STACK #203 Sep 2021

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dishwasher safe, so clean-up is a breeze. As well as pressure and slow cooking, this one can brown and sear, steam (a steaming rack is included), boil, sauté and simmer, making it a smart appliance that anyone who loves their cooking would want in the kitchen. Get Ready to Crock!

Why Slow Cooking? Multi-cookers are excellent at slow cooking – but why would you want your meal to take longer to make? The secret is in the way slow cooking brings out the natural flavours from ingredients, and its well-deserved reputation for the way it tenderises meats, making them soft, juicy and delicious. It’s also an almost foolproof cooking method, great for beginners.

O ne of the most useful tools in a cook’s arsenal has long been the multi-cooker, a device that’s essential for doing delicious, slow- cooked meats, tasty slow-cooked stews and more. The modern multi- cooker combines the functionality of a pressure cooker, a slow cooker and a steamer – the idea being to bring the whole range of one- pot cooking together in a single appliance that can do it all. The Crock-pot brand has been doing multi-cookers for a long time now, with their current range starting at a very affordable and accessible simple slow cooker that’s ideal for small families and singles, making it easy to gently come up with incredible food without stress or mess. It’s even a handy device to have around to heat up leftovers to perfection. But if you’re keen to get into proper multi-cooker territory

and want a cooker that’s as versatile as possible, the CPE300 Express Crock XL Multi-Cooker is a mouthful of a name for an incredibly capable device. Sporting a comprehensive digital control panel on the front of its confidently chunky 7.6-litre body, the Express features a locking airtight lid for pressure cooking that can’t be removed until pressure is safely released – an absolute must for pressure cooking, so you’ll never have to take a gamble on whether it’s safe to open. This is one smart appliance, with seven one-touch meal options for easy preparation of delicious stuff without having to worry about temperatures or timings. However, for cooks who want total control, the Express gives that to you via its big, user-friendly touch interface. Importantly, the big cooking pot is resistant to stuck-on food, and it’s

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