# Considering my first slow cooker...

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/considering-my-first-slow-cooker/780814>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [February 26, 2017, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/considering-my-first-slow-cooker/780814 "2017-02-26T07:08:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![Chet\_Manley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e47c2d/32.png) [@Chet\_Manley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chet_Manley)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2017, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/considering-my-first-slow-cooker/780814/21 "2017-02-28T20:04:45Z")

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I don’t have a slow cooker or anything similar but it is something I’ve looked in to in the past.

Came across this [article](http://www.seriouseats.com/2016/10/why-pressure-cookers-are-better-than-slow-cookers.html) a while back which you may find useful. It’s quite critical of slow cookers arguing you sacrifice flavour and texture for very little, if any, convenience compared to pressure cookers or dutch ovens.

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**Author:** ![adhemar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@adhemar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adhemar)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2017, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/considering-my-first-slow-cooker/780814/22 "2017-02-28T20:50:18Z")

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just as a suggestion, get a larger one than you need. You can use those crockpot bags and cook two different meals at the same time. So you can cook both chili and beef stew and have meals for the week without having to eat the same thing every night.

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**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2017, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/considering-my-first-slow-cooker/780814/23 "2017-03-01T03:53:04Z")

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> [@adhemar](#):
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> just as a suggestion, get a larger one than you need. You can use those crockpot bags and cook two different meals at the same time.

I’ve got the bags for easy cleanup but never thought of this! Thanks!

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**Author:** ![Purd\_Werfect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e47c2d/32.png) [@Purd\_Werfect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Purd_Werfect)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2017, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/considering-my-first-slow-cooker/780814/24 "2017-03-01T15:40:38Z")

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> [@Balthisar](#):
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> Well, I usually don’t like that as-seen-on-TV crap\*, but I’m starting to think that an Instant Pot might let me replace my crock pot, my wife’s rice cooker, and provide me the desired pressure cooker. I’m not sure how it is as a yogurt maker (I use a Yogatherm), but if it’s not a PITA then maybe there’s that, too.
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> Does it act as a chamber vacuum, too? (I’m in the market for one, too.)
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> - I’m not actually sure if it’s a seen-on-TV device, but it _seems_ like an obvious one. Is it really that good?

Yeah, it’s not an infomercial product. I don’t think it acts as a chamber vacuum.

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