Can anyone please tell me if slow cookers use much power/electricity? -
considering that they need to be left on for up to ten hours. Thanks,

--

rgds,

Pete
~~~~~
'You have the right to remain silent.
If you give up the right to remain silent,
anything you say will be misquoted, and used against you'

lynx wrote:

> Can anyone please tell me if slow cookers use much power/electricity? -
> considering that they need to be left on for up to ten hours. Thanks,
>

"They" recommend the use of toaster ovens and slow cookers over ovens to
save energy.

lynx wrote:
>
> Can anyone please tell me if slow cookers use much power/electricity? -
> considering that they need to be left on for up to ten hours. Thanks,
>

We have a 5 qt Rival. The label says 210/135W.

It would cost $0.11 to run it on low for 8 hours with an electricity
cost of $0.10/kwh.

..135kw * 8hrs = 1.08kwh * $0.10/kwh = $0.108

I use my slow cooker all the time in the summer. I don't know exactly
how much power it uses, but I know it's a lot less than the AC would
use trying to cool the house back down after using the oven for an
hour.

lynx wrote:
> Can anyone please tell me if slow cookers use much power/electricity? -
> considering that they need to be left on for up to ten hours. Thanks,
>
> --
>
> rgds,
>
> Pete
> ~~~~~
> 'You have the right to remain silent.
> If you give up the right to remain silent,
> anything you say will be misquoted, and used against you'

"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
...
> lynx wrote:
>
> > Can anyone please tell me if slow cookers use much power/electricity? -
> > considering that they need to be left on for up to ten hours. Thanks,
> >
>
> "They" recommend the use of toaster ovens and slow cookers over ovens to
> save energy.
>

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.

Chris in Pearland, TX

> Chris Marksberry wrote on 14 Jul 2006 in rec.food.cooking
>
> >
> > "Dave Smith" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > lynx wrote:
> > >
> > > > Can anyone please tell me if slow cookers use much
> > > > power/electricity? - considering that they need to be left on for
> > > > up to ten hours. Thanks,
> > > >
> > >
> > > "They" recommend the use of toaster ovens and slow cookers over
> > > ovens to save energy.
> > >
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > Chris in Pearland, TX
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
> Depends on the wattage of your model mostly...My crockpot is 300 watts
> (it says on the bottom). So the cost is about what it costs to leave on 5
> 60 watt light bulbs...less than 10 cents an hour....way cheaper than an
> electric stove oven.
> -Alan


I'd certainly agree that a crockpot definitely uses a very small amount
energy! My comment was regarding how much energy toaster ovens use. I was
surprised to find out that they do use quite a bit of energy, but surely not
nearly as much as a full size oven?

Chris in Pearland, TX

Chris Marksberry wrote:

>>
>>"They" recommend the use of toaster ovens and slow cookers over ovens to
>>save energy.
>>
>
>
> 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.
>
> Chris in Pearland, TX
>

It all depends what you mean by a "whole house" generator. It used to
mean a
sufficient size to run critical appliances. Now it isn't unusual for
people to
have 75kw units installed so they can run the whole house (including the
A/C and hot tub) as if nothing happened.

The most power you can draw from a 120V, 20A oulet is 1,820 watts. A
typical toaster oven is 1,600 watts. A typical range element is 3,000 watts.

"George" > wrote in message
...
> Chris Marksberry wrote:
>
> >>
> >>"They" recommend the use of toaster ovens and slow cookers over ovens to
> >>save energy.
> >>
> >
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > Chris in Pearland, TX
> >
>
> It all depends what you mean by a "whole house" generator. It used to
> mean a
> sufficient size to run critical appliances. Now it isn't unusual for
> people to
> have 75kw units installed so they can run the whole house (including the
> A/C and hot tub) as if nothing happened.
>
> The most power you can draw from a 120V, 20A oulet is 1,820 watts. A
> typical toaster oven is 1,600 watts. A typical range element is 3,000
watts.
>

All I can speak of is our "whole house" generator. It's a 16 KW generator
made by Generac. It will run the central A/C, lights in the house, TV's,
computers, dishwasher, washer and dryer, garage door opener, etc. Our home
is a one story that is approximately 2400 sq.ft.

What we can't operate in the event of no electricity is our electric double
