I am in love with my slow cooker. In fact, every time I mention this fact to someone I remember that I’ve not used it in a while – which is an error. A slow cooker makes creating healthy, really tasty food incredibly easy.

Slow cookers heat your food throughout the day. All you need to do is fill the pot with your ingredients (meat, veg, and potatoes works a treat), add water, some herbs and spices, pop the lid on and turn the knob to ‘heat’.

Recipe: American Style Pastachio Salad 

There are many different varieties around – some with separate shelves for steaming veg or in-built grilling shelves.