"cybercat" > wrote in message
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> "hermit" > wrote in message
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>> I would appreciate recommendations for slow cookers, please.
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>> About 9 months ago my wife pruchased a Rival 6 qt. oval crockpot -
>> this one featured a hinged lid. What a fiasco. We have two Rival
>> Crockpots that are smaller that never gave us a problem; one of them
>> is 15 + years old. We had a need for an oval crockpot that was larger
>> so we stuck with Rival. The hinge broke after using it 2 times. Two
>> metal pins fell out of the hinge into my sauerkraut and pork! I have
>> done so many product reviews on the Internet I'm seeing them in my
>> sleep. The results so far seem to be leaning towards the Chef Pepin 6
>> qt oval slowcooker
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>> If anyone can recommend a slow cooker that does what its' supposed to
>> I sure would appreciate it.
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> It sounds to me that yours did what it was supposed to do, but had a
> stupid design feature, aka a hinged lid. They all work the same way. I've
> had several. I got rid of mine and now simply slow cook in a regular pot.

I use a Dutch oven, in the oven.