atlantis2267 0 Report post Posted May 9, 2009 Please do recommend reliable and good built quality brands. The varieties in the marketplace centers around two-three brands. I am not sure what functions I need but I would like to do a lot of meat/vege stews for the kinds when they come back (parents won't be home!). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yokine9a 1 Report post Posted May 11, 2009 Don't go for slow cooker, try Tiger Thermal Magic Cooker... I am planning to buy 2 during the GSS (for good discount) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
donut88 1 Report post Posted May 11, 2009 Don't go for slow cooker, try Tiger Thermal Magic Cooker... I am planning to buy 2 during the GSS (for good discount) got any pics or reference to this Tiger? how much is it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
atlantis2267 0 Report post Posted May 11, 2009 Interesting suggestion I have not come across before! I guess these would last forever for that kind of price too. Thermal Cooker Blog Please do recommend reliable and good built quality brands. The varieties in the marketplace centers around two-three brands. I am not sure what functions I need but I would like to do a lot of meat/vege stews for the kinds when they come back (parents won't be home!). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yokine9a 1 Report post Posted May 12, 2009 Made in Japan... very expensive... my colleague bought it & highly recommended it to me... no need to monitor the fire... save your electricity/gas usage. 3L is $249 4.5L is $275 6L is $345 8L is $399 I went to Takashimaya in Apr, this is pricing I got ... plan to buy one for myself & one for my parents... they love to make soup whilst I want to use it to cook green/red beans soup BTW, don't go for those cheapo brands selling in NTUC or Sheng Xiong... they are not as good as those made in Japan. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
leen 2 Report post Posted May 12, 2009 Please do recommend reliable and good built quality brands. The varieties in the marketplace centers around two-three brands. I am not sure what functions I need but I would like to do a lot of meat/vege stews for the kinds when they come back (parents won't be home!). brand: takahi get a bigger size pot as it can allow you to cook more if you hv more ppl eating. juz put in whatever ingredients you want to cook and leave it in low heat overnite. u get to eat the food in the morning or get to packet it to work. if you preparing for dinner and you hv abt 1 hr to prepare, turn on high heat. if you go to work, juz leave it in low heat will do. it will keep warm the stew. if you r scare of electricity get fire, juz make sure the stew is warm up and you juz switch off the power. when u back from wk in the evening, turn on the heat to warm it up. my takahi cooker cheap n gd. use more than 5 years already. can use to make chinese tonic soup also. i use to make tonic soup overnite and the next day put in food warmer jar to bring to workplc to eat. food warmer jar keeps food warm for abt 6hrs for expensive and cheapo brands, coz i hv used both b4. no difference to me. my hb is quite busy at work so sometime he eats at 3pm for lunch and he told me that the soup is still hot (still got smoke coming out) even though i have pack for him at 7am in the morning. Made in Japan... very expensive... my colleague bought it & highly recommended it to me... no need to monitor the fire... save your electricity/gas usage. 3L is $249 4.5L is $275 6L is $345 8L is $399 I went to Takashimaya in Apr, this is pricing I got ... plan to buy one for myself & one for my parents... they love to make soup whilst I want to use it to cook green/red beans soup BTW, don't go for those cheapo brands selling in NTUC or Sheng Xiong... they are not as good as those made in Japan. thermal cooker is using presurization method. gd but not cheap for brands like thermos, tiger and zorujishi. cheaper alternative brand are Endo. for ppl who still new on thermal cooker, go carefour to take a look at Endo and CK Tang/Metro/OG to look at higher end brand of thermal cooker and you will see the different grade of stainless steel that is being used. so far, from users of cheaper brand of thermal cooker, they work equally well. so it depend on one's budget and needs. you need to read the recipe book whereby they will tell you what type of meat (that is in your dish that you r cooking) require how many minutes of cooking over fire b4 putting pot back into thermal cooker, and also their method. if using it to make sweet soups/deserts, porridge, its gd as well. but must read up the recipe on the amt of water to put in thermal cooker. its gd if you like to packet food to work to eat as you can bring the whole pot out if you buy the small pot. coz by lunch time, your soup will still be warm. its able to keep food warm for 6-8hrs with the cooking effect that is not present in food warmer jar. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
atlantis2267 0 Report post Posted May 23, 2009 Does anyone know the max temperatures these slow cookers (say Takahi brand) reach at "Low" and "High" setting? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
