"Stu" wrote
> "cshenk" wrote:

>> Stu, most here don't even own a crockpot or if they did, never learned to
>> use it *right*. It's like dissing a cast iron pan because it can rust if
>> you don't know what you are doing.

>>I got my first one in 1977 and learned how to use it properly over the
>>decades.

> All I wondered was how they could denegate such a great product as the
> crockpot when they don't even own one.

Lots of reasons but mostly lack of knowledge. I used to diss the GF grll
too until someone showed me a proper use of one. It doesnt fit my cooking
style at all, but learned that used *correctly* it's perfectly fine piece of
gear. I don't have space for it really but if a 3d one landed for free in
my lap, I wouldnt freecyle it away like the last 2.

Crockpots were all the rage in the late 70's and early 1980's but finding
ones with removable liners were hard so many put them at the side after one
or 2 uses and ignored them ever after. Although some here know how to use
them to good effect, this is not a commonality of the group.