The inner bowl is removable, so you can carry it to the dining table to serve up, and we found that despite the outside of the slow cooker getting hot, the handles remained cool enough to carry.

A wide variety of meals can be cooked in a slow cooker, including one-pot meals, soups, stews, casseroles, and more – so they are a great way to ensure your family can enjoy hearty, home-cooked meals, with minimal effort and monitoring! Hannah is also interested in sustainability in the home and has completed a course with the University of the Arts London in sustainable textiles, so she can help cut through the noise on what’s green and what’s not. During cooking, we found bits of beef that weren’t entirely submerged in our sauce ended up drying out, so be sure to make sure your meat is covered. The removable ceramic pot can easily be carried straight to the table and is dishwasher safe for effortless cleaning, making Lewis's slow cooker fantastic addition to any kitchen. Slow cookers are nifty appliances that do all the cooking for you, so you can whip up scrumptious meals without spending hours working away behind a stove.Whether you’re a keen cook or you lack space and want an appliance that does as much as possible in one machine, the Ninja foodi possiblecooker 8-in-1 slow cooker is an absolute must-have item for your kitchen. The tempered glass lid features cool-touch handles which allow for more comfortable and safe handling. Otherwise, the outside stayed cool throughout and the accompanying recipe book is filled with handy cooking tips.

For ease of use and practicality the Russell Hobbs 23200 has a removable cooking pot allowing you to easily remove and serve food. But it does have something better: at the top of the machine, there’s an LED progress bar, which allows you to visually monitor how your food is cooking without having to open the machine.For added versatility the pot is oven-safe and both the pot and removable lid are dishwasher-safe for easy cleaning. With its powerful 90W heating element, it’s perfect for couples and individuals looking to effortlessly enjoy delicious home-cooked meals. We also found the keep-warm function worked really well, and while the food wasn’t piping hot, it was warm enough to eat and enjoy straight from the pot. Our testers found the timer, which beeps to tell you when cooking has finished, a little tricky to hear too.