We received the Von Shef Digital Slow Cooker for review from Domu, the lifestyle brand of Designer Habitat. My old 6.5 Litre slow cooker needed replacing, so the arrival of a new one was very welcome indeed. There’s also the chance to win one for yourself further down the post.
I’ve written about Domu before, when I tried their Von Shef Frozen Dessert Maker. Domu aim to provide great gadgets at lower prices than their competitors.
Digital Slow Cooker Review
The digital slow cooker was voted one of their Top Five Slow Cookers by Great British Food Magazine in September, and with the ability to use a timer on cooking, my absolute love of slow cookers has reached a whole new level of practical.
I’ve always wished I could switch my slow cooker off after a few hours simmering, so that I didn’t need to worry about overcooking anything, especially if I was in a hurry, and only had time to use the high cooking setting for a few hours. As much as I like to time coming home for meals from slow cooking, I always worry about spoiled food if I’m late back and the slow cooker is still bubbling away on high.
This was very easy to operate. Switch on and off with the button on the right, choose high, low or keep warm from the one on the right and use the scroll buttons to increase or decrease cooking time.
- The huge 6.5 Litre capacity, can cater for up to 15-20 average servings, although in my family, we tend to fill it half to three quarters full. With potatoes added as a complete meal in a pot, we’ve had 10 people eat from ours. On a typical day, we have six people to feed, and just over half full does it for us as a meal, with a little leftover for hungry boys to eat later in the evening as a snack.
- The lid is strong and made of toughened glass.
- Although I haven’t used this feature yet, when cooking is finished, the timer should enter a keep warm mode until the machine is switched off.
- Both the dish and lid are suitable for washing in the dishwasher.
Domu – New Slow Cooking Recipe Hub
As part of the Domu challenge, I developed a Cumin and Coriander Steak Casserole for their new Slow Cooker Recipe Hub. If you want to see my recipe on there, you can find it here.
The recipes on the new hub, include ones for chicken, beef, the paleo diet, with curry, fish and vegetarian options.
There’s even a section for baked goodies.
The Bourbon Peach Galette seems like a good one to try, although I can’t quite figure out how it would fit in a slow cooker.
For that reason alone, I suspect I’ll have a try over the Xmas season.
The Giveaway
The Rules
– Open to UK Mainland Entrants only.
– 1 Winner will receive 1 Digital Slow Cooker from Von Shef. There is no cash alternative.
– The prize will be sent direct from Von Shef.
– The Scottish Mum Blog is not responsible for your prize and cannot be held liable in any way for non delivery or non receipt at your end.
– Winners will be notified by DM on Twitter, or e-mail. If the giveaway is not claimed within 14 days, a new winner may be drawn.
– The winners will be chosen by Rafflecopter random generator.
– Scottish Mum Blog and Von Shef, reserve the right to amend, add or withdraw this giveaway at any time.
– Each entry method entitles you to one entry into the draw.
– The giveaway is not associated with any social media channels.
– The winner decision by Scottish Mum Blog is final.
– Closes 16th December 2015 at midnight.
Thank you to the Von Shef team at Domu.
The baby back ribs would be a huge hit x
Rosemary and Garlic Chicken x
Spinach and Ricotta Lasagne xxx
SLOW COOKER ROSEMARY & GARLIC CHICKEN
lemon & herb whole chicken
I’d try the SLOW COOKER ROSEMARY & GARLIC CHICKEN
Lamb Shank
The chickpea and coconut curry
Slow cooked lamb shank or lemon and herb chicken! YUM.
Would love to try the chocolate brownies! I’ve only ever made savoury dishes in a slow cooker so would love to try a dessert and this is something my whole family would eat 🙂
ooo…I have such a sweet tooth, would love to make The Triple Chocolate Brownies
The apple and cinnamon cake looks delicious will try that
The lemon and herb whole chicken
lemon & herb whole chicken
Slow Cooker lemon & herb whole chicken
Rosemary and garlic chicken
rosemary and garlic chicken
Rosemary and Garlic Chicken
Rosemary and garlic chicken
the triple chocolate brownies look amazing
It would have to be Slow Cooker baby back ribs! They look delicious – one of my favourite things in the world!
