Crock-Pot 4.7L Countdown Slow Cooker Review & Giveaway

November 8 by Jenny Paulin 192 Comments

I love my slow cooker. I have owned one for several years now (not the same one of course, as a couple have had to be replaced as time has gone on), and I love the fact that you can literally ‘bung’ a load of ingredients in, set the heat setting and leave it to do all the hard work for you while you go about your day to day routine. When I used to work, it was so nice to come home to a meal that was already cooked and the house would would be filled with the aroma of my dinner making me even more hungry! Each time after I gave birth to both boys, the slow cooker was a real help in making sure I could have a meal ready for my OH and I.

However, I have never owned a crock pot. I have to be honest here, I actually thought that this ‘term’ was just the American name for a slow cooker. I had no idea that you could buy crockpots here in the UK! Doh! So when I was asked recently if I would like to review one to coincide with #Crocktober last month I agreed quickly, because I really wanted to find out for myself if it was any better/worse/the same as a slow cooker.

I was sent a digital Crock-Pot and a new Crock-Pot Food Warmer.

I was impressed that the Crock-Pot has a timer on it, something my slow cookers, both past and present, have never had as a feature. Afterall, sometimes if you are to go out or the day, to be able to stop the cooking is great as it does save you worrying that your dinner might get over cooked or the sauce might dry out as you have got way laid. The pot warmed up instantly as soon as it was switched on and the temperature chosen, which I was impressed with. The lid is domed slighlty allowing extra height which was handy when I cooked my Slow Cooker Roast Chicken for our Sunday lunch a few weeks ago, which just squeezed in as it was quite large!

The timer is easy to use and increases in 30 minute intervals, and goes up to 20 hours!

As well as some of the regular meals I cook slowly, such as my Slow Cooker Roast Beef and Gammon which I tried in my Crock Pot and all were cooked beautifully, I also experimented with some new dishes.

Pumpkin & Mixed Bean Chili

Beef Bouguignon

Chocolate Rice Pudding

I have also made some slimming world inspired dishes – Campfire Stew, Chicken, Bacon & Apple with Leeks and Diet Cola Chicken.

The Crock-Pot 4.7L Countdown Slow Cooker is a great cooking aid and I have used it every week since I was sent it (which was about 8 weeks ago) and it really has been brilliant. The pot can be removed very easily for serving and of course washing up, and I love that you can even place it in the dishwasher for a proper clean. I have to be honest, I have not yet tried the Crock Pot food warmer simply because the meals have either all been eaten up on the day it was served or I have frozen the leftovers . However, I think this is a fanstastic idea if I went out to work because I could take in some soup or left over stew and leave it on all day to warm up ready for me at lunchtime. A really clever idea. Therefore, in conclusion I now LOVE my crock pot and it has been used in favour of my slow cooker these last few weeks and I think it will continue to do so!

PRIZEDRAW

I have a Crock-Pot 4.7L Countdown Slow Cooker and a Food Warmer to give away to one lucky Mummy Mishaps reader. All you need to do to be in with a chance of winning these fab prizes, is to fill in the form below.

Cloising date is midnight on Saturday 22nd November, 2014 – good luck

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I was sent a crockpot and food warmer for the purpose of creating some recipes and posting a review. All comments made are honest and my own