Any opinions? The ad for these "hook ups" was just on while I was reading Sudsmasters thread on "raw egg or cooked rice". I think as a group AW.org is a little more savy with cooking than the average joe. Are these things food poisoning waiting to happen? The best thing in holiday entertaining? Next summers dusty find at a garage sale? A safety recall overloading a single outlet? A hazard to poorly supervised small children?
"Crock pot, Hook-ups".
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I'm not exactly sure what you're talking about here. All I can think of is those HB things that somehow hook together which I saw in the store and didn't really pay much attention to.
Is this them?
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Crock-Pot-Hook-Up-2-Quart-Connectable-Entertaining-System/25428408
Is this them?
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Crock-Pot-Hook-Up-2-Quart-Connectable-Entertaining-System/25428408
maytagbear
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I bought one before Thanksgiving, and I like it
I got the 2 quart round one, instead of the two 1 1/2 quart ovals or the three quart round. NONE of the other stores I looked at had a 2 quart slow cooker on their shelves. Not Target, not WallyWorld, ......... doesn't mean they don't carry smaller slow cookers in store, but they were not in stock the day I bought the Hook Up.
As a slow cooker, it is good, but I miss the auto shift on my 4 quart "Corningware" slow cooker. (Really Applica made.) It is highly unlikely that I will buy additional units. I entertain, but not often enough to warrant buying the others.
My major gripe is how much counter space it takes. The base unit (mostly plastic) is BIG.
I like steel cut/pinhead/Irish oatmeal for breakfast, but it takes forever with nearly constant stirring to cook on the stovetop, and the microwave does not save a lot of time. Using a slow cooker means that I can throw the oats and water together just before I go to bed, and wake up to perfectly cooked oats. 3/4 cup oats to 3 cups water.
So, my verdict is: It depends.
Lawrence/Maytagbear
I got the 2 quart round one, instead of the two 1 1/2 quart ovals or the three quart round. NONE of the other stores I looked at had a 2 quart slow cooker on their shelves. Not Target, not WallyWorld, ......... doesn't mean they don't carry smaller slow cookers in store, but they were not in stock the day I bought the Hook Up.
As a slow cooker, it is good, but I miss the auto shift on my 4 quart "Corningware" slow cooker. (Really Applica made.) It is highly unlikely that I will buy additional units. I entertain, but not often enough to warrant buying the others.
My major gripe is how much counter space it takes. The base unit (mostly plastic) is BIG.
I like steel cut/pinhead/Irish oatmeal for breakfast, but it takes forever with nearly constant stirring to cook on the stovetop, and the microwave does not save a lot of time. Using a slow cooker means that I can throw the oats and water together just before I go to bed, and wake up to perfectly cooked oats. 3/4 cup oats to 3 cups water.
So, my verdict is: It depends.
Lawrence/Maytagbear
I can't see as it being practical for me and somewhat expensive actually for each unit.
What I did see and stood there pondering "should I or shouldn't I" was the latest HB slowcooker with a motorzied stirrer built into the lid.. How cool is that LOL I can't find it on their website. Like I need another slow cooker
What I did see and stood there pondering "should I or shouldn't I" was the latest HB slowcooker with a motorzied stirrer built into the lid.. How cool is that LOL I can't find it on their website. Like I need another slow cooker
danemodsandy
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My Objection:
Is the name. "Hook up" is a phrase that began as a reference to getting together with someone else for sex.
Now, I am absolutely no prude, and I don't belong to any purity posses of any kind, religious or otherwise. But I do believe in a time and place for things, and it pains me a bit to see a sexually-charged phrase used for a slow cooker. Our public manners and language are becoming coarser by the day, and the pace is accelerating; I'm seeing stuff on TV this year that wouldn't have been there last year.
I realize that advertisers and manufacturers are just trying to get some attention so that people will buy the product, but it's getting a bit much when a product designed for moms and grandmoms is named for casual sex encounters.
Is the name. "Hook up" is a phrase that began as a reference to getting together with someone else for sex.
Now, I am absolutely no prude, and I don't belong to any purity posses of any kind, religious or otherwise. But I do believe in a time and place for things, and it pains me a bit to see a sexually-charged phrase used for a slow cooker. Our public manners and language are becoming coarser by the day, and the pace is accelerating; I'm seeing stuff on TV this year that wouldn't have been there last year.
I realize that advertisers and manufacturers are just trying to get some attention so that people will buy the product, but it's getting a bit much when a product designed for moms and grandmoms is named for casual sex encounters.
I disagree
You're kidding, right?
For many decades people have hooked up stereo systems, stoves, washers, dryers, dishwashers, ice maker lines, telephone service, jumper cables . . . and that's just for starters (no pun intended).
It's only been in recent years that the term "hook up" has taken on a sexual meaning. The majority of consumers are not familiar with the term in that context and don't move in social circles where it's used that way on a regular basis.
You're kidding, right?
For many decades people have hooked up stereo systems, stoves, washers, dryers, dishwashers, ice maker lines, telephone service, jumper cables . . . and that's just for starters (no pun intended).
It's only been in recent years that the term "hook up" has taken on a sexual meaning. The majority of consumers are not familiar with the term in that context and don't move in social circles where it's used that way on a regular basis.
danemodsandy
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YOU'RE Kidding, Right?
C'mon, when was the last time you heard the phrase used outside of its casual encounter context?
The fact that these things join together in twosomes, threesomes and moresomes was not lost on whoever came up with the name.
C'mon, when was the last time you heard the phrase used outside of its casual encounter context?
The fact that these things join together in twosomes, threesomes and moresomes was not lost on whoever came up with the name.
danemodsandy
Well-known member
Ralph:
We'll have to agree to disagree on this one.
I have to say I'm disappointed about that swipe at Iowa. We're perfectly up-to-date here in the flyover states, thank you. In fact, we had equal marriage here for several years while supposedly "progressive" California was still thrashing out Prop. 8.
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We'll have to agree to disagree on this one.
I have to say I'm disappointed about that swipe at Iowa. We're perfectly up-to-date here in the flyover states, thank you. In fact, we had equal marriage here for several years while supposedly "progressive" California was still thrashing out Prop. 8.
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