The Triple Chocolate Brownies, sound lovely!
Slow cooker winter warmer steak casserole
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Slow Cooker lemon & herb whole chicken
Rosemary and Garlic Chicken
Lamb shank rogan josh
the lemon and herb chicken sound delicious, fabulous giveaway
It all sounds amazing, but I think I would choose the Shanghai Style Chicken Stew first
ROSEMARY & GARLIC CHICKEN
Honey Glazed Chicken from the Paleo recipes!
SLOW COOKER CUBAN PORK & BLACK BEANS—looks amazing
SLOW COOKER ROSEMARY & GARLIC CHICKEN
Rosemary and Garlic Chicken sounds yummy!!
the lemon chicken
The GARLIC HASSLEBACK POTATOES look utterly irresistible so I’d try those first followed closely by the desserts – all of them!
The Shanghai Style Chicken Stew
Lemon Chicken
I am sure all of the family would love the lemon and herb chicken…definitely worth giving a try
the lemon and herb chicken
Lemon and herb chicken
lemon and herb chicken
The lemon and herb chicken.
lemon and herb chicken
The triple chocolate brownies!
the slow cooker sweet potato and bean curry sounds divine and perfect for my veggie sister and niece too
lemon and herb chicken
The Buckwheat Cheese Bake
Definitely the ‘chicken’ and mushroom pasta!
I’d love to try the lemon and herb chicken 🙂
Ohh i would cook SLOW COOKER BABY BACK RIBS
I love the sound of the apple and cinnamon cake- i would make that
SLOW COOKED VEGETARIAN ‘CHICKEN’ & MUSHROOM PASTA
Slow Cooker Balsamic Honey Pulled Pork Sliders.
I would be tempted to make the SLOW COOKER LAMB SHANK ROGAN JOSH
Lemon and herb chicken
The Apple and Cinnamon Cake looks amazing 🙂
Definitely bread & butter pudding. Yummy!
I didn’t realise you could make cakes in a slow cooker. I’d love to try The Apple and Cinnamon Cake 🙂
I would make this sticky toffee pudding – looks yummy!
http://www.domu.co.uk/blog/slow-cooker-sticky-toffee-pudding
The rosemary and garlic chicken sounds amazing!!!
OOhhh the Lemon and herb chicken sounds lush
SLOW COOKER CLASSIC CANNELLONI
SLOW COOKER SPINACH & RICOTTA LASAGNE
Lemon and herb chicken
I’d make the lemon and herb chicken.
would love to try a chocolate cake in one of these
Slow Cooker Sausage, Mushroom & Red Onion Casserole but I am also intrigued to try the cake
I like the lemon and herb chicken
Excellent prize, just right for something nice and warm when I get back from work!
Slow Cooker bread & butter pudding
Balsamic Honey Pulled Pork Sliders would be amazing to impress the In-Laws over the Christmas holidays s they are here for 2 weeks! HELP please lol..
The lemon and herb chicken sounds amazing!
Lamb Shank
SLOW COOKER CARAMELISED SUGAR APPLES look yummy
I would love to try the blueberry swirl cheesecake – I had no idea you can cook it in a slow cooker!
I love the Apple and Cinnamon cake the smell just reminds me of Christmas
lemon and herb chicken xx
The Lemon and Herb chicken sounds divine!
I would make the Slow Cooker Balsamic Honey Pulled Pork Sliders.
lamb shank
Lamb shank
Lamb Shank
Honey Pulled Pork
Honey Pulled Pork
I would love to win this so i could make pulled beef. on crusty rolls with some horseradish. MMMMhhh
Lamb Shank 🙂
Honey Pulled Pork
Turkey and stuffing casserole
Ooh the slow cooker garlic mushroom quinoa looks delicious 🙂 that’d be the first one I want to try
Honey Pulled Pork
The chicken and chorizo stew yum
The steak casserole – yummy!
the steak cassarole
The steak casserole
I’d try the lamb rogan josh
The honey pulled pork sounds delicious
Rosemary and Garlic chicken
The lamb shank rogan josh.
