Most women cook regularly at home. They use lots of cookware, pots, and pans, sometimes two, three, or even all the stoves and ovens. And waiting for them is a large pile of dishes.
But have you ever heard of cooking in a so-called “slow cooker”? In today\’s hectic times, you must be telling yourself that you are happy to keep cooking in a regular one, let alone a prolonged one. Read a few lines about it and see if you can change your mind.
The essence of a slow cooker, as the name implies, is slow cooking: four hours at a temperature of around 95°C, sometimes as long as 10 hours. That may seem like a long time, but the advantage is that you don\’t have to be there at all. You cut the ingredients, put them in the pot, stir, set the timer, and that\’s it. You go about your business and the pot does all the cooking. [So you need to learn how to use it a little and know how to set the cooking time for your food. Then, when the food is done, you turn off the pot and leave it on. Most people switch on the pot this way overnight, or while they are at work, etc., and the food is ready by noon.
Since the surface of the pot is non-stick, there is no need to add fat or oil. This makes the food healthier and less greasy. Because the pot is always sealed, the water does not evaporate and the food remains juicy and rich in vitamins. But don\’t worry, you can open the pot at any time during cooking to adjust and season the ingredients.
So what can you cook in a slow cooker? [soups, sauces, vegetables, French fries, meat rolls, etc.
And if you\’re worried that cooking for hours on end will increase the power consumption of the pot, don\’t worry about that. Slow cookers consume a constant amount of power throughout the cooking time, so they do not consume as much energy as a regular stove. The average wattage is about 250 W, while conventional stoves use up to 7 kW
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