no, I know what an electric roaster is.......this was the same probe
and dial as an electric fry pan....round with single layer body, with
lid. I didn't mean to say it was a dutch oven, only about the same size
. I think maybe that the manufacturer "morphed" then into a high dome
electric fry pan.....Sharon

zxcvbob wrote:
>
> biig wrote:
> > My senior memory kicked in this morning (as I was getting a pot roast
> > in my West Bend cooker) and I remember 30 yrs. ago I had an electric
> > dutch oven with a probe comtrol like that on an electric fry pan. I
> > remember cooking pot roast in it, but don't remember if it could be
> > dialed down to "slow cooker temp" I don't think they are on the market
> > any more, with the high topped electric fry pans available......Sharon
>
> That sounds a lot like an electric roaster, and you can dial them down
> to 200°. I think a temperature probe on the cord means the heating
> element is just on the bottom (I had a West Bend electric wok like that
> once), and that's not what you would want for a dutch oven -- I think
> your memory is playing tricks on you ;-)
>
> Check out the 6.5 qt, 10 qt, and 18 qt electric roasters.
>
> Best regards,
> Bob