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TIL not to trust a "vintage" Crock-Pot from a garage sale
Picked up this old Rival Crock-Pot for $5 at a garage sale in Elmira. Looked fine on the outside but it heated way too hot and burned a whole batch of chili. Had to toss it and learn the hard way these older models don't have proper temperature controls. Anyone else run into trouble with antique small appliances?
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the_oscar12d ago
Nah, that old Crock-Pot probably just needed a little babysitting to work perfect.
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keithbutler12d ago
My sister picked up a 1970s West Bend slow cooker at a thrift store near Buffalo, and that thing turned a pot roast into jerky in three hours. I told her what happened with my own garage sale find, a Rival from the 80s that scorched everything on Low. So @the_oscar is spot on, you really had to watch those old things like a hawk and stir every hour or so. They just didn't have the thermostats modern ones do, that's for sure.
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