Gary wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> Ophelia wrote:
> >
> > I like to use my slow cooker because I don't
> > need to worry about checking it. Easy cooking
>
> Agree! You put everything in there and forget about it for hours.
> No need to check water level or stir. I will sometimes stir a bit
> though. A slow cooker really IS a handy (and inexpensive)
> kitchen appliance, imo. :-D
>
> I don't use mine very often so it lives in a bottom cupboard. So
> handy to have for certain things though.
>
> Mine is an old 1980 or so Rival "Crock-pot Stoneware slow
> cooker." No removable inside bowl and only 3 settings on a
> dial...off-low-high. It says 75 watts on slow and 150 watts on
> high. I only use the high setting to bring it up to temp then I
> turn it down to low to cook for hours.
>
> Size is 3.5 quarts.

I had one of those. Took decades to finally wear it out. Died in
Sasebo Japan about 2002.

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