oven, but otherwise mostly everything will operate normally. BTW, ours runs
on natural gas.

Chris in hurricane prone Pearland, TX

George > wrote:
> Chris Marksberry wrote:

> > 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.

> It all depends what you mean by a "whole house" generator. It used to

Yes, agreed. How many other things are on that generator and how
many watts is it rated to generate on a continuous load basis? Remember
that refrigerators and freezers will draw a *lot* of power for a few
seconds during startup and if you have other large loads the reduced
voltage can be harmful to those electric motors.

> sufficient size to run critical appliances. Now it isn't unusual for
> people to
> have 75kw units installed so they can run the whole house (including the
> A/C and hot tub) as if nothing happened.

> The most power you can draw from a 120V, 20A oulet is 1,820 watts. A
> typical toaster oven is 1,600 watts. A typical range element is 3,000 watts.

Yep, and resistive heating elements like this generally draw very close
to their rated wattage. Other appliances, like radios, TVs, etc. usually
don't draw as much current as their tags indicate. I've actually had
occasion to measure this and they seem to draw about 2/3 what the tag
says. I'm not saying this is true for everything, just some random stuff
I have measured. It's good to have a little built-in margin.

Bill Ranck
Blacksburg, Va.

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?

Chris Marksberry wrote on 14 Jul 2006 in rec.food.cooking

>
> "Dave Smith" > wrote in message
> ...
> > lynx wrote:
> >
> > > Can anyone please tell me if slow cookers use much
> > > power/electricity? - considering that they need to be left on for
> > > up to ten hours. Thanks,
> > >
> >
> > "They" recommend the use of toaster ovens and slow cookers over
> > ovens to save energy.
> >
>
> 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.
>
> Chris in Pearland, TX
>
>
>
>
>

Depends on the wattage of your model mostly...My crockpot is 300 watts
(it says on the bottom). So the cost is about what it costs to leave on 5
60 watt light bulbs...less than 10 cents an hour....way cheaper than an
electric stove oven.

--


Curiosity killed the cat, but for a while I was a suspect

-Alan

"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

Chris Marksberry wrote on 14 Jul 2006 in rec.food.cooking

>
>
> > Chris Marksberry wrote on 14 Jul 2006 in rec.food.cooking
> >
> > >
> > > "Dave Smith" > wrote in message
> > > ...
> > > > lynx wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Can anyone please tell me if slow cookers use much
> > > > > power/electricity? - considering that they need to be left on
> > > > > for up to ten hours. Thanks,
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > "They" recommend the use of toaster ovens and slow cookers over
> > > > ovens to save energy.
> > > >
> > >
> > > 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.
> > >
> > > Chris in Pearland, TX
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> > Depends on the wattage of your model mostly...My crockpot is 300
> > watts (it says on the bottom). So the cost is about what it costs to
> > leave on 5 60 watt light bulbs...less than 10 cents an hour....way
> > cheaper than an electric stove oven.
> > -Alan
>
>
> I'd certainly agree that a crockpot definitely uses a very small
> amount energy! My comment was regarding how much energy toaster ovens
> use. I was surprised to find out that they do use quite a bit of
> energy, but surely not nearly as much as a full size oven?
>
> Chris in Pearland, TX
>
>
>

Don't know...don't own a toaster oven and never inquired/looked at the
wattage used by my 220V main cooking electric stove oven.

--


Curiosity killed the cat, but for a while I was a suspect

-Alan

George wrote:


> lynx wrote:
>
>>
>> Can anyone please tell me if slow cookers use much power/electricity?
>> - considering that they need to be left on for up to ten hours. Thanks,
>>
>
> We have a 5 qt Rival. The label says 210/135W.
>
> It would cost $0.11 to run it on low for 8 hours with an electricity
> cost of $0.10/kwh.
>
> .135kw * 8hrs = 1.08kwh * $0.10/kwh = $0.108


Silly me. There's a label on the bottom giving the wattage as 220w ;
equivalent to 2 or 3 light globes. I had looked in the manual, but it
didn't say. So .220kw * 10 hrs = 2.2 kwh * $0.17/kwh = 37 cents. Seems
they are an economical method of cooking then. Now does anyone have any
good recipes?


--

rgds,

Pete
~~~~~
'If you try to please everybody, nobody will like it'

