I'm sorry I haven't kept up much with this blog lately.
I've gone back to school for computer science, which has cut into my "experimental cooking" time.
Anyway, I advise you NOT to buy Rival brand crock pots anymore, and here is why:
They changed their design in the last couple of years, and it's a flawed design.
Do a search for recent reviews on the Rival brand crock pot; there are numerous complaints due to this new faulty design.
I recently bought a 4 quart crock pot from wal mart, which I thought for sure was defective!
The lid was not seating properly on the pot, causing a quarter inch gap, in which moisture was escaping.
As a result, the food was overcooked and dry, both times I used it.
So I called Rival to report that I had a defective product, and to ask for a replacement.
They told me that their crock pots are purposely designed that way now!
They purposely design it so that the lid does NOT fit. It's supposed to wobble and have a quarter inch gap.
WHY?
"Because customers were complaining that the food was being simmered, so we re-designed it to allow moisture to escape."
That's the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard. The whole purpose of a crock pot is to simmer!
The new design renders the crock pot useless as a slow cooker!
The concept of SLOW cooking is to trap the heat in, and allow the food to simmer on low, for several hours.
And the ONLY reason I ever use a crock pot, is if I'm not going to be home to cook!
If I wanted to BAKE, I would use the OVEN and a cast iron pot!
I would encourage all of you, to buy a Hamilton Beach brand slow cooker instead.
Their slow cookers are still designed to work as a slow cooker.
I've also read reviews that the Cuisinart brand slow cooker has a "simmer" setting. I don't have one.
I plan to forward this article to the Rival company as soon as I post it. If they reply, I'll let you know.
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