pdp1@EARTHLINK.NET on thu 16 feb 06
Hi Bonnie, Mel,
I also have one, or, mine is the so called 'Crock Pot' kind.
Looks brand new. I got it at a thrift store for $2.00 thinking I would use
it for heating Glues or Finishes...since in essence, it is a sort of larger
Electric Glue Pot.
Then, one day, about to make a batch of Lentil Soup, I thought...'Hmmmmm!
Maybe I will try that Crock Pot thing..." ( since I had not used it for
anything else yet)
Well, it is a joy, and I did not ruin the soup with forgetting about it as
can hapenn sometimes on the Stove, so...
Now I make Soups with it all the time, and it is so forgiveing and easy I
doubt I will feel any urge to go back to making them on the Stove.
I would not make Spaghetti Sauce in it however...even though I am sure it
would work very well 'slow-cook-wise' for that. Since, I do not know if the
Glaze would do anything regretable in an prolonged acidic environ...
Whatchathink Ron Roy?
Is prudence with this a good idea?
I bet it is...!
Lol...
Phil
Las Vegas
----- Original Message -----
From: "mel jacobson"
> my god, someone send bonnie a used crock pot.
> there must be at least 500 of them in basements
> across clayart land. she can't wait til garage sale time.
>
> if i had one i would mail it to her today.
> get her address and send her a couple. she will need a backup.
> mel
> it is like those presto electric fry pans...every time i see
> them at garage sales i snap one up( you know, three bucks). i use mine
for
> wax.
> set it at 365 and it has worked for about thirty years.
> i think i have four...a couple at the farm for summer wax.
> from mel/minnetonka.mn.usa
> website: http://my.pclink.com/~melpots3
>
>
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Patrick Cross on fri 17 feb 06
I can't find the messages relating more to the acquisition of a crock pot s=
o
I guess I'll just slip this in here. I'm sure some of you know about this
already but there is a thing on the net called FreeCycle (www.freecycle.org=
)
where folks can list things they no longer need and want to get rid of
(free). You can also list items that you are looking for as well. The nea=
t
thing is there is probably a freecycle organization in your community and
you may not even be aware of it.
If you go to the home page you'll see that they split it up into regions
first, then by state, and then by town. To be a part of FreeCycle all you
have to do is join the Yahoo Group for your city or town or the closest
groups to you. There are usually all sorts of studio goodies being
offered. Check it out...you won't be disappointed.
Patrick Cross (cone10soda)
On 2/17/06, Snail Scott wrote:
>
> At 11:48 AM 2/16/2006 -0800, you wrote:
> >I also have one, or, mine is the so called 'Crock Pot' kind.
>
> >I would not make Spaghetti Sauce in it however...even though I am sure i=
t
> >would work very well 'slow-cook-wise' for that. Since, I do not know if
> the
> >Glaze would do anything regretable in an prolonged acidic environ...
>
>
> Jewelers use these frequently for the deliberate
> purpose of heating acids - stronger acids than
> spaghetti sauce or salsa, too. (Forget the exact
> strength, but a lot more than any food!) Mine
> held my muriatic acid solution for over ten
> years continuously with no visible breakdown of
> the glaze surface. (It didn't break down then;
> I just quit silversmithing when I 'went pro' with
> clay.) That's no guarantee of being foodsafe,
> but I would trust it to be pretty darn stable.
> It also seems unlikely to contain any really
> toxic materials, plain shiny brown glaze as they
> all are.
>
> I have an array of them - maybe half a dozen -
> used to heat wax for lost-wax casting, though
> for this I prefer little deep-fryers of the
> 'Fry Daddy' type. They heat the fairly non-
> conductive wax quicker to working temperature,
> and since I don't use wax every day, the speed
> counts. Crock pots are great if you want to
> leave it warm for a long time, or heat just a
> small amount. They're also easier to score at
> the thrift store for cheap.
>
> -Snail
>
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