I googled for Presto Kitchen Kettle and there it was....a more up to
date model though basically the same. I used it for deep frying back in
the 70's, but never thought of using it for steaming veggies....Sharon

Dimitri wrote:
>
> "biig" > wrote in message ...
> > My senior memory kicked in this morning (as I was getting a pot roast
> > in my West Bend cooker) and I remember 30 yrs. ago I had an electric
> > dutch oven with a probe comtrol like that on an electric fry pan. I
> > remember cooking pot roast in it, but don't remember if it could be
> > dialed down to "slow cooker temp" I don't think they are on the market
> > any more, with the high topped electric fry pans available......Sharon
>
> Yep and still made although not as well I am sure.
>
> Just google is quotes "Electric Dutch Oven"
>
> Dimitri

biig wrote:
> My senior memory kicked in this morning (as I was getting a pot roast
> in my West Bend cooker) and I remember 30 yrs. ago I had an electric
> dutch oven with a probe comtrol like that on an electric fry pan. I
> remember cooking pot roast in it, but don't remember if it could be
> dialed down to "slow cooker temp" I don't think they are on the market
> any more, with the high topped electric fry pans available......Sharon


That sounds a lot like an electric roaster, and you can dial them down
to 200°. I think a temperature probe on the cord means the heating
element is just on the bottom (I had a West Bend electric wok like that
once), and that's not what you would want for a dutch oven -- I think
your memory is playing tricks on you ;-)

Check out the 6.5 qt, 10 qt, and 18 qt electric roasters.

Best regards,
Bob

biig wrote:
> My senior memory kicked in this morning (as I was getting a pot roast
> in my West Bend cooker) and I remember 30 yrs. ago I had an electric
> dutch oven with a probe comtrol like that on an electric fry pan. I
> remember cooking pot roast in it, but don't remember if it could be
> dialed down to "slow cooker temp" I don't think they are on the
market
> any more, with the high topped electric fry pans
available......Sharon

Yep. My Mom had one. My Mom had a lot of gadgets. I wish I had
inherited her manual grinder...

-L.

"biig" wrote in message
> no, I know what an electric roaster is.......this was the same probe
> and dial as an electric fry pan....round with single layer body, with
> lid. I didn't mean to say it was a dutch oven, only about the same size
> . I think maybe that the manufacturer "morphed" then into a high dome
> electric fry pan.....Sharon
>
I know exactly what you're talking about, Sharon. Mine's made by Presto,
with a probe (and is probably as old as yours). The dial goes from 425
degrees through 200 degrees then down to "Warm".
You can deep fry, cook beans, pot roast, stews, etc. For those items
requiring browning, they specify 375 degrees, then simmer at 212 for usually
one to two hours.
I seldom use mine anymore except it's ideal for spaghetti sauce.

I really don't know how it would perform for actual slow cooking for, say, 6
to 8 to 10 hours. I only know it's thermostatically controlled - I simmer
the sauce at 200 degrees but if the thermostat kicks on the sauce bubbles
like crazy and I often wonder if it will burn (it doesn't!).

In other words, I wouldn't recommend mine as a true slow cooker. HTH

Dora

"biig" > wrote in message ...
> Reply #2....I do remember using it for a deep fryer, now that I've
> re-read your post. So maybe it was marketed as a deep fryer...it did
> have a basket with a handle. Then the fry daddy came out....suprising
> what you remember when prompted.......Sharon
>

Not quite. It does deep fry and, as Dora said, it has a temperature dial
from 425F down to simmer then warm. It is Presto and is called a "Kitchen
Kettle". It is more like an electric stockpot than an electric Dutch oven.
It is a wonderful piece of equipment and I use it at almost every cook-in I
attend. I not only cook in it, but I use it to keep stuff warm. I would not
like not having it!

Charlie

"biig" > wrote in message ...
> My senior memory kicked in this morning (as I was getting a pot roast
> in my West Bend cooker) and I remember 30 yrs. ago I had an electric
> dutch oven with a probe comtrol like that on an electric fry pan. I
> remember cooking pot roast in it, but don't remember if it could be
> dialed down to "slow cooker temp" I don't think they are on the market
> any more, with the high topped electric fry pans available......Sharon

Yep and still made although not as well I am sure.

