"Dave Smith" >
> Chris Marksberry wrote:
>
> > Everything I've heard about slow cookers is that they use a minimal
amount
> > of energy. However, we put in a "whole house" generator (because we
live in
> > "hurricane land") and we were told by the installer that toaster ovens
use
> > quite a bit of energy and not to use one in the event of a power failure
> > when we would become dependant upon our "whole house" generator.
> >
>
> Yes, toaster ovens do draw a lot of power, but they draw less than a
regular
> oven. If you are just going to heat up a piece of quiche or croissant, or
a
> slice of pizza, in theory you would use less power doing it with a toaster
oven
> than in the full size one.
>
> What does your installer say about regular toasters and electric kettles?
>
>
>

We have a Kitchen Aid stand mixer and Waring Pro blender that plug into the
same outlet. The advice from the installer was that while we can operate
all of them... toaster, Kitchen Aid, blender, etc. ... just not run them
all at the same time.

Chris