Chris Marksberry wrote:


>>Chris Marksberry wrote on 14 Jul 2006 in rec.food.cooking
>>
>>
>>>"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
...
>>>
>>>
>>>>lynx wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Can anyone please tell me if slow cookers use much
>>>>>power/electricity? - considering that they need to be left on for
>>>>>up to ten hours. Thanks,
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>"They" recommend the use of toaster ovens and slow cookers over
>>>>ovens to save energy.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>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.
>>>
>>>Chris in Pearland, TX
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>Depends on the wattage of your model mostly...My crockpot is 300 watts
>>(it says on the bottom). So the cost is about what it costs to leave on 5
>>60 watt light bulbs...less than 10 cents an hour....way cheaper than an
>>electric stove oven.
>>-Alan
>>
>>
>
>
>I'd certainly agree that a crockpot definitely uses a very small amount
>energy! My comment was regarding how much energy toaster ovens use. I was
>surprised to find out that they do use quite a bit of energy, but surely not
>nearly as much as a full size oven?
>
>Chris in Pearland, TX
>
>

My toaster oven is rated at 800w, and the wall oven at 3.8 kw. So the
toaster oven would use no where near as much energy to heat a pie for
example as would a regular oven- and considering that they heat up much
quicker as well.


--

rgds,

Pete
~~~~~
'Most packages say "Open here". What's the protocol if it says, "Open somewhere else"?'

lynx wrote on 14 Jul 2006 in rec.food.cooking

> Now does anyone have any
> good recipes?
>

http://southernfood.about.com/library/crock/blcpidx.htm


--


Curiosity killed the cat, but for a while I was a suspect

-Alan

lynx wrote:

> Chris Marksberry wrote:

> My toaster oven is rated at 800w, and the wall oven at 3.8 kw. So the
> toaster oven would use no where near as much energy to heat a pie for
> example as would a regular oven- and considering that they heat up
> much quicker as well.

That depends on various factors. For long cooking periods, the
relatively uninsulated toaster oven dumps a lot of heat into the air.
You can't just go by the power draw while the heating element's on, you
have figure in the amount of time during the cooking process that the
element is activated.




Brian

--
If televison's a babysitter, the Internet is a drunk librarian who
won't shut up.
-- Dorothy Gambrell (http://catandgirl.com)

Default User wrote:


>lynx wrote:
>
>
>
>>Chris Marksberry wrote:
>>
>>
>
>
>
>>My toaster oven is rated at 800w, and the wall oven at 3.8 kw. So the
>>toaster oven would use no where near as much energy to heat a pie for
>>example as would a regular oven- and considering that they heat up
>>much quicker as well.
>>
>>
>
>That depends on various factors. For long cooking periods, the
>relatively uninsulated toaster oven dumps a lot of heat into the air.
>You can't just go by the power draw while the heating element's on, you
>have figure in the amount of time during the cooking process that the
>element is activated.
>
>

Well considering that the wall oven uses almost five times the power
that the toaster oven does and takes much longer to heat up, it's not
likely that the toaster oven would use more power when used for what it
would normally be used, and that wouldn't include cooking for long
periods of time.


>
>Brian
>
>
>


--

rgds,

Pete
~~~~~
'Virus scan completed: All viruses functioning normally'

Mr Libido Incognito wrote:


>lynx wrote on 14 Jul 2006 in rec.food.cooking
>
>
>
>>Now does anyone have any
>>good recipes?
>>
>>
>>
>
>http://southernfood.about.com/library/crock/blcpidx.htm
>
>
>
>

Thanks!


