots of veg and dumplings x
Zoe G
Beef lobby made with oxtail soup and lots of dumplings
EMMA WALTERS
a winter warming staffordshire lobby
Fiona K
Beef stew
ELIZABETH DOODY
Beef Stew
Stephanie Boulton
Lamb stew
Louise Perry Fairweather
beef in red wine stew
Keep Calm and Fanny On
A hearty veggie stew I reckon, season pumpkin for Crocktober 😉
CAROL PATRICK
Beef stew, winter veg & dumplings
Diane Wareing
I’d make a healthy Mediterranean stew 🙂
Crystal @ Crystal's Tiny Treasures
I’d cook soup so it would be fresh in the morning for hubby to take to work with him
Heather Haigh
Oh, I too thought that crock pot was American for slow cooker. I do like the way you educate us. 🙂
Heather Haigh
Oops, and to answer the question I think I’d have to make a good rich beef stew to start with.
Sandra Clarke
A sausage casserole.
tracy nixon
An Autumnal Beef Casserole with Dumplings!
Tracey Peach
Beef Stew & Dumplins xxx
Roger Bufton
Rabbit Stew
Jane Willis
I’d cook beef curry, and enjoy the smell of it cooking all day long
Rosie Dunningham
Sooo many things! Slow cooked pulled pork to go in tacos with guacamole and sour cream, or chunky Winter vegetable stews with lamb and rosemary, even slow cooked porridge to have breakfast waiting ready for me in the morning. I’ve always wanted one and day dreamed about what I would do with it! Wonderful giveaway 🙂
Rosie
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Sam Williams
A chunky beef stew
kim neville
I would cook Goulash