Yes, I believe that may be a Canadian thing, Shannon. Not certain what we in the U.S. would call your slow-cooker. Here, the slow-cooker is electric, just like the Crockpot but there are different brands.
On 8/26/12, Shannon Hannah <[email protected]> wrote: > So that is why my newest little crockpot is so hot. > I know many people what is called a slow cooker and it is a non-stick pot on > > a burner. Where as the crockpot is a crock that heats all around when > cooking. The slow cooker cooks about 3 or 4 times faster. I don't know if > this is a Canadian thing or not but here I know the slow cooker and the > crockpot are 2 separate appliances that work and look differently. > > Shannon > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jennifer Chambers" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2012 12:07 AM > Subject: Re: [CnD] Crock Pot vs. Slow Cooker > > >> Yes, Sherri, they are the same thing. As someone said, Crockpot, >> which is written as one word with an uppercase C, is a registered >> brand name. Marilyn, sadly, they are making slow-cookers so they do >> cook hotter, and, consequently faster, than before. I heard a cooking >> show hostess discussing this a few times on her show. She said there >> were concerns food was not reaching proper temperatures to kill >> bacteria, and there were cases of illness from this. She >> believes--and I agree--that people simply were undercooking the food. >> Anyway, regulations now have forced the makers of slow-cookers to make >> them hotter. I can no longer put something in the Crockpot before I >> leave for work in the morning, because it will be overcooked by the >> time I get home, and due to the hotter temperatures, the liquids will >> be nearly gone. Those of you fortunate enough to have the older >> Crockpots, hang onto them! >> >> Jennifer >> >> On 8/23/12, Jude DaShiell <[email protected]> wrote: >>> I've heard of bandaids being called blow out patches and this was when >>> one >>> of them really was needed. >>> >>> >>> The Holy Father is neither jude <[email protected]> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Cookinginthedark mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> Cookinginthedark mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark > > _______________________________________________ > Cookinginthedark mailing list > [email protected] > http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark > _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list [email protected] http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
