What are crock pots used for?
A slow cooker, also known as a crock-pot (after a trademark owned by Sunbeam Products but sometimes used generically in the English-speaking world), is a countertop electrical cooking appliance used to simmer at a lower temperature than other cooking methods, such as baking, boiling, and frying.
Are old crock pots safe to use?
Slow cookers were an easy target for new regulations, which I usually support, simply because lower cooking temperatures automatically raise red flags. But the older crockpots, as long as they heated liquids to 185 degrees F within a few hours, were perfectly safe when used as directed
What are the sizes of crockpots?
Available Sizes Sizes range from 1.5 quarts to 8 quarts with everything in between. An extra small 1.5 to 2-quart model is ideal for simply warming small dishes like party dips. Manufacturers recommend filling a slow cooker at least half full and no more than two-thirds full.