Good morning, that's a good idea, never thought about plugging a slow cooker
to a timer, just like when you plug a lamp into a timer and it turns on and
off at a certain time, however, most timers I found, need sight, are there
any on the market that someone blind can set by themselves? Even if you
plug the appliance directly to the timer and just plug the timer to an
outlet by itself, should work, you wouldn't necessaily need to buy a power
strip or surge protector unless it's accessible, I would gather.
Peace
Luis
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From: Jim Portillo via Cookinginthedark
Sent: Saturday, November 01, 2014 9:58 PM
To: [email protected] ; 'Charles Rivard'
Subject: Re: [CnD] Short introduction and inquiry from the list members
Excellent. Any idea what kind of timer to ask for when I go to a hardware
store?
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Behalf Of Charles Rivard via Cookinginthedark
Sent: Saturday, November 01, 2014 7:42 PM
To: [email protected]; Drew Hunthausen
Subject: Re: [CnD] Short introduction and inquiry from the list members
There are power supplies that can be turned on and off through the use of a
timer. So you plug any electrical device into the power supply, plug the
power supply into the timer, set the timer, and forget it.
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From: "Drew Hunthausen via Cookinginthedark" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>; "'Nicole Massey'" <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, November 01, 2014 9:28 PM
Subject: Re: [CnD] Short introduction and inquiry from the list members
How do you have the timer start the crock pot at a certain time? Is
the timer separate from the crock pot? Just not understanding what you
mean.
thanks
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From: Cookinginthedark [mailto:[email protected]]
On Behalf Of Nicole Massey via Cookinginthedark
Sent: Saturday, November 01, 2014 5:20 PM
To: [email protected]; 'Jim Portillo'
Subject: Re: [CnD] Short introduction and inquiry from the list
members
Get a crock pot or slow cooker with the simplest controls you can, so
you don't have to deal with accessibility issues, then also grab a
timer so you can just plug it in and have the power come on at the
right time to the crock pot. You can also boil water and use it to
make noodles, rice, or other things that might not stand up to the
longer cooking times and put them in when you eat.
And BTW, welcome to the list.
-----Original Message-----
From: Cookinginthedark [mailto:[email protected]]
On Behalf Of Jim Portillo via Cookinginthedark
Sent: Saturday, November 01, 2014 6:54 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [CnD] Short introduction and inquiry from the list members
Good afternoon,
My name is Jim, and it's funny that I'd subscribe to this list, as I
am hardly a cook. I'm a bachelor who is hardly ever home and doesn't
have time for a lot of cooking, but I'm also hoping that will change
because it's expensive to eat out a lot. I can do a bit more than
boil water, but don't ask me to cook, for a ton of people, things
that
aren't easy.
Anyway, here's my question. Being new to the list, I have absolutely
no idea if this question has been asked, and if so, please forgive
the repeated question.
So, after about 20 years of having a very simple slow cooker, it's
time for a new one after I was somewhat careless and breaking mine a
little while ago. I'm a bachelor, and slow cooker or Crockpot
recipes are great for me because I don't have to worry about much
effort when it comes to cooking.
However, lately, I seem to be getting home later than before, easily
being out of the house for twelve hours.
Some of the recipes I've done call for cooking somewhere between six
and eight hours, and after twelve hours, some foods kind of dry out
or become somewhat sticky or like paste <grin>.
So, do any of you have any recommendations for a good slow cooker or
Crockpot with perhaps a timer function that would be accessible to
blind people? I somehow doubt there'll be one that does what I'm
looking for, but I just thought I'd ask.especially blind people who
might have similar experiences. I've been online, looking at the
supposedly easy programmable ones, but what scares me is the digital
setting ability.
Any suggestions would be great.
Jim
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