I have an old Rival crock pot that I've had forever and it works great. It's got "Low," "High," and "Off." But lately, I find I'm becoming a bit spoiled with nifty programmable bells and whistles and I do so love my toys. Plus, my work days are long. I'm usually away from the house for about 10 or 11 hours, which is somewhat longer than most recipes take. For me, the thing works great for weekends or overnight, but not so much for during the week, the time it's supposed to make my life easier.
That said, I was thinking of getting one that automatically switches to "Keep Warm" when the cooking process ends, but in looking around various review sites, I keep coming upon the "Low" settings cooking way higher than they should, that the new slow cookers heat up much more quickly than the old ones did as it kills the bacteria faster. Have you found this to be so? Do you have any recommendations on what has worked really well for you in the newer models? Or should I just accept that the machine I've had for 15 years is perfectly fine and shouldn't be tossed in favor of a shiny "Trophy" gadget?
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