A huge pot of stovies
Spinach and ricotta cannelloni LOOKS YUMMY GUYS
Lamb stew with dumplings
lamb shank rogan josh sounds nice
Red Pepper Stew. Merry Christmas x
I’d love to have a go at making the triple chocolate brownies!
lamb shank rogan josh sounds delicious!
Chickpea and potato curry
Lamb Rogan Josh
I’d like to slow cook a whole chicen x
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Slow cooker chocolate looks amazing!
hawaiian bbq pork
red pepper stew
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Slow cooker spinach and ricotta lasagne. I didn’t even realise you could do that in a slow cooker!
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Lamb Rogan josh
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The Rosemary and Garlic Chicken sounds lovely.
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Beef and Red Wine Pot Roast looks delicious and would be perfect for cold winter evenings
Their red thai curry looks yummy
HONEY PULLED PORK sounds yummy!
Honey pulled pork
The Pesto Beetroot Socca Pizza looks rather tempting! 🙂
Lamb rogan Josh perfect you warm me up in winter
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HONEY PULLED PORK
Rosemary and Garlic chicken, yum.
The Lamb Shank.
SLOW COOKER RUSTIC RED PEPPER BEEF STEW
Ooh definitely the Rosemary and Garlic Chicken, sounds delicious!
Lamb shank
I’d try the ribs first.
The slow cooker Spinach & ricotta lasagne, sounds delicious!
SLOW COOKER MEXICAN SHREDDED BEEF TACOS
I would love to try the HONEY PULLED PORK
Slow cooker lamb shank sounds AMAZING
Spinach and ricotta cannelloni looks fab!
Slow cooker lamb shank
The slow cooker rich red wine pot
The Slow Cooker Rosemary and Garlic Chicken
Rosemary and garlic chicken
The rosemary and garlic chicken
I would make the Slow Cooker rosemary & garlic chicken
honey pulled pork sounds just like what my family would cherish
The rosemary and garlic chicken looks amazing
The Steak Casserole
I’d like to try the Slow cooker shanghai stye chicken stew
LOVE the Slow Cooker Baby Back Ribs. Mmmmm, makes me hungry 🙂
I would really like to try the chick-pea and potato curry. It sounds delicious and warming.
beef casserole
Cumin and coriander steak
Chicken and mushroom stew and dumplings
beef casserole
Steak casserole
Id like to try the Slow Cooker Baby Back Ribs
Slow cooker lamb shank x
Shanghai Style Chicken Stew
Slow cooker lentil & brown rice tacos look tasty
Rosemary and garlic chicken sounds good to me!!!
Hawaiian BBQ Pulled Pork – it sounds amazing!
The lamb rogan josh- yummy x
I’d make the rich red wine beef recipe….be lush with crusty bread after a long winter walk
SLOW COOKER MEAT-FREE CLASSIC CANNELLONI
lamb rogan josh
SLOW COOKER BUCKWHEAT CHEESE BAKE
winter warming steak casserole
Steak casserole
lamb rogan josh
Paleo sea monster soup
Lamb Rogan Josh
The Cumin and coriander steak sounds amazing!
lamb rogan josh
The steak casserole x
I’d like to try the lamb rogan josh
The fish stew! Yummy!
SLOW COOKER LEMON & HERB WHOLE CHICKEN
I would try the lamb rogan josh
i would make any of their soups as they look delicious and so nutritious.
I’d love to try the middle eastern lentil soup .
Sticky Toffee Pudding
Slow Cooker Mediterranean-Style Overstuffed Aubergine looks delicious!
The BALSAMIC HONEY PULLED PORK SLIDERS
lamb rogan josh
MIDDLE EASTERN SLOW COOKER LENTIL SOUP. i love north african foods, so this sounds lovely
looking forward to thelamb rogan josh
SLOW COOKER PORK & PUMPKIN STEW
SLOW COOKER ROSEMARY & GARLIC CHICKEN looks very tasty
The slow cooker Christmas dinner would be a god send!
