Hello everyone, I am a first time poster and would like your advice/input on Thermal cookers, I have an Eco Pot which I have used only once and was quite dissapointed with the result, I followed the recipe from the supplied book to a tee and found it most unsatisfactory, I have looked at the Thermos Shuttle cookers which to me seem to be much better, I'm thinking of selling the Eco Pot and putting the money towards the Thermos what are your thoughts on these cookers.
Dougwe said
08:45 PM Mar 27, 2015
Welcome to the gang Mario, enjoy here and out in the playground.
I have a Webber Baby Q and love it. No heed for anything else. I have been told the Thermal Type Cookers are great though and have tasted yummy food from one as well.
Mario said
08:54 PM Mar 27, 2015
Thanks Dougwe, I agree about the Baby Q, we bought one last year and love it, also used a pressure cooker the last time we travelled, so I think perhaps there is no need for a thermal cooker at all, might just sell the Eco Pot and leave it at that.
Bruce and Bev said
12:01 PM Mar 28, 2015
we had a thermal pot and seldom used it - found all the stuff was just more space taking and weight. We also stick with the Baby Q and use a separate 9kg gas bottle for it (Im too old to get down on my hands and knees (no....Doug.....calm down lol) and try to plug the gas lead into the one fitted to the underside of the 'van.
The bottle lasts us for weeks - if you follow the instructions about pre-heating for 10 mins and then cook, the weber uses little gas
KFT said
03:17 PM Mar 28, 2015
We have a shuttle chef and use it quite often.
I like to make a hotpot meal in it using steak or even a curried sausages.
I brown the meat first and then add all the other ingredients, bring it to the boil and simmer for 15 minutes then into the thermal cooker for 6 to 8 hours.
Meal is still very hot at the end of that and is always yummy flavours.
frank
Dougwe said
05:58 PM Mar 28, 2015
Gee KFT, I thought you only ate KFC mate. There ya go hey.
KFT said
11:06 PM Mar 30, 2015
You can learn something new everyday Doug
I do eat KFC now and then but I like to cook too
The shuttle chef does a very lovely Silverside as well, yummo
cheers KFC
Ontos45 said
10:57 AM Mar 31, 2015
Chickens when the see KFT
-- Edited by Ontos45 on Tuesday 31st of March 2015 11:14:51 AM
Hello everyone, I am a first time poster and would like your advice/input on Thermal cookers, I have an Eco Pot which I have used only once and was quite dissapointed with the result, I followed the recipe from the supplied book to a tee and found it most unsatisfactory, I have looked at the Thermos Shuttle cookers which to me seem to be much better, I'm thinking of selling the Eco Pot and putting the money towards the Thermos what are your thoughts on these cookers.
I have a Webber Baby Q and love it. No heed for anything else. I have been told the Thermal Type Cookers are great though and have tasted yummy food from one as well.
The bottle lasts us for weeks - if you follow the instructions about pre-heating for 10 mins and then cook, the weber uses little gas
I like to make a hotpot meal in it using steak or even a curried sausages.
I brown the meat first and then add all the other ingredients, bring it to the boil and simmer for 15 minutes then into the thermal cooker for 6 to 8 hours.
Meal is still very hot at the end of that and is always yummy flavours.
frank
I do eat KFC now and then but I like to cook too
The shuttle chef does a very lovely Silverside as well, yummo
cheers KFC
Chickens when the see KFT
-- Edited by Ontos45 on Tuesday 31st of March 2015 11:14:51 AM