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WHAT IS THE MORPHY RICHARDS 3.5L DIGITAL SEAR AND STEW SLOW
COOKER?
3.5-litre slow cooker with digital controls and three heat settings.
You can plan it to cook for between 4 and 10 hours and the time
Staying is shown on the digital display.
The cooker does not have a sexy setting for searing meat or sautéing base
Ingredients such as garlic, onions and spices, but its non-stick pot is
Designed to operate on your hob -- it is compatible with gas and electric
It's also available in a much bigger 6.5L size for
Only #10 more -- perfect for large families and batch cooking.
DESIGN AND FEATURES
The cooker looks great, in a brushed silver or red finish. The shape is oval --
Broad but not too heavy. The front is home to a virtual display and button
You Decide on the heat setting and then
Select the time, using up and down buttons to adjust the cooking time by 30-
minute intervals.
Setting and 4 to 7 hours on high heat.
The stove offers three heat settings: high, low or keep warm. The Morphy
Richards automatically switches to keep warm at the end of the programmed
Cooking time -- that means that you can switch it on in the morning and return
To a cooked meal around 9 hours later.
The "Sear" in the product name refers to the ability to sear meat or sauté
Base ingredients such as garlic, onions and spices. This is slightly misleading
As the cooker doesn't have a setting for this. Instead, the cooking pot -- that
Is lightweight metal, non-stick inside and out -- is hob-safe.
You pop it on your (gas or electric) hob to sear or sauté before slow cooking.
Slightly more bother but it means you won't need to dirty another
pan.
MORPHY RICHARDS 3.5L DIGITAL SEAR AND STEW SLOW COOKER --
WHAT'S IT LIKE TO USE?
The electronic controls are the most impressive thing about the Morphy
Richards. Slow Cookers are a Amazing time-saver: prepare the ingredients
for a healthy, one-pot dish at breakfast time and then return to a hearty
supper. But most have minimal controls. So if you decide to go
Out for the night after work, you are left with a sense of unease: will your soup
Be strong, will your curry be cremated?
The Morphy Richards' digital controls do not let you set a start time, but they
Do allow you to control the total cooking time. With a handy two-hour keep
Warm period after for if you're unexpectedly delayed. Nonetheless, the timer feels
limited.
Or request that you stir or include ingredients after just one hour. Could the timer not
have offered even more control?
Alongside it for such recipes.
That minor grumble aside, the Morphy Richards truly impresses. Searing on
The hob works a treat and the slow cooker controls are simple to master. The
Cooking pot is feather light so it heats up quickly -- whether on the
Hob or in the toaster itself. The drawback is that, unlike a ceramic crock,
The thin metal also cools quickly so it's less good at keeping food hot at the
table.
The cooker's glass lid means it's easy to inspect progress -- it's important not
To lift a slow cooker lid more frequently than you have to, as it actually slows down
the cooking. And results were superb: a sweet potato and lentil curry really
Showed the benefits of slow cooking; vegetables retained their shape but
melted in the mouth.
Cleaning is very easy thanks to the pot's non-stick coating, inside and outside.
And the pot and glass lid are equally dishwasher-safe.
SHOULD I BUY THE MORPHY RICHARDS 3.5L DIGITAL SEAR AND STEW
SLOW COOKER?
If you're looking for a slow cooker, as Opposed to a multi-cooker such as the Tefal 8
In 1 Multi Cooker or the Sage Risotto Plus, then yes. The Morphy Richards is
Impressive, not just for its cooking results but for its digital controls that let
You plan the cooking time.
In comparison with budget slow cookers like the Lakeland Brushed Chrome
Family Slow Cooker it also has the advantage that its pot can be used on the
hob to sear or sauté ingredients before slow cooking.
VERDICT
An impressive slow cooker that lets you control cooking times, which makes it
Arguably worth the small premium over budget models.
