Reddit reviews Proctor Silex 33015Y 1-1/2-Quart Round Slow Cooker

That would depend on the wattage, and it doesn't look like it has enough to actually cook meat, though I did read about someone "cooking" cut up apples with some spices acceptably soft. Meat is much denser though.
This unit is only for rewarming, or warming up, already cooked foods, or foods that dont need full cooking for texture or safety. And it will take a couple of hours to do that once plugged in.

I'd check out the customer Reviews and customer Questions for this unit at amazon or maybe even at walmart.com to get much more info and more ideas.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006H5V8RG/ref=ask_ql_qh_dp_hza

The brand called Crock Pot used to make, and maybe still does, a small 1.5 quart model called Crockette that will cook meat and act like a regular but small slow cooker though. I cook a flank steak in my old one in the usual time. It will barely fit but works great. (If you had only 4 hrs, you would be able to cook chicken or fish but probably not the red meats unless they were very thin. The connective tissue in many meats also just requires a certain length of time at a low but hot enough temp, to break that down and tenderize those cuts.

This Lunch Crock is about 20 oz and presumably lighter weight, but the Crockette's crock and lid can also be removed to take home, and returned to the plugin unit if you want to make it more "portable."

And if you do get a small slow cooker that's small enough for you (Crock Pot or any other brand), you might want to check out some of the recipes and info about them from my previous answer here:
https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AvEpfc8T4FyPLBCzkmBhT7Xsy6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20120323115314AAr62lQ

Looks like Proctor Silex makes a 1.5 qt one though, but taller and less wide than the Crockette:
http://www.amazon.com/Proctor-Silex-33015Y-2-Quart-Cooker/dp/B0002CA3C6/ref=sr_1_3?s=kitchen&ie=UTF8&qid=1451079747&sr=1-3&keywords=crockette

P.S. If you want an electric unit that can cook practically anything, or just warm up, in a very short time, you might be interested in an electric pressure cooker many of which are multi-function these days. My newest and favorite toy these days is the Instant Pot DUO60 7-in-1 I got a few months ago. It may be larger than what you want although it does come in a smaller 5 qt version, but could be made to work by just bringing the meat/etc with you and keeping in a frig till time to cook, then afterwards washing the inner pot and leaving everything at work.

^ this, it's cheap and packs the flavor in with no mess! and you can make a lot of stuff in it!

I have this one which is good for single person meals (and a bigger one as well for when cooking for groups)

There are ways around not having access to a kitchen.

a small rice cooker
can be used for steaming as well as cooking rice.

a slow cooker

a small George Formangreat for sandwiches as well as grilling meat.

an electric skillet

for soups

These 5 would meet most of your cooking needs.

My friend got a baby crockpot recently to complement his 5qt pot. I think it was this one. He's really happy with it and he said that it's quite useful for small servings.

Browing meats doesn't really matter (just ask the folks at /r/sousvide), however, if you would like to anyhow, you might consider a culinary torch to sear them up before you cook.

Next on my wish list. :)

Unfortunately, they're not cheap. I've considered the far less costly Presto Hot Topper, but it's more suited to sticks of butter than clarified. Plus, the capacity is too small for the amount of popcorn I tend to make.

Until that glorious day that I do have some extra cash to blow on a butter dispenser, I make due with a small slow cooker and a ladle. This easily accommodates 3-4 pounds of butter, plus it makes it very easy to skim the solids off the top after it melts. Enough clarified butter for gallons of popcorn! :)

You could look into getting a slow cooker. There are SO many things you can make with one, and generally the prep is quite simple, since the draw of a slow cooker is that you can walk away and come back to a finished meal. Another fantastic aspect of slow cooking is that you don't need to add cooking oil, which you typically do when sauteing.

Since you want to keep your calories down, I'd suggest looking at chicken or vegetarian recipes. This is a good one, for instance. In fact, the SlenderKitchen website has a lot of awesome slow cooker recipes. (Something to keep in mind when slow cooking meat: you really want to remove excess fat and skin, because the liquid-cooking will never get you that awesome crispiness.)

If you don't want to have leftovers, they make single-serving slow cookers which are remarkably cheap. This one is $12 and gets good reviews.

Perhaps you need to get a very small slow cooker? Hopefully that will avoid burning. I just bought myself a weensy little 1.5 quart slow cooker and it's pretty much limited to 1-2 servings (which is perfect for me, as I am on a strict diet and in college--so I really only cook for myself and occasionally the BF)

40 slow cooker freezer meals

To use, pull out of the freezer and put into the fridge the night before to allow the meal to defrost. The next morning or afternoon (depending on cooking time), throw it in the slow cooker (to anyone reading that doesn't have one, something like this or this will be perfectly adequate, no need to get a fancy $100 model).

