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My wife was asking about a new slow cooker, since her old one is not very attractive anymore, it works, but she was wanting a newer type that is programmable.
I spent the morning reading reviews of everything from 39.00 to 350.00 price ranges and came to the conclusion, they are all junk now.
The ones with a stoneware pot get hairline cracks from thermal shock if they are not treated perfectly at all times, and with kids, what is ever treated perfectly?
The metal non stick ones tend to peel in time and leave bits of toxic ptfe in your food and your system.
I noticed the trend towards induction plates and stainless steel pots for slow cooking, and I realized we have an induction stove that is fully programmable and is extremely energy efficient and precise.
So we are now doing out slow cooking on out induction stove that I bought her a couple years ago at Thanksgiving to make the dinner for the family.
The induction cooktop is awesome and very precise and with the Le Creuset cookware I got for her she is doing slowcooking with extreme precision (she can maintain a temperature within a couple of degrees for as long as she wants) and loves the style and look of her set up.
It boils water on it's highest setting in less time than the high power microwave oven does, and it will melt and hold chocolate without scorching on it's melt setting.
I spent the morning reading reviews of everything from 39.00 to 350.00 price ranges and came to the conclusion, they are all junk now.
The ones with a stoneware pot get hairline cracks from thermal shock if they are not treated perfectly at all times, and with kids, what is ever treated perfectly?
The metal non stick ones tend to peel in time and leave bits of toxic ptfe in your food and your system.
I noticed the trend towards induction plates and stainless steel pots for slow cooking, and I realized we have an induction stove that is fully programmable and is extremely energy efficient and precise.
So we are now doing out slow cooking on out induction stove that I bought her a couple years ago at Thanksgiving to make the dinner for the family.
The induction cooktop is awesome and very precise and with the Le Creuset cookware I got for her she is doing slowcooking with extreme precision (she can maintain a temperature within a couple of degrees for as long as she wants) and loves the style and look of her set up.
It boils water on it's highest setting in less time than the high power microwave oven does, and it will melt and hold chocolate without scorching on it's melt setting.