"Ron Jackson" > wrote in message
...
> Hi Dee,
>
> Actually, disregard my last message. I found the slow cooker at BJs
> North Haven store. Thanks again for bringing my attention to this
> model. It looks very nice.

I looked to see where I bought the one at BJ's and it was in Fairfax, VA.
But coincidentally I shop in the North Haven store a lot because my f-i-l
lives in Branford,CT.
We're neighbors - after a fashion! Tee Hee.
Dee


>
>
> On Mon, 28 Nov 2005 23:07:42 -0500, "Dee Randall"
> > wrote:
>
>>
>>"Ron Jackson" > wrote in message
. ..
>>> Hello Dee Dee,
>>>
>>> Thanks for the reply. I actually was just at BJs yesterday and they
>>> only seemed to have the 5 quart Rival Programmable there for $39.99.
>>> That was the model that seemed to get the most complaints on
>>> Amazon.com. I wasn't able to find the model you are talking about.
>>> Perhaps they were sold out of it? I guess I'll check back there
>>> again.
>>>
>>> As in the previous response before yours, I guess it is a good idea to
>>> purchase one at a store that you can easily return it if it is no
>>> good. But, in my quest at other stores, Rival seems to dominate the
>>> market for slow cookers.
>>>
>>> Oh well, it's only a gift. I just like to research everything before
>>> I buy it. But, sometimes you can also go more crazy than worth it.
>>>
>>> Chris
>>
>>I like to research what I buy, too. I thought I would go a little nutty
>>trying to decide which one to buy because there are so many choices. Too
>>bad you don't have another choice of BJ's to look. I go to four of them,
>>one in CT, one in VA, one in PA, one in NY, when I'm going back and forth
>>to
>>CT. Yes, I did determine not to buy the one you are speaking about
>>because
>>of the complaints. I don't know if I said it or not, in the one I bought
>>for $29.99, it also had a little mini-crock pot; very tiny, but a reply on
>>a
>>ng said that a person used it to keep cheese fondu warm. I've seen them
>>for
>>sale separately, so the $29.99 is a terrific price.
>>Good luck,
>>Dee Dee
>>
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, 28 Nov 2005 10:22:46 -0500, "Dee Randall"
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>"Ron Jackson" > wrote in message
m...
>>>>> Hello,
>>>>>
>>>>> I am looking to purchase a programmable slow cooker for my wife this
>>>>> holiday season, since she hinted she would like one. She is a career
>>>>> woman who doesn't have much time to cook. So, a slow cooker might be
>>>>> good since you can prepare food ahead of time to be ready when you
>>>>> come home from work.
>>>>>
>>>>> So, I figured this would be a fairly easy purchase. But, after reading
>>>>> feedback on Amazon.com, there of course, has to be problems with many
>>>>> of the programmable slow cookers currently available. For instance, I
>>>>> was almost going to purchase the Rival 5 quart programmable Smart Pot.
>>>>> It looked great in the store. But, many people reviewing it say it
>>>>> gets too hot, burns food, ETC>>>etc.... many drama stories exist for
>>>>> this particular model. So, I figure it must be no good.
>>>>>
>>>>> So, the reason I am here, obviously, is for some help. People seem to
>>>>> be fine at criticizing products (as in the reviews on Amazon.com), but
>>>>> few people actually offer an alternative or advice on which product is
>>>>> actually good and worth purchasing. But, for God sakes, we are in the
>>>>> year 2005, someone has to have a reliable model.
>>>>>
>>>>> I was seriously considering the Corningware 4 quart Programmable unit.
>>>>> Since it seems be one of the few that boasts, "cool to the touch". I
>>>>> have an infant and a toddler... so that seems to be a positive. Than,
>>>>> upon an Internet search, I found that model to be recalled. <<Sigh>>.
>>>>> That same model is still being sold. So, I'd assume the new ones
>>>>> shouldn't have the same problem. But, is it worth the risk? Does
>>>>> anyone currently use this model?
>>>>>
>>>>> Any advice here would be greatly appreciated. In case you are
>>>>> wondering, I hardily cook at all. So, I have no clue how these things
>>>>> work or what makes the work. I can scramble eggs and boil soup, that
>>>>> is about it. My wife also has little time to cook. So, my point
>>>>> being, I'd like to make a good decision here, since this is a product
>>>>> that hopefully will be used a lot to feed me, my wife, and my 2 kids.
>>>>> So, I hope you people can help me. I beg you!
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>
>>>>> Ron Jackson
>>>>
>>>>Dear Ron,
>>>>I went thru the same thing with looking for a slow cooker about a month
>>>>or
>>>>so ago. I read all the information on-line that you probably did and
>>>>finally made the decision to buy a product at BJ's, I believe it is
>>>>their
>>>>brand. It was sitting beside a Rival slow-cooker. The one I bought
>>>>was
>>>>$29.99 and as I recall a 6 qt. It has hot/cold/warm settings, not
>>>>programmable. It looks nice. Even if you both work, I don't think a
>>>>programmable one is necessary unless you are away from home an
>>>>extraordinarly amount of time. Just put your cooker on low. I have
>>>>used
>>>>a
>>>>smaller Rival crockpot for years - off and on -- with only low and high
>>>>settings, even when I worked. But I wanted one that I could lay a long
>>>>rectangular piece of meat, and the 6 qt is fine for that.
>>>>
>>>>Even if you have an outside heat-proof housing, this will not protect a
>>>>toddler from pulling the crockpot ingredients down onto him/herself. I
>>>>definitely would plug it in where a toddler would not get near it, just
>>>>like
>>>>any other appliance.
>>>>
>>>>Hard decision, I know.
>>>>HTH
>>>>Dee Dee
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
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