Reddit reviews KitchenAid KSC6223SS 6-Qt. Slow Cooker with Standard Lid - Stainless Steel
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6-Quart removable, oval-shaped ceramic vesselProgram the slow cooker for a specific cooking time up to 24 hours in 30-minute incrementsHigh, medium and low settings for any recipe and keep warm function for up to four hours after finished cookingThe digital display lets you see at-a-glance how much cooking time remains before your dish is ready for servingDigital DisplayFabric type: Metal
It is a problem, and some folks here don't care, but overcooking stuff is an issue for a lot of pots IMO. I had a crock pot model that was horrible about overcooking.
I found this model to be spot on temp wise:
http://amzn.com/B005MMNBDO
Most of the complaints about it are about lids breaking, I haven't had that issue, great crock pot. Very good on temp. Other reviews (Cooks Illustrated) also noted the temp was spot on.
This is the one recommended by America's Test Kitchen. You can find it at Target for about $100 at the moment.
On the other hand, I have a large $30 one that I've been using for years that I'm very happy with. So you have a real choice.
This slowcooker (from my kitchen wishlist) would change mine and my husbands life the most. Right now we're both in school pretty much all day (8:30am until 6pm in Sept-April) and then he works a lot of evenings. He is able to work from home a lot of the time though. Our dinners mostly consist of take-out, or cereal, or a random piece of fruit right now. We're both trying to lose weight and that's really not the way to do it. The slow cooker would allow me to actually make meals and have them ready for when we were home for dinner (my roommate is home during the day so the house wouldn't like burn down or anything) and actually let us eat real food and not Fruit Loops lol. But, it's like really expensive. This scale (from my misc. wishlist) is considerably cheaper and would still change our lives in that we would be better able to moniter our progress.
If you have any wall space left, a basic wire-frame storage shelf can add a lot of pantry space. Something like this.
I would highly suggest a slow cooker and visit /r/slowcooking. Due to small space, slow cookers offer you a one pot solution and the recipes essentially cook themselves.
If you're a bit more adventurous, try an Instant Pot. They also sell a Sous Vide attachment for the pot, making it dual use.
If you're meal prepping, you should be able to go shopping for all of the items you need for that session in one go, with very little left overs. Make sure you're planning out the quantities needed before you go to the store.
Might buy this one as my first crock pot when I move out https://www.amazon.com/KitchenAid-KSC6223SS-6-Qt-Cooker-Standard/dp/B005MMNBDO?th=1&psc=1.
Does anyone here own one? :)