Home cooks 'absolutely love' discounted Lakeland slow cooker reduced in October sale

A digital slow cooker is delighting home chefs with its lightweight features and fast cooking time. The Lakeland 3.5L Digital Slow Cooker is currently offered with £10 off its usual price of £59.99, meaning the slow cooker now costs £49.99. It's part of the brand's Up To 25% Off Cooking Electricals deal.

The easy-to-use slow cooker has a digital touchscreen display, with four programmes - low, high, warm and delay. Described as 'super easy' to navigate, users say it is as simple as throwing in the right ingredients and selecting the right cooking programme. Home cooks report the 3.5 litre size is ideal for feeding the family or batch cooking quick and easy meals.

Simple but popular features include a glass lid so users can check on what they are cooking, and cool-touch handles. The low setting allows food to be simmered for between 6 to 14 hours, while high allows it to cook in half the time. The warm setting keeps the meal at serving temperature for up to 12 hours, while users can delay the time it starts cooking by up to 12 hours.

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With different sizes and styles of slow cookers on the market, home cooks have a wide variety to choose from. At Argos the Cookworks 6.5L Slow Cooker - Black - is £33.This has a ceramic cooking bowl that is removable and makes between 5-6 portions, with three heat settings to choose from. It has a durable glass lid and the inner pot is 3.59kg.

Another option is the Daewoo 3.5L Slow Cooker for sale at Asda for £23. This one also has three settings - low, high and keep warm - and is both easy to clean by hand or in the dishwasher.

Home cooks are lovingthe Lakeland slow cooker, with one 5 star review saying: "This was a replacement for my old slow cooker which took an age to cook. This little cooker is super light to carry, cooks in less than half the time of my previous one and holds enough stew for me to divide into three meals for myself. Being digital is also a massive bonus. Absolutely love it!"

One buyer said: "The digital aspect puts it in a class of its own! The aluminium inner makes it easier to lift, which is a consideration now I'm getting on a bit".

Others were also impressed with its weight, saying: "I can’t fault this slow cooker, the aluminium insert makes is so much lighter to lift and move about. I’m 75 and my previous slow cooker practically needed a hoist to carry it from the cupboard to a counter top. The heat is evenly distributed and not just lazily bubbling at one side of the pot hoping I wouldn’t notice. My husband does like a beef stew and it cooks in a couple of hours on the ‘high’ setting. There is a delay feature which I probably won’t use, but it could be useful for workers hoping for a nice hot meal when they get home. I fully recommend this product. It’s 5***** from me."

One reviewer said they had noticed a vent in the lid, explaining: "I'm really pleased with this slow cooker, there are so many improvements compared to my old one and it's much more efficient. I had to get used to shorter cooking times as it cooks food in far less time, but it's not a problem as I can use the delay mode if I'm going out. I did notice there is a vent in the lid, which means cooking smells escape, whereas on my old one, you wouldn't know you were cooking until the lid was removed. However, this really isn't an issue, just a difference I'd noticed."

Some shoppers left general feedback about Lakeland on Trustpilot, with one noting: "Been a while since my last visit but enjoyed browsing. Came away with a slow cooker. Sadly couldn’t get the jam pot lids I went in for."