With another cold spell forecast, the chill of January is still upon us and that means we’re finding comfort in soups, stews and hearty grub.

 

If you’re one of the increasing numbers of people finding joy from the ease of having a slow cooker or soup maker, you won’t need a reminder on just what these little cooking gadgets can bring to the kitchen in winter. But, if you’re yet to discover them, then Lakeland has some offers to tempt and help you through these chilly winter days.

 

First up, is the Lakeland Compact Soup Maker which has £10 off and is currently priced £49.99.

Don't let its small size fool you; the Lakeland Compact Soup Maker is just as efficient and versatile as larger models, but not as space-hungry when sitting on your kitchen countertop. With a one-litre working capacity, this jug-style soup maker is perfect for whipping up a trio of starters or two meal-sized portions and in just 24 minutes, you can sit down to bowls full of piping hot, smoothly blended soup, made from your very own choice of fresh ingredients. In 26 minutes, the chunky option helps you make a delicious rustic soup, full of delicious, healthy chunks, perfect for winter evenings. If you like your soup a tad less chunky, the blend function lets you customise your recipe to the perfect texture and, as it blends without heating, it can be used as a traditional jug blender to make sauces, salsa and more. Get yours here!

Lakeland's Sauté Soup Maker has a built-in sauté function to get that unique, pre-browned flavour (Image: Lakeland)

 

Next, is Lakeland’s Saute Soup Maker which is ideal for those fed up with sautéing meat or veg in a separate pan before adding them to soup. Save time, effort and - perhaps most importantly - washing up, with the Lakeland Sauté Soup Maker. With a built-in sauté function to get that unique, pre-browned flavour, all you have to do is throw in the ingredients you want to pre-cook, hit the sauté button, and away you go.

Far from being a one-trick-wonder, this clever machine has a number of pre-set programmes to whip-up chunky and smooth soup, as well as sauces, smoothies and cold juices, and there's even a memory function to let you add ingredients during the cooking process. It takes just 28 minutes to whip up piping hot, smoothly blended soup or churn out chunky soup - the tastiest way to warm your cockles on a cold winter's day. Get yours for £59.99 instead of £79.99 right here on the Lakeland website.

 

Lakeland’s 6.5L Searing Slow Cooker has £20 off (Image: Lakeland)

Finally, with life ever busier, most of us are familiar with that all too frequent feeling that we have too much to do and just not enough time to do it. A slow cooker can not only save you time and money but gives the opportunity to produce tasty meals after a long day. And, right now you can save £20 on Lakeland’s 6.5L Searing Slow Cooker which is on offer at £79.99. With its four cooking settings, it is big enough to batch-cook hearty meals and has a glass locking lid to seal in the flavour. Check it out here on the Lakeland website.