Crock pots...

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NenaM812
NenaM812 Posts: 101 Member
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Is anyone else TERRIFIED to leave a crock pot on when they're not home? I have found so many easy crock pot recipes that sound sooo good, but I'm afraid to leave it on for 5-10 hours because I don't want to start a fire (my biggest fear). I have two dogs and a cat who I absolutely adore and I'd have to be committed if anything happened to them! I'm a little dramatic lol.

I'd like to add all the ingredients during lunch time so when I leave after lunch and come home from work at 5, dinner could be ready, and then I'd have more time to work out. I remember a few occasions when my mom would leave the crock pot or the roaster on for a few hours during the day when no one was home, and it made me nervous then. Now that I have my own home and pets, it's only amplified a billion times! Can someone talk some sense into me lol

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  • MrsB0701
    MrsB0701 Posts: 11
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    I use my crockpot quite a bit and always leave it on during the day when I'm at work.
  • JanaGentry
    JanaGentry Posts: 4 Member
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    I leave mine on all the time......never had a problem :) Go for it! :smile:
  • kimmerroze
    kimmerroze Posts: 1,330 Member
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    They have been around for YEARS and they are still SO very popular, there is no Horrific stories about houses burning down. Unless someone was a moron and did something stupid with it.

    I have used mine multiple times, and we used them growing up ALL THE TIME!

    You have nothing to be worried about.

    Leave it on low and don't stress.
  • Kristin111365
    Kristin111365 Posts: 77
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    Just make sure your Crock pot is in good working order, then turn it on and forget it. This what they were made for and they work great.
  • trish858
    trish858 Posts: 9
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    Turn it on in the morning when you leave so it is on low all day and not on high for just a few hours. I use mine all the time with a full time job and 3 kids I don't have time to cook everyday, so the crockpot is a life saver;)
  • fanceegirl75
    fanceegirl75 Posts: 620 Member
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    I put a whole chicken in my crockpot this morning before I headed out to work. I do this often. I don't see it being a problem. I cook mine on low. When I get home around 5:30 I will make some sides and dinner will be served.
  • mrsfeuer
    mrsfeuer Posts: 69 Member
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    I leave mine on too.
  • hroush
    hroush Posts: 2,073 Member
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    I've left it on all day while gone and also have done it overnight. My parents have also used them for years without problems. Nothing like coming home to a nice, hot dinner already prepared.
  • Juliebean_1027
    Juliebean_1027 Posts: 713 Member
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    I'm with you, NenaM812. I'm so scared to leave mine on! I know that nothing will happen, that my crockpot is in good working order and all that, but the thought of coming home to a burned down house somehow just terrifies me. I think our fear is slightly irrational and we would be okay to leave the crockpot on low...I'll try it if you will! :wink:
  • girlinahat
    girlinahat Posts: 2,956 Member
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    crockpots are fine to leave on. It's tumbledryers that will burn your house down......
  • TheMrsBee
    TheMrsBee Posts: 226 Member
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    I leave mine ALL the time! and LOVE it the worst that has ever happened it that it dried up (didn't put enough sauce in/heat too high) but it still tasted great.

    I would shut your door to your kitchen so no animals can get in there and tug on any wires and you should be fine!! :-) ENJOY

    @girlinahat i leave my dryer on all the time and it's fine! (it is in my garage though) the maximum time it can be on in one time is 2 hours so i suppose that's the safty feature?

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