Thermal pot

[soup]

Hi. May I know the difference between a thermal pot and a slow cooker?


I use a slow cooker (or crockpot) a lot for stews and soups. Looking at my name, you will know what I like to cook! :lol:

[CMF]

A slow cooker uses electricity to cook, whereas a thermal pot cooks in its own heat once it’s taken off the stove. The pot is taken off the stove once it’s boiled, and placed inside a thermal sort of pot casing and thereafter it just continues to cookusing its own heat. I love soups and stews too, and find the thermal pot really useful, as you can prepare everything and place it to cook the night before, and leave it the whole night till ready to eat next day / night, where you just have to heat it to boiling on stove before eating, and voila it’s all ready!!

[soup]

Thanks! Will the things cook properly eg will beef brisket be able to tenderise if left like this overnight?

[CMF]

Yes it does, all v tender. Wonderful Japanese technology - fuss free and economical in the long run.

[soup]

Thanks. Will try to check it out! :celebrate:

[Honey]

I love my Tiger Thermal Pot too. I bought the 8 litre pot & another smaller pot for cooking lesser stuff. You may boil your macaronic/pasta in the smaller pot for a few minutes or max 5 mins then transfer the pot into the thermal pot while it is still boiling & leave inside for another 20 - 30 min (depends on how soft you want the macaroni/pasta to be).


For soups, you may boil a big pot for whole day consumption & left over can be kept overnight in the thermal pot. What I do sometimes is to boil it until boiling hot then transfer into the thermal pot & leave it there till the next morning (yes, it is still hot) & use the left over soup for other purpose or have it as part of lunch.

[Pen88n]

I used my thermal pot regularly for boiling soup. It just need a short time for cooking and when left in the thermal pot, continue cooking and the soup will become very tasty without having to waste a lot of gas or electricity.


My friend, a working mum, uses it to cook lunch for her kid in the morning and he can have hot lunch after school when he reaches home. Definitely a good buy.

[IJJ]

I use mine alot. For cooking soups, porridge, curry, soya sauce pot (lor), stew veg/meat etc. Multipurpose. I use them almost daily.

[momoshop]

Hi


Can I ask if the thermal pot can be used to cook porridge, say in the morning, for lunch, and then left in there for night as well? Will the porridge turn too watery?

For those who have experience cooking the soup, does the \"essence\" of the soup comes through, if cook on the stove for a while and then transfered to the thermal,the soup is kept warm or does it really continue cooking on its own?

Sorry if my question sounds idiotic. It is my first exprience with this, and I find it amazing and wonderful, if easy to use, will definitely check it out

thanks in advance

[vfong1]

Wow, so many positive feedbacks on the Thermal pots.


How much is Tiger brand pot?