Best Crockpot

[lunaria]

Yes, this is absolutely true. I've read that the new 'warm' setting is the old low, so that might be worth a try. Another option is to get an appliance timer to turn the pot on when you're not home and turn off 4 hours later or whatever.

The only time I use my crockpot is when one of us is home during the day to put it in and turn it on. So much for fix it and forget it.

Has anyone tried tried this yet??? I would love to but hate to have raw food at dinner time. If that works, then probelm solved

[BethIrish]

Has anyone tried tried this yet??? I would love to but hate to have raw food at dinner time. If that works, then probelm solved

I actually do this all the time with my old school, non programmable crock. (It just has the dial that says off/low/high.) I either time it to start later (if I'm putting frozen meat in it) or to shut off when done. The residual heat keeps things warm for a couple of hours, and I can always flip it back on high when I get home to get things hotter.

[KristyK]

Bumping this for any new suggestions.

We have a 12 year old Nesco 6 QT cooker that has actual temps on it. I love it, but it's starting to cook the food too fast for the lowest temps. Plus starting to rust on the outside. I put a roast in it, several potatoes and carrots and it's pretty much done already, on 200 degrees! It's only 12 noonish! I've turned it down to 100 to just keep it warm for the rest of the day.

I think we'll probably need a good kitchen store to get one at, any suggestions about a good store? All I know of is Bed, Bath and Beyond, not sure they'd have the quality of a cooker we are looking for.

Thanks in advance!

[KristyK]

So this one is almost exactly like the one we have now, just the updated version:

http://www.nesco.com/category_774b5b..._81b3f0ea2daa/

I'll be honest, one of the reasons I like this so much is the inner pan is non-stick metal, not heavy porcelain/ceramic. We don't have a glass lid on the old one, but I'd prefer one on the new one, and the most expensive one they have is $56. I'm thinking I might just go with the Nesco again.

[mgrace]

The new crockpots do cook at a higher temp than old ones, due to food safety issues.

You could always check Goodwill or craigslist for an old one.