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Slow cooker worries

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Hi all,

Newbie here.

I'm considering buying a slow cooker in the near future. I love the idea of having tea already cooked when I come home from work.

However, are there any worries about leaving something like that (electrical, hot) plugged in all day whilst the house is unoccupied? Is there a fire risk? Any do's and don'ts with slow cookers? Safety precautions?

I'm probably being worried about nothing, but I've only come accross the idea of slow cookers recently, and I can't get my head around leaving a cooker on all day1

TIA
Sealed pot challenge 11: number 594

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  • richardw
    richardw Posts: 19,459 Forumite
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    Would leave a lamp on all day?
    Posts are not advice and must not be relied upon.
  • Yes, but not the oven
    Sealed pot challenge 11: number 594
  • I'm assuming from your reply that they are perfectly safe then?

    Do they use a lot of electricity or not much? I'm assuming they are more economical than cooking in the oven?
    Sealed pot challenge 11: number 594
  • BookWorm
    BookWorm Posts: 2,502 Forumite
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    Yes they are perfectly safe to leave on all day - that's what they are designed for. They are very low power usage and so not really comparable to leaving an oven on.

    I use mine that way all the time and you can't beat coming home to your dinner being cooked already! :)
  • ariba10
    ariba10 Posts: 5,432 Forumite
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    They only consume the the equivalent of one or two light bulbs worth of electricity.

    No riskier than leaving your refrigerator on.
    I used to be indecisive but now I am not sure.
  • joedenise
    joedenise Posts: 17,643 Forumite
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    They use about the same amount of electric as a light bulb so far more economical than using the oven.

    Denise
  • Good to know, thanks :)
    Sealed pot challenge 11: number 594
  • Valli
    Valli Posts: 25,464 Forumite
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    I leave mine on all day with no-one in. Mind you I also sometimes stick stuff in the oven and set the oven on delay timer. I'm not in then, either.

    What I DO do is sit it well back on the worktop with a bit of space around it.
    Don't put it DOWN; put it AWAY
    "I would like more sisters, that the taking out of one, might not leave such stillness" Emily Dickinson
    :heart:Janice 1964-2016:heart:

    Thank you Honey Bear
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