--

rgds,

Pete
~~~~~
'Every snowflake in an avalanche pleads not guilty'

lynx wrote:

> Default User wrote:
>
>
> > lynx wrote:
> >
> >
> > > Chris Marksberry wrote:
> > >
> >
> >
> > > My toaster oven is rated at 800w, and the wall oven at 3.8 kw. So
> > > the toaster oven would use no where near as much energy to heat a
> > > pie for example as would a regular oven- and considering that
> > > they heat up much quicker as well.
> > >
> >
> > That depends on various factors. For long cooking periods, the
> > relatively uninsulated toaster oven dumps a lot of heat into the
> > air. You can't just go by the power draw while the heating
> > element's on, you have figure in the amount of time during the
> > cooking process that the element is activated.
> >
>
> Well considering that the wall oven uses almost five times the power
> that the toaster oven does and takes much longer to heat up, it's not
> likely that the toaster oven would use more power when used for what
> it would normally be used, and that wouldn't include cooking for long
> periods of time.


No, it doesn't use that much more. Power is an INSTANTANEOUS measure.
At any given time, the big oven is capable of drawing five times as
much. What is important is the energy used, not the power. If a
well-insulated oven that can draw five times the power has its element
active less than 1/5th the time of the toaster oven, then the energy
used will be less.



Brian
--
If televison's a babysitter, the Internet is a drunk librarian who
won't shut up.
-- Dorothy Gambrell (http://catandgirl.com)

lynx wrote:
> Can anyone please tell me if slow cookers use much power/electricity?
> - considering that they need to be left on for up to ten hours.
> Thanks,

The paperwork on mine declares it uses the same energy as a light bulb

O

Carmen-Fla. wrote:
> My reply to all...Slow Cooker ? Why Bother ???
>
The primary use is so you can cook a meal while you're at work or otherwise
out all day and come home to said meal without having to do much else.
Secondary, they are also good for taking to pot-luck type lunches/dinners at
the office or to someone's house where you need to bring a hot dish of some
sort and maintain the warm temp throughout the gathering.

Jill

jmcquown wrote on 16 Jul 2006 in rec.food.cooking

> Carmen-Fla. wrote:
> > My reply to all...Slow Cooker ? Why Bother ???
> >
> The primary use is so you can cook a meal while you're at work or
> otherwise out all day and come home to said meal without having to do
> much else. Secondary, they are also good for taking to pot-luck type
> lunches/dinners at the office or to someone's house where you need to
> bring a hot dish of some sort and maintain the warm temp throughout
> the gathering.
>
> Jill
>
>
>

I think Slow Cooked Crockpot type meals taste good...That's why I bother.
It's a poor man's braised meal. It's a *cheaper way to cook food. And it
is almost a lazy way to cook as well, as it requires little supervision
and cooks up in one pot...reducing clean up.

It just requires time...so it can't be a 'planned on the drive home'
kinda meal.

*It's a great way to use cheaper 'tough' cuts of meats. And it cooks
using less electrical power than a regular stove top burner or even the
stove's oven would.

--


Curiosity killed the cat, but for a while I was a suspect

-Alan

lynx wrote:
> Can anyone please tell me if slow cookers use much power/electricity? -
> considering that they need to be left on for up to ten hours. Thanks,
>
> --
>
> rgds,
>
> Pete
> ~~~~~
> 'You have the right to remain silent.
> If you give up the right to remain silent,
> anything you say will be misquoted, and used against you'


I got a huge one, I love it and use it a lot. I seems to me they are
good on using eletric.

jmcquown wrote:
> Carmen-Fla. wrote:
>> My reply to all...Slow Cooker ? Why Bother ???
>>
> The primary use is so you can cook a meal while you're at work or
> otherwise out all day and come home to said meal without having to do
> much else. Secondary, they are also good for taking to pot-luck type
> lunches/dinners at the office or to someone's house where you need to
> bring a hot dish of some sort and maintain the warm temp throughout
> the gathering.
>

Exactly right

In ,
lynx > typed:
:: Can anyone please tell me if slow cookers use much
power/electricity? -
:: considering that they need to be left on for up to ten hours.
Thanks,
::
Mine doesn't use any electric.

BOB

On Sun, 16 Jul 2006 12:33:20 -0400, " BOB" > wrote:

>In ,
>lynx > typed:
>:: Can anyone please tell me if slow cookers use much
>:: power/electricity? -
>:: considering that they need to be left on for up to ten hours.
>::
>Mine doesn't use any electric.

LOL! Smarty-butt!

Carol

Default User > wrote:
> lynx wrote:

> > Well considering that the wall oven uses almost five times the power
