Leaving crockpot on while out of house

artsy

Sat, May 29 2010, 10:57 pm

Does anyone feel uncomfortable (safety-wise) with leaving a crockpot on while you are out of the house all day? Seems most people do it or that it is made for that, but I am uncomfortable. I do think it would make a difference if I could start doing this, though.

ra_mom

Sat, May 29 2010, 11:02 pm

I am comfortable leaving the crockpot on while I am out of the house.
Same as with a perculator.

BeershevaBubby

Sat, May 29 2010, 11:08 pm

If I didn't leave it on during the day, my girls and I wouldn't have had dinner ready to eat when I came home at 6:30 from work when I was a single mom.

life'sgreat

Sun, May 30 2010, 12:05 am

Yes, it's the same as a percolator.

alwaysbesimcha

Sun, May 30 2010, 1:08 am

Yes I would leave it on while out.

Marion

Sun, May 30 2010, 1:28 am

That is the whole point!

hadasa

Sun, May 30 2010, 4:07 am

I think the main risk is that if there's a power outage, the food will spoil.

I felt guilty leaving it on in a hotel room, but it was so good to come back from a day's trip to hot cooked food.