It's officially comfort food weather, which means the best investment you can make is a slow cooker – and Aldi is coming up trumps again.

The budget supermarket currently has a slow cooker available to pre-order online for just £14.99. The Ambiano tool can hold up to 3.5 litres, has a ceramic pot and comes with a chalkboard casing for jotting down ingredients or recipes.

Perfect for making stews, chilli or tenderising meat, it's a chef favourite – and makes cooking in the colder months feel so much easier.

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Black Chalkboard Slow Cooker

Black Chalkboard Slow Cooker
Credit: Aldi

Need some inspo? We've got plenty of recipes made for a slow cooker, whether that's a soul-warming casserole, hearty soup or tasty pulled pork dish to feed the whole family.

Your average slow cooker will set you back around £20, although you can spend a little more and get a digital version, or one that has multiple settings. You can find our Good Housekeeping Institute-approved picks for the best slow cookers here.

And if kitchen gadgets are your thing, you'll also want to know about Aldi's deep-fat fryer. At £24.99, the supermarket says it’s ideal for home-cooked chips, crispy chicken nuggets or even doughnuts.

It comes with one large frying basket and two smaller ones, plus enough room for four litres of oil.

Ambiano Deep Fat Fryer

Ambiano Deep Fat Fryer
Credit: Aldi

Both gadgets are available to pre-order now ahead of shipping next week.

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