Sticky Toffee Pudding
I’d do the SLOW COOKER MEDITERRANEAN LENTIL SOUP from the healthy range to help kick start my post Christmas diet
Probably the Slow cooker Middle Eastern Lentil Soup 😉
Apple and Cinnamon cake xx
the steak casserole yummy xx
THE SLOW COOKER LENTIL & BROWN RICE TACOS LOOKS SCRUMPTIOUS!
shredded chicken tacos
The Steak Casserole looks delicious!
The link is not working at the moment, so I will go for haggis and neeps, we had it on our honeymoon in Scotland, and have had it on our anniversary ever since.
Steak casserole love steak especially this weather
the steak casserole looks amazing!
APPLE & CINNAMON CAKE
Slow Cooker saver Sardinian fish stew looks amazing, not sure what my husband will think as he is not fussed on fish
I like the look of the Shredded Chicken Tacos.
There are so many tasty recipes, I’d make the rosemary & garlic chicken first.
Slow Cooker saver Sardinian fish stew looks marvellous!
The winter warmer steak casserole
definitely the slow cooker balsamic honey pulled pork sliders. They sound amazing!!
The winter warmer steak casserole
There are so many fab recipes to choose from, but I think the Apple and Cinnamon cake is just edging ahead!
Slow cooker winter warmer steak casserole.
I’d like to try the chickpea and potato curry! Really love veggie currys! In fact that is what we’re having for Christmas dinner!
Apple and cinnamon cake
The slow cooker chickpea and coconut curry
i would love the MIDDLE EASTERN SLOW COOKER LENTIL SOUP
Apple and cinnamon cake
Slow cooker winter warmer steak casserole.
lamb rogan josh 🙂
apple and cinnamon cake
The Lamb Rogan Josh mmmmm!
Apple and cinnamon cake
Apple and cinnamon cake
the Beef Massaman Curry is the one i`d try first
apple and cinnamon cake
The Spinach and Ricotta Lasagne looks yummy 🙂
Slow Cooker Cuban Pork & Black Beans
barbeque pulled pork
The Beef Massaman Curry
Hawaiian BBQ Pulled Pork
Apple and cinnamon cake!
The rich red wine marinated beef pot roast
The sausage and onion casserole, it looks so thick and tasty!
the chickpea and potato curry 🙂 mmmm
The rich red wine marinated beef pot roast
The SLOW COOKER STICKY BABY BACK RIBS.x
apple and cinnamon cake
Would have to be Beef Massaman Curry
Cumin and corriander steak
I would make a beef stew♥
Slow Cooker Garlic & Chive Hasselback Potatoes sound delicious
I went to the site thinking ‘there better be a rib recipe’. On the first page they have ‘Slow Cooker Sticky Baby Back Ribs’. Perfect. Slow cooked ribs (Which I currently do in the oven) are incredible.
Definitely the Beef Massaman Curry – it’s one of my favourite curries!
SLOW COOKER BEEF MASSAMAN CURRY
the beef massaman curry thankyou
I’d love to try the rustic red pepper beef stew
SLOW COOKER STICKY BABY BACK RIBS look amazing
Bearing in mind the giveaway prize I’d like to try the Slow Cooker Christmas Dinner http://www.domu.co.uk/blog/slow-cooker-christmas-dinner
Cumin and corriander steak
I’d make this http://www.domu.co.uk/blog/middle-eastern-slow-cooker-lentil-soup
CUBAN PORK & BLACK BEANS HAS GOT ME DROOLING ! SOUNDS DELICIOUS AND I DO LOVE TRYING OUT NW RECIPES !
I’d go for these
http://www.domu.co.uk/blog/slow-cooker-sticky-baby-back-ribs
SLOW COOKER BEEF MASSAMAN CURRY
The Slow Cooker Rich Red Wine Marinated Pot Roast has my mouth watering. I would start with that.
Italian minestrone soup 🙂
The ribs sound amazing.
http://www.domu.co.uk/blog/slow-cooker-sticky-baby-back-ribs
CUBAN PORK & BLACK BEANS looks tempting – I would give this a try.
