On Wed, 16 Feb 2011 18:06:25 -0500 in rec.food.cooking,
wrote,
>On Wed, 16 Feb 2011 14:37:53 -0800 (PST), ImStillMags
> wrote:
>
>>You probably could, but your electric bill would suffer. You need to
>>check on the difference between using a crockpot and an induction
>>cooker. Big difference in electric usage.
>
>Yes -- in favor of the induction hob. Induction is extremely
>efficient. Much more so than an antique heating element and a ceramic
>vessel.

But the advantage of the crock pot is that it has an insulated
sleeve around the whole thing. Efficiency is mainly a matter of how
much heat is lost without heating what needs it. That Dutch oven
sitting there bare is going to lose heat.

The other question is, how well does the temperature control on the
induction hob work when you turn it down low?