"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
>
They're great for when you want to cook outside and not heat up the kitchen
like the past several days of triple digit temps here in Sacramento!!

TammyM, cooks outdoors a LOT in summer