MEXICAN SHREDDED BEEF TACOS
I would make the 3 Ingredient Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups. They sound delicious!
My best friend is vegetarian so I’d cook the slow cooker meat free cannelloni for us
Lamb shank rogan Josh, wow!!
I would like to try the rich red wine marinated beef pot roast, I think all the family would like that.
I think one of my favourite recipes is Gammon – Always cooks so beautifully and melts in the mouth – My big advice for Christmas dinner
Slow Cooker Sticky Baby Back Ribs
i may be way behind the times but I did not know you could buy slow cookers with timers!! i still get up at 4am to do the Sunday lunchtime joint!!! I will be trying the apple and cinnamon cake! xx
The chickpea and potato curry! I’d really like to make a homemade curry, but my attempts failed so far 🙁
Slow cooker chickpea and potato curry sounds good
The Apple & Cinnamon cake
I’d like to try Slow Cooker Garlic & Chive Hasselback Potatoes.
the ‘Slow Cooker rich red wine pot roast’ looks right up my street 🙂
the chickpea and potato curry x
Lemon and herb chicken looks delicious! x
The sausage, mushroom and red onion casserole sounds nice
The apple and cinnamon cake sounds lovely.
Honey pulled pork burgers sounds awesome 🙂
SLOW COOKER APPLE & CINNAMON CAKE sounds good
if i won id make the chickpea and potato curry although i love curry so i think id go through the list haha
Apple & Cinnamon cake…
The slow cooker six-hour spaghetti bolognese
The honey pulled pork burgers sound awesome 🙂
apple and cinnamon cake…. yes please
SLOW COOKER DELICIOUSLY DECADENT TRIPLE CHOCOLATE BROWNIES
SLOW COOKER RICH RED WINE POT ROAST
apple and cinammon cake
Slow Cooker Sausage, Mushroom & Red Onion Casserole would be my first recipe I would try
I think it would be – SLOW COOKER DELICIOUSLY DECADENT TRIPLE CHOCOLATE BROWNIES – they sound yum!
I would cook the SLOW COOKER RICH RED WINE POT ROAST it looks delicious & warming
slow cooker honey pulled pork burgers sound delicious 😀
Apple and cinnamon cakes sounds lush. Never done a cake in a slow cooker before!
these look scrummy http://www.domu.co.uk/blog/slow-cooker-sticky-baby-back-ribs
xxxx
lamb shank rogan josh is the one I would try
Slow cooked lamb rogan josh that sounds amazing!!
The slow cooker deliciously decadent triple chocolate brownies look amazing!
The sweet potato and bean curry sounds nice.
Their SLOW COOKER WINTER WARMER STEAK CASSEROLE sounds fab! I would love to give the recipe a try 🙂
Slow cooker Shanghai Style Chicken Stew – yum
Slow cooked lamb rogan josh
lamb shank rogan josh
APPLE & CINNAMON CAKE never done a cake before
Slow cooked lamb rogan josh
Cumin and coriander steak
SLOW COOKER APPLE & CINNAMON CAKE
I’d love to make the SLOW COOKER WINTER WARMER STEAK CASSEROLE!
Cumin and coriander steak would be my choice!
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“I’ve always wished I could switch my slow cooker off after a few hours simmering” — my idea exactly! And from recipes, I have had rather poor results with buckwheat flour, so much so that I always add normal flour to make pancakes. The pizza base recipe with buckwheat flower and chia seeds looks therefore interesting 😉
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OOh that’s hard to choose, I’d probably say Lamb Rogan Josh.. it’s the OH’s favourite.
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The spinach and ricotta cannelloni.
The slow cooker lamb shank rogan josh would be awesome.
The slow cooker lamb shank rogan josh looks and sounds incredible.
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Cumin and corriander steak sounds delicious!
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I have never made dessert, think I’d try the apple and cinnamon cake. x
I would make the 3 Ingredient Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups. Thank you for the opportunity.
Lemon and herb chicken sounds good.