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Title: impulse buy goes awry
Review: I bought this crock pot, one, because it was on sale at a local store for 19.99, and two, because unlike most crock pots out there, it has those sturdy metal handles. Before I bought it, I noticed the rubber gasket around the inside of the lid, but didn't think twice, because, well, $19.99! But then I took it home, washed it, and filled it with some already cooked pot roast and vegetables and set it on "warm" for a couple hours. Long story short, the nice hot condensation built up on the rubber and then dripped down into the food and made it taste like rubber. For all I know, the smell/taste diminishes after awhile, but it occurred to me that this item is made in China (of course), where manufacturers don't have a great track record for product safety when it comes to lead, etc. So why take a chance? I packed it up and returned it. I've ordered a Rival crockpot off of Amazon (no gaskets, thank you), and I'm keeping my fingers crossed inside my oven mitts!
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