In article >,
Lou Decruss > wrote:

> On Thu, 12 Mar 2009 16:02:40 -0700, "Dimitri" >
> wrote:
>
> >Today I was thinking I was going to braise some chunks of pork in the
> >crock-pot when it occurred to me gas is much less expensive than electricity
> >so the oven went to 200 and in went the Dutch Oven.
>
> I have no idea how to calculate it but I would think a crock pot would
> cost less than heating up a whole oven even with the difference
> between gas and electric. At lest here in Chicago.

I don't know either, but I just have to wonder if the oven uses more
electricity than the crockpot. Here's a random stove:

http://products.geappliances.com/App...QUEST=SPECPAGE
&SKU=JGBP28MEMBS&SITEID=GEA&TABID=2

It's rated at 5 amps vs maybe one or two for a crockpot. I think that
covers the oven light, and the three igniters for the top, broiler and
oven. I think the broiler and oven igniters probably use the most. Of
course, if you have an old stove with a pilot light, then electrical use
would be nominal.

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Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA