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Question: Does this basically replace a slow cooker? Do you put it on the stove first and then transfer and it will continue cooking on its own?
Document: Never knew the thing existed until my wife got this one. Works just as well as a crock pot except it doesn't need to be plugged in all day. We warm up the food inside the inner container on the stove then insert it into the vacuum container for 6-8 hours.Beside not needing electricity during cooking time, the other advantage over a slow cooker is you can place the insert directly on the stove if you need to make the food extra hot before serving.
The connective material was dissolved as it should be with slow cooking so it performed as required, resulting in a very tender cut of cooked beef.I wanted to replace an old slow cooker but was uncertain if this device would do the pot roasts we like. Looks like a winner. It's obviously safer since it's never plugged into anything so you can leave it alone without worry.
The cooker looks very nice and well made, but it does not cook well, not sure is because i am first time using it, i cooked it for two hours and check it. not ready, i boiled it again and let the thermal cook it again,. three hours later still not ready!! i changed back to stove cook, and two hours later, the food is ready and creamy and tasty. Don't waste time and money! This can not bring the result of cooking on stove top.
After reading reviews and descriptions of this thermal cooker, I assumed it would be a very good alternative to a crockpot. It's not. If you want to take 6 hours to cook a potato slice, then buy this unit. It's like a giant thermos, it's well insulated but it basically does not cook your food with a continual heat source; meaning it's always losing heat. Put something in this that's almost boiling, come back three hours later and it's lukewarm.
The Zojirushi thermal cooker is an great device for cooking, holding and serving. The inner pot is an excellent saute pan. Unlike a crock pot, you can brown your meat and saute your vegetables in the inner pot. Every last brown flavor bit gets into the stew. Simmer the stew for a while before sealing it up in the outer vacuum container. At anytime you can remove the inner cooking pot and add more heat on the stove.
I would say that this is better than a slow-cooker or crock-pot but it can't really take the place of a good dutch oven and a little patience.
An energy efficient alternative to a slow cooker. Because it doesn't use any power you don't need to worry about burning the food or leaving it unattended.My only criticism is that the plastic hinge needs to be more rubust.
Pot Roast is extra tender, instead of tough like my US slow cookers. Holds the heat really well. Takes longer to cook, but worth it. I can leave my house without worrying that my slow cooker or oven will try to burn the house down. Requires lots (2 Gal model) of broth to cook correctly. No electrical or electronic stuff to break.
I used this to make broth for soup using pork ribs. The pork was tender and the broth is delicious. It saved me so much time because it cut cooking time on the stove by half. I highly recommend this product.
Works Great, I would Like to Have another one of these units,and will order another one!I took a 23 qt. pressure cooker and set on this little stove and from lighting the stove till the pressure cooker was past the 15 lb mark was around one hr and 15 min. of course I had to add fuel to the stove after 45 min., If You are looking for a camp stove,You just found a great product!David
Answer: In theory it could replace a slow cooker but because there is slow heat loss from the top, I doubt whether it can keep the heat for a long period of time (say 8+ hours). The other problem is that the food must be hot when you put it in the cooking basic (and I mean all the way through). Most of my cooking  is in the less than 3 hour range. So if you completely heat the food before putting it in, then it could replace a slow cooker.  I found that at home a slow cooker is easier and mostly use mine when I'm camping.