Thanks for the link! These look great and it's exactly what I was looking for.

PS: This little slow cooker is perfect for small meals and it's pretty inexpensive!

CROCK POT. My brother and sister both agreed that a crock pot will supply delicious food made from the most random vegetables and such.

Would you like a falafel with that?

Congrats on graduating!

If possible, I'd love some addition to my giftcard funds. I'm currently trying to save enough money so I can purchase costumes that I can wear local 5K's and halfmarathons! My current list of costumes I'll be trying to buy over the next few years is on this wishlist. I'm a highschool cross-country and track runner, so I promise I won't bring dishonor by being slow!

However, I completely understand if you want to gift me an actual item, so this duck tie (like from How I Met Your Mother) would be awesome! (It's on this wishlist)

Is it a desk job? Do you hate the microwave like I do? If so, here's my recommendation:

• 20oz 'Crock Pot' warmer or 1.5 quart slow cooker
  
• Pre-cooked chicken/beef (batch-cooked plain on the weekend)
  
• Rice
  
• Seasonings/sauces/extras
  
  You can either hook up the mini 'slow cooker' at your desk or in the breakroom. But either way, it's easy to throw in some precooked meat and some precooked rice when you get in and let it slowly reheat. By dinner time, it should be nice and hot. I've found myself storing some tortillas at my desk, and then hitting the meat'n'rice with some fajita seasoning. Or dumping some bbq sauce on it. Or some bottled asian sauces (szechuan, General Tso's, etc) to make a stir fry. Or tossing in some curry paste. Lots of different possibilities! Also keep some frozen veggies at work to throw in, as well.
  
  In the end, you're paying about $2.50-3/day for rice and 1lb of meat. That's easily 100g of protein at lunch, and depending upon the meat, can be between 650 (chicken breast + rice) and 1500 calories (75% lean beef + rice).

If I can cook my food at work in this you can cook your food in something similar in a dorm.

They are a little bit more expensive because they aren't mass manufactured but you can get this in as large of a quantity if you want the smallest footprint available. The next size down is just for warming dips.

I love a good crock pot and you can get a pretty decent one for under $20. It's the perfect remedy to having a busy schedule and dealing with winter blues.

Here's a funny book.

there are some cookbooks on amazon for frugal student cooking
used copies plus shipping is about $5. and some have great reviews.

Obviously there some awesome websites for recipes http://studentrecipes.com/ http://www.budgetbytes.com/


What i found useful were recipes you could make from raw ingredients you could get easily cheaply and store well. this is why pasta, rice and noodles are popular. the base is always handy and all you have to do is add dressings. Cans of beans and nuts are also great ways to add a protein to your meal without having to worry about it going bad before you eat it.

Find about 12 recipes you like and can make easily and then just rotate them. That's enough to keep you from being bored, save MEAT centered recipes for once a week, such as in a crockpot and the rest of the week eat meat free. Because meat is the most expensive ingredient and the easiest to screw up and let it go bad before you remember to cook it. Essentially you buy the meat on the same day you cook it and the leftovers go in the fridge and have to be eaten before the next time you cook meat, so the leftover won't go blue and fuzzy.



Indeed a crockpot is essentia Proctor 1.5 slow cooker $13 but i'd get the biggest one you can afford. ...actually when i moved in this apartment i had no serious money and no stove. I started off with all the inexpensive items from Proctor Silex - usually sold in walgreens, cvs, and other cheap appliance stores... Proctor 1 liter electric kettle $14 Proctor Toaster Oven $22 Proctor Hot Plate $14 which does have a draw back for boiling large pots of anyting, it's really a more egg frying/ grilled cheesy thing. Black and Decker has a 3 cup rice cooker for $12

It is easy for your dorm room to get unkempt if you start cooking in it for real, so a dedicated foot locker perhaps upright with shelves banged in. Put everything away clean when you don't use it. Put a dishpan in the locker, 1st thing you take out put your dirty items in it as you cook and eat, then take it to the bathroom and wash everything and then bring it all back and put it in the footlocker and then put everything in on top.

One of my favorite books was Cooking in a Bedsitter by Whitehorn..an English cookery book, but the ideas worked. A bedsitter is a dorm room with no running water, no fridge and nothing but a gas ring/hot plate to cook on. So basically you have to really think out what you are going to make and plan ahead. My solution was to cook small amounts very often so i didn't have to store a lot of food or leftovers.