"jmcquown" > wrote in message
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> D.Currie wrote:
>> I've never owned an electric skillet, and neither did my mother. No
>> one I've ever cooked with has had one. The only one I've seen in
>> action lately was an ancient model in the home of someone who doesn't
>> like to use her stove or oven.
>>
> (snippage)
> I don't know that it's worth having. My mom had one and gave it to me and
> it was just a waste of storage space which is probably why she gave it to
> me. You can probably buy one on eBay for $10. Mom's was from the early
> 1960's. If you like old electric crap, well, there ya go
>
> Jill

Interesting....sounds like this is one of those love it or hate it devices.
They're so cheap, new, that it might be worth having, just for those times
when I'm juggling too many pots on burners. I dunno. I'm not going to rush
out and get one, but if one happened to appear at my doorstep, I'd probably
let it in. :-)

Donna