Slow cookers / Crock-Pots™

After experiencing some darn tasty meals from a slow cooker while we were back in Canada, we are thinking of getting one. I haven't even started to look to see if they have them here, never mind how expensive they might be. Has anyone else come across them here and what do they call them in German?

I´m not sure what you mean by a slow cooker. If it´s something like a "crock pot", then you can find them here: kochstar

A crock-pot is the same thing as a slow cooker. And thanks for the link Lupo, but from the descriptions, I can't really tell if it's what I'm looking for. If anyone knows more, I'd like to read about it.

I had this conversation on a mailing list some time ago, I'll have to see if I still have it somewhere. The upshot of it was that:

A kochstar is huge, and it's for making jam and that sort of thing. Also hideously expensive, compared to crock-pots.

Crock-pots are not really allowed here, so you won't find one in a store. If there are any U.S. Military people around TT, they might be able to get them on base, but finding a crock-pot that will fit in a German plug-in is unlikely. As I understand it, there is some difference in um, wiring or voltage or something (yes, that is the extent of my electrical knowledge - I'm one of those people that wonders why electricity doesn't just dribble out of those little holes in the wall) makes it inadvisable to plug an American appliance into a German socket.

You can buy a slow-cooker in England and bring it over, but the plug-in problem might or might not still exist. I will see what else I can find out.

Hiya, you can get them delivered from Lakeland. But obviously they would have a British plug on them, no idea about the different voltages and stuff. I'm just assuming that Lakeland deliver electrical items to Germany, I know that they do generally deliver to Germany because I asked them (I've never used the service, though).

all you need to plug British electrical stuff in here is an adapter available in many places in Munich including the airport. costs around €4.

swop the plug for one that costs 99cts from OBI. ..

Is it maybe a Roemertopf that you want? There's a description and pictures on that site, and click on "tips".

We had one of those Roemertopfs, used it until it broke. It was nice, but it's not exactly the same thing. A slow cooker or crock-pot is a small appliance. You put a bunch of food in and turn it on and 4 to 8 hours later your food is done. You could do more or less the same thing with the oven, but that would be a huge energy drain. This is (supposed to be) more efficient.

There's one here, for reference purposes. And there's more comprehensive information about them here.

And here is an article about what they are. Having read that and the link at the bottom to what a vacuum cooker is, I'm thinking that would also be good to have, if a slow cooker isn't available.

I was in Küstermann today and asked about a "electro-Bräter", but they didn't have anything, although I was happy that they didn't deny that it existed at all. A good search around Kaufhof showed they also had nothing of the sort.

So, I've sent off an email to Lakelands asking if they can deliver slow cookers to Germany and what the shipping costs would be. Let's see what they say.

my gf works for a company that imports small electrical appliances (if you live in/near munich I can just about guarantee you have at least one of their products) ...anyways, I'd think if anyone in germany imported them, they would...and she's never seen one :-(

this thread, however, makes me want to yell at her boss to start importing them, dammit. ...too bad his english is horrid and my german is the same.

Shit! can't find it. I had a message with the German version of what we would all a crock pot (lost in the blue nowhere), they use them to warm wine. Enough heat to cook a roast? Me not know.

The Römertopf-a-ma-thingy is by far the best way to roast a bird. Submerge the clay pot in water for a few hours before cooking, stuff poultry with fresh rosemary and garlic, and yum...

Lakeland were very prompt and wrote back to me. They will deliver, but on an item worth £49.95, (the price of the pot Topsy linked to) there would be a delivery cost of £40 pounds. Hmmph. That prices it a bit out of my range, but I'm still interested, I'll do some more online snooping.

If anyone else has more information, please post it. Thanks.

I'd check french sites, that's what my gf said...then it'd be the same plug...just a thought...amazon france?