Best slow cookers for low-maintenance meals, tried and tested - These energy-efficient appliances are godsends in the kitchen ...

The Hamilton Beach Set & Forget Slow Cooker delivers reliable performance ... Browning: I browned burgers in the models with a browning or searing function. I noted how evenly they browned and ...

Also look for models where the removable inner pot can be used on a hob - the ability to sear meat ... multi-function models and hybrids. Having pretty much invented the slow cooker market ...

The new multi-cooker offers hub-style cooking and eight functions in one device ... for the entire cooking process, including searing meat before slow cooking, so you can limit clean-up and ...