Morphy Richards Ecolectric Slow Cooker

An eco-friendly slow cooker? Whatever next? Well, if there are domestic gadgets that can save you energy, surely they deserve a mention? I know I’ve mentioned the energy saving vacuum cleaner and the eco-friendly clothes iron lately, but it’s about time our home appliances got revamped! Anyway, back to the slow cooker…

A slow cooker, as you might expect, cooks food slowly using electricity in a dedicated cooking pot. The pot has very effective insulating materials that minimises the loss of energy, in addition to being much smaller than an oven. As a result, the slow cooker is claimed to save up to 66% of the energy compared to that of an oven.

The slow cooker uses 156W of energy, but it comes with a range of power settings depending on the meal you’re cooking. The pot is perfect for cooking curries, chilli con carne, casseroles as well as some meat joints. Clearly if you’re cooking more than one item at a time, an oven is probably going to be more energy efficient.

The slow cooker costs just £34.25 plus delivery.