Is Your Crock Pot nothing else but power Efficient?

This is a good question. So I figured I would do a miniature investigate before I come to any conclusions. To say that I received mixed results is putting it mildly.

According to the Pennsylvania social Utility Commission," Use Your Crock Pot if you're making ready a roast, use your slow cooker to cook the meat and any vegetables you will be serving with it. This eliminates the need to use both the oven and the stovetop." I found this on my first search but I also found a lot of population telling me to do the math. What gives?

Programmable Slow Cookers

So I found another page and man on the other side of the tracks gives me this. I paraphrased this but math is math. Say you've got an oven that uses 220 volts by 10 amps equaling 2200 watts per hour. The thermostat switches the heating element on and off leaving us with about 10 or 15 minutes on time. One quarter of 2200 watts equals 550 watts.

The Crock Pot runs with 120 volts with low amperage. If the Crock Pot runs at 120 volts by 1.5 amps it equals 180 watts. So you run the Slow Cooker at 180 watts by 6 hours and you get 1080 watts.

According to these guys you are much great off cooking your meals in the oven. They were not alone and neither was the Pennsylvania social Utility Commission. So I guess it unmistakably boils down to who you're talking to. Or does it?

As I sat hear reasoning it occurred to me that not everybody is not in the same position. Some population are using high power sufficient ovens with new insulating and technology giving their oven an benefit over man with an older model. population are recognizing the efficiency of gas stoves over electric. This list goes on and on...

Crock Pots emit a lot less heat than an oven rescue on air conditioning on hot summer days. Anything who has had one very long will tell you that a slow cooked inexpensive cut of meat will come out melting in your mouth tender. This is another benefit altogether but I feel should be mentioned with the price of meat these days. Ouch!

For the Crock Pot population there is the issue with the age of the Slow Cooker. Some of the newer models are far more power sufficient than their older counterparts. The size of the slow cooker has a lot to do with power efficiency. Some population like me tend to take off the lid releasing all the heat forcing the cooker to reheat the area over again.

The bottom line to this issue boils down to the variables. Who has the great oven or maybe the great Crock Pot. The real benefit of using a slow cooker is the way the meal comes out. Some of these dishes are dynamite. They can be big time savers if set to cook in the morning and left until supper time. It's so nice not to have to cook after work. So after you take off the old electric Wok from the cabinet, don't worry so much- pull out the slow cooker and use it for what it was meant for: cooking great tasting meals! 

Is Your Crock Pot nothing else but power Efficient?