> > that the toaster oven does and takes much longer to heat up, it's not

> No, it doesn't use that much more. Power is an INSTANTANEOUS measure.
> At any given time, the big oven is capable of drawing five times as
> much. What is important is the energy used, not the power. If a
> well-insulated oven that can draw five times the power has its element
> active less than 1/5th the time of the toaster oven, then the energy
> used will be less.


That, plus the fact that the overall rating on the tag is probably
for all the elements operating, or at least for the maximum number
operating at once. For example, many ovens' preheat cycle uses
both broiler and baking elements combined, the number on the tag
would have to reflect that situation. Once the temperature is
achieved it would fall back to the single bottom element to
maintain temperature and the draw would be lower. Still not as
low as the toaster oven.

For relatively short cooking times the toaster oven will use
less power, I'm guessing 1/2 hour to 45 minutes before a conventional
oven's superior insualtion might give it the advantage, and that will
depend heavily on how well insulated a particular oven is. But one part
of this thread was about how much load could be put on a backup power
generator, maximum instaneous watts is way less for the toaster oven.

Bill Ranck
Blacksburg, Va.

wrote:

> Default User > wrote:

> > No, it doesn't use that much more. Power is an INSTANTANEOUS
> > measure. At any given time, the big oven is capable of drawing
> > five times as much. What is important is the energy used, not the
> > power. If a well-insulated oven that can draw five times the power
> > has its element active less than 1/5th the time of the toaster
> > oven, then the energy used will be less.
>
>
> That, plus the fact that the overall rating on the tag is probably
> for all the elements operating, or at least for the maximum number
> operating at once. For example, many ovens' preheat cycle uses
> both broiler and baking elements combined, the number on the tag
> would have to reflect that situation. Once the temperature is
> achieved it would fall back to the single bottom element to
> maintain temperature and the draw would be lower. Still not as
> low as the toaster oven.

I didn't know some ovens did that. Make sense though, you'll get faster
and more even preheating.

> For relatively short cooking times the toaster oven will use
> less power,

Certainly. It also takes longer to get up to temp. For a small, quick
cooking item, toaster oven is the way to go.

> I'm guessing 1/2 hour to 45 minutes before a conventional
> oven's superior insualtion might give it the advantage, and that will
> depend heavily on how well insulated a particular oven is.

You'd really have to test. Cook a similar item for an hour, monitor the
percentage of time that each has its power light on.

> But one
> part of this thread was about how much load could be put on a backup
> power generator, maximum instaneous watts is way less for the toaster
> oven.

Sure.



Brian
--
If televison's a babysitter, the Internet is a drunk librarian who
won't shut up.
-- Dorothy Gambrell (http://catandgirl.com)

Default User wrote:


wrote:
>
>
>>Default User > wrote:
>>
>>
>>>No, it doesn't use that much more. Power is an INSTANTANEOUS
>>>measure. At any given time, the big oven is capable of drawing
>>>five times as much. What is important is the energy used, not the
>>>power. If a well-insulated oven that can draw five times the power
>>>has its element active less than 1/5th the time of the toaster
>>>oven, then the energy used will be less.
>>>
>>>
>>That, plus the fact that the overall rating on the tag is probably
>>for all the elements operating, or at least for the maximum number
>>operating at once. For example, many ovens' preheat cycle uses
>>both broiler and baking elements combined, the number on the tag
>>would have to reflect that situation. Once the temperature is
>>achieved it would fall back to the single bottom element to
>>maintain temperature and the draw would be lower. Still not as
>>low as the toaster oven.
>>
>>
>
>I didn't know some ovens did that. Make sense though, you'll get faster
>and more even preheating.
>
>

My wall oven only has the one element.


>
>
>
>>For relatively short cooking times the toaster oven will use
>>less power,
>>
>>
>
>Certainly. It also takes longer to get up to temp. For a small, quick
>cooking item, toaster oven is the way to go.
>
>

Which is what I said:

Well considering that the wall oven uses almost five times the power
that the toaster oven does and takes much longer to heat up, it's not
likely that the toaster oven would use more power when used for what it
would normally be used, and that wouldn't include cooking for long
periods of time.