On Tuesday, March 5, 2019 at 8:23:25 PM UTC-5, Jill McQuown wrote:
> On 3/2/2019 6:14 PM, cshenk wrote:
> > jmcquown wrote:
> >
> >> On 2/26/2019 8:38 PM, wrote:
> >>> On Tuesday, February 26, 2019 at 6:33:12 PM UTC-6, cshenk wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> I have thought of using my crockpot but it is an automatic
> >>>>> shut-off model, so that really would be inconvenient unless I
> >>>>> set a timer to go turn it on again every 6 or 8 hours.
> >>>>
> >>>> I hate those auto-shut-off ones so don't have one that does that.
> >>>> Useless pieces if you ask me.
> >>>>
> >>> It's great for something I want to cook in the crockpot but I think
> >>> it would really defeat the purpose of doing a long chicken stock.
> >>> It would certainly be low but I'd have to set a dinging timer for
> >>> me to go turn it on again and again.
> >>>
> >> That sounds extremely inconvenient! I can't imagine an appliance
> >> deciding for me when something is cooked to my liking and turning
> >> itself off. Sounds like a big design flaw for a crockpot.
> >>
> >> Jill
> >
> > Sounds like a bad idea for me too. It's like a deliberate flaw from an
> > idiot who doesn't understand crockpot cooking.
> >
> I don't know if it's deliberate simply a design flaw. I do know I'm
> glad mine doesn't shut itself off.
>
> Jill

My God! It's obviously a safety feature. Perhaps not a necessary
one, but a millisecond's thought will provide the answer.

Cindy Hamilton