Shuttle Chef?

We have several friend with them and they rave about how simple it is etc. Gets boring but they are well organised and cook their dinner in the morning and it goes in the Shuttle Chef and by the time we are eating in the evening they have washed up and are relaxing. In short it's a very good system if you take that approach which is what they are designed to do.

We have a tour operator mate who has about four I think and he uses them for soups and warm food during his day tours on the boat and the clients love it

Regards

Rob

Hi greigclan7,

We have an Eco Pot - same thing different brand.
Ours however has a large pot plus a small one that fits inside. We prefer this to the two separate pots as the larger pots has room to cook a large piece of meat eg corned beef. There is not enough room to do this in one of the Shuttle Chef's small pots.

We have found it to be a great investment.

Check outThe Eco Pot

Just to add balance to the discussion we have a eco pot it works I suppose but found we never use it becoming a waist of money and its taking up room so now its left at home and they are not cheap items when not in use
Steve

We too have been very happy with our Eco Pot. All brands seem to work well. We liked the two pots and the heavy bases of the Eco Pot which means the pots do as extra ordinary saucepans as well if needed any time. The big pot would easily hold a stew or soup fpr seven. We aren't usually organised enough to cook dinner really early in the morning. We tend to use it most on days we are camped and prepare dinner at leisure before lunch, go out for the rest of the day without having to leave any power on unsupervised and return to a meal all ready. Then leftovers from fridge or freezer do for another day when we are travelling in the van and leave camp early. Last year we travelled through a lot of cold and rain and our pots of hearty soup just about saved our lives! You can quickly learn the simple technique of using it and use it for any favourite recipe. The corned beef is to die for! Lynne

A number of different brands Nat, and if you choose to go this way and have Aldi stores available, the one they have had on special has proved very good at holding the heat.

Some people love them, others don't use them. We considered them, but for the size to store somewhere, we chose not to get one. I tend to choose what to eat when we stop; we may be too tired for a full meal or may be hungry. I can cook corn beef ready for lunches for the next few days on the gas stove after we stop, and the difference in amount of gas used it minimal. One may be of use to me for making yoghurt or even keeping bread dough warm when in cold weather, but not worth it to take something else just for that.

I cannot help you about quantities for your family - that would depend on age and appetite. When my boys were teenagers, they could eat a whole family sized roast dinner on their own :O

Motherhen

We have had one for some years. Don't carry it on every trip, but our next time away is to Tassie where we will be doing quite a few day walks. Prepare that nights dinner, go for our walk and come back to a cooked meal.

Great invention and the expence can be spread over years of use. The pots can also be used as stove top cooking in the place of saucepans. Gets rid of those handles that get in the way when packing.

Here is what Choice had to say about them.

Hi Nat,

Love ours, we use it at home during winter for stews, curries and as a slow cooker. I use it in conjunction with my Cobb cooker. I use the heat beads to heat the Shuttle chef and get it started then I use them to cook a roast in the Cobb. The Roast is for lunch and the shuttle chef is for dinner.

They are the cream of the crop from a respectable brand (Thermos)

Cheers wilko

hi there, were a family of 5 and use the shuttle chef all the time on the road. we have brought the big pot as well as the two small ones. my wife cooks cakes and scones in the morning and when we pull up for morning tea there cooked and hot, we use it mainly for roasts and stews the silverside roasts are awesome. cant go wrong. im a big fan of them...but make sure you buy the big one as there is a smaller one . quincy

We have a dream pot 1 x big 1 x small pot looks the same size feeds 2 great depending on recipe usually leftovers for lunch. You need 3 for seven. But good, cook in the morning it's all cooked at the end of day. No heat in the kitchen which is what I like rather being have'n a sip.