Title: Too hot! We are throwing ours out!
Product review: We bought this model at Target half a year ago. We bought it because we have had great luck with our previous Rival crockpot from the 1980s. Sadly, Rival crockpots are no longer what they are "crocked up to be."The main problem, which is apparently endemic across the Rival product line, is that low and high cook at the same temperature. Liquids boil vigorously on low, and it has sucked the life out of every roast we have prepared in it. Time to toss it out and switch to Cuisinart!Be sure to check out the review by Paul Frederick on the model 38501-W (ASIN: B00008I8NS). Paul is an engineer who ran some tests to prove there is no difference between low and high--the two settings both burn at the same wattage and raise the temperature of water at the same rate. There are complaints about too-hot "slow" cooking in the reviews of most Rival models, so beware.
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