Just google is quotes "Electric Dutch Oven"

Dimitri

My senior memory kicked in this morning (as I was getting a pot roast
in my West Bend cooker) and I remember 30 yrs. ago I had an electric
dutch oven with a probe comtrol like that on an electric fry pan. I
remember cooking pot roast in it, but don't remember if it could be
dialed down to "slow cooker temp" I don't think they are on the market
any more, with the high topped electric fry pans available......Sharon

no, I know what an electric roaster is.......this was the same probe
and dial as an electric fry pan....round with single layer body, with
lid. I didn't mean to say it was a dutch oven, only about the same size
. I think maybe that the manufacturer "morphed" then into a high dome
electric fry pan.....Sharon

zxcvbob wrote:
>
> biig wrote:
> > My senior memory kicked in this morning (as I was getting a pot roast
> > in my West Bend cooker) and I remember 30 yrs. ago I had an electric
> > dutch oven with a probe comtrol like that on an electric fry pan. I
> > remember cooking pot roast in it, but don't remember if it could be
> > dialed down to "slow cooker temp" I don't think they are on the market
> > any more, with the high topped electric fry pans available......Sharon
>
> That sounds a lot like an electric roaster, and you can dial them down
> to 200°. I think a temperature probe on the cord means the heating
> element is just on the bottom (I had a West Bend electric wok like that
> once), and that's not what you would want for a dutch oven -- I think
> your memory is playing tricks on you ;-)
>
> Check out the 6.5 qt, 10 qt, and 18 qt electric roasters.
>
> Best regards,
> Bob

I don't remember the brand, I just remember that I wouldn't have left
it unsupervised for hours like I do when I use my slow cooker....Sharon

limey wrote:
>
> "biig" wrote in message
> > no, I know what an electric roaster is.......this was the same probe
> > and dial as an electric fry pan....round with single layer body, with
> > lid. I didn't mean to say it was a dutch oven, only about the same size
> > . I think maybe that the manufacturer "morphed" then into a high dome
> > electric fry pan.....Sharon
> >
> I know exactly what you're talking about, Sharon. Mine's made by Presto,
> with a probe (and is probably as old as yours). The dial goes from 425
> degrees through 200 degrees then down to "Warm".
> You can deep fry, cook beans, pot roast, stews, etc. For those items
> requiring browning, they specify 375 degrees, then simmer at 212 for usually
> one to two hours.
> I seldom use mine anymore except it's ideal for spaghetti sauce.
>
> I really don't know how it would perform for actual slow cooking for, say, 6
> to 8 to 10 hours. I only know it's thermostatically controlled - I simmer
> the sauce at 200 degrees but if the thermostat kicks on the sauce bubbles
> like crazy and I often wonder if it will burn (it doesn't!).
>
> In other words, I wouldn't recommend mine as a true slow cooker. HTH
>
> Dora
>

Reply #2....I do remember using it for a deep fryer, now that I've
re-read your post. So maybe it was marketed as a deep fryer...it did
have a basket with a handle. Then the fry daddy came out....suprising
what you remember when prompted.......Sharon

limey wrote:
>
> "biig" wrote in message
> > no, I know what an electric roaster is.......this was the same probe
> > and dial as an electric fry pan....round with single layer body, with
> > lid. I didn't mean to say it was a dutch oven, only about the same size
> > . I think maybe that the manufacturer "morphed" then into a high dome
> > electric fry pan.....Sharon
> >
> I know exactly what you're talking about, Sharon. Mine's made by Presto,
> with a probe (and is probably as old as yours). The dial goes from 425
> degrees through 200 degrees then down to "Warm".
> You can deep fry, cook beans, pot roast, stews, etc. For those items
> requiring browning, they specify 375 degrees, then simmer at 212 for usually
> one to two hours.
> I seldom use mine anymore except it's ideal for spaghetti sauce.
>
> I really don't know how it would perform for actual slow cooking for, say, 6
> to 8 to 10 hours. I only know it's thermostatically controlled - I simmer
> the sauce at 200 degrees but if the thermostat kicks on the sauce bubbles
> like crazy and I often wonder if it will burn (it doesn't!).
>
> In other words, I wouldn't recommend mine as a true slow cooker. HTH
>
> Dora
>

In article >, biig >
wrote:

> I remember 30 yrs. ago I had an electric
> dutch oven with a probe comtrol like that on an electric fry pan. I
> remember cooking pot roast in it, but don't remember if it could be
> dialed down to "slow cooker temp"

I think I know what you're talking about -- I "inherited" my
mother's wedding-present Westinghouse electric fry pan and Dutch
oven. They take the same cord/temperature control -- as did some
Presto products (one of the pans now has a Presto cord/control).
Both are still in occasional use in my house. I just checked and
there's a 200-degree setting and a "Warm" setting below that.
However, based on how warm the cord gets when I use them these days,
there's no way in the world I'd be leaving the house with them on.

BTW, the Dutch oven also was marketed as a deep fryer, and mine has
a perforated basket with a detachable loop handle. I've never
deep-fried in it.

sd

"-L." wrote ...
> My Mom had a lot of gadgets. I wish I had
> inherited her manual grinder...

I have a manual grinder and a manual juicer. When I had my brief but
too long midlife marriage my wife surprised me with ham salad. She
minced an immense amount of ham with the juicer. I had shown her the
devices but apparently was not clear on which was which.