In this get-it-and-go, fill it to the brim modern lifestyle, the words slow cooking are immediately enough to make you want to switch-off and pre-heat another TV dinner. In fact, they almost seem prehistoric when comparing them to the much more modern microwave and the ideal of the ready-made. But is slow cooking really something to be forgotten and buried in a land before time? Or is it our own mindsets that need to be dusted down for a real study? Looking at the benefits the Morphy Richards Ecolectric Slow Cooker has to offer, you’ll soon see a new meaning in what it is to go back-to-the-future!
Okay, maybe all this talk of time travel is a little far fetched. And it’s fair to say that the TV dinner, pre-packaged attitudes associated with modern culture are in full flux. But, it is also arguable that this change in perspectives can be rooted in a practise of looking back over our shoulders, to a time when the simple quick-fix was not at our fingertips. Instead, what was once common, was planning, timing and considered action. Now this is not to suggest that there was once a Golden Age where everything was perfect and we all sang to the same song. No, not at all. However there has been a rise in traditional ‘lifestyle’ methods; for instance, the rejuvenation of the Veg Patch is a small but nevertheless important eco-victory; and the understanding that sustainable and ‘thrifty’ habits will also be a powerful weapon against the battle of climate change and promote energy saving is equally significant. And it is only at a time like now that the ‘Traditional’ does not solely mean ‘Old Fashioned’, but is instead synonymous with effective, sustainable, and even Modern; which is exactly why the Morphy Richards Ecolectric Slow Cooker deserves to be celebrated as a welcomed blast from the past.
Have you ever tried slow cooking? Not many of us have. But the benefits are simple: slow cooking helps retain the vitamins, minerals and nutrients that can be lost by oven based cooking methods. In practise, a slow cooker will not breakdown the foodstuffs inherent in your ingredients like an oven will. So what you have is a highly nutritious and, ultimately, delicious meal.
Commonly appreciated as a great way to delivery gourmet meals with as little fuss as possible, what is often overlooked about these contraptions is their synchronicity with a modern lifestyle. Simply add your ingredients to the pot in the morning, and return in the afternoon to have dinner moments away from begin served.
There are hundreds of different and varied recipes available to test your taste buds with, and even entire cook books dedicated to this school of cooking. But what we find most appealing here at EcoSwitch, is the accompanied energy saving benefits!
The Morphy Richards Ecolectric Slow Cooker has adapted an insulated lid to help provide extra low energy consumption – up to 44% less energy compared to average slow cookers. It is not only a more economic way to cook your dinners, it is also a great way to experiment with new (or old) methods of cooking. The sleek design also compliments how accessible and modernised the Ecolectric cooker is compared with less efficient electric slow cookers. Equivalent cooking times will vary depending on the setting you leave it on – three settings of LOW, MEDIUM and HIGH – which allows you to me russell up some grub in a couple of hours, or put something on to simmer for the time it deserves. But after all’s said and done, you’ll have to judge the results for yourself; which is why we believe you’ll see that the Morphy Richards Ecolectric Slow Cooker will stand the taste of time.
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