~patches~ wrote:

> Finally, someone other than me who doesn't hold the crockpot in such
> high regard. I very rarely use mine.

I got rid of mine long ago. It was a weeding present many years ago and
proved itself pretty useless in my kitchen, though I understand lots of
people like theirs and use them a lot.

> A lot of the new breadmakers come
> with a jam setting. My model is an older one with no such setting.
> IIRC the dough setting is the shortest setting at 90 min so that would
> be too long for jam. I would be curious as to not only how long it
> takes but how the final product is in comparison to stove cooked jam.

> If it is anything like freezer jam, forget it.

I have had some pretty good strawberry freezer jam. I was thinking of making
some this year.