[Electronics-Talk] good news about slow cookers, though...

cheez cheez at cox.net
Wed Oct 26 01:18:30 UTC 2016


Sandra, you said: "I find the same with a lot of smartphones: it isn’t a 
question of learning where a certain function is on the touch-pad; the 
locations of icons can change."

And I ask you, Which smartphone's icons move around?
I know the iPhone doesn't.

Vince

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From: "Sandra Streeter via Electronics-Talk" <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
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Cc: "Sandra Streeter" <sandrastreeter381 at gmail.com>
Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2016 6:46 AM
Subject: [Electronics-Talk] good news about slow cookers, though...


>I find the same with a lot of smartphones: it isn’t a question of learning 
>where a certain function is on the touch-pad; the locations of icons can 
>change. I’m going to look into the Easy Mode on my Galaxy Core Prime to see 
>if that makes things any easier...
>
> However, I have a slow cooker that I love, love, love, and models like it 
> are still available. Very similar to the one I grew up with, except the 
> lid is quite a bit lighter for weight.  I’d guess it holds like 6 quarts 
> or something. I don’t remember what model it is, but it his rectangular in 
> shape, has a hot plate underneath that could double as a griddle, a glass, 
> slightly-domed lid, and is all metal, so, if you wanted to brown a 
> pot-roast or something before finishing cooking it, you could start with 
> the pan on the stovetop; it’s nonstick, too. Finally, the function is 
> operated by a knob—no detents, just turn it to cooler or hotter temps, 
> depending on what you’re doing; there’s a temp range from low (it stops at 
> low), obviously the stop point on the other side is for high. And, the 
> dial has a tactile pointer; even if it didn’t, if you felt you needed one, 
> you could just put a tiny piece of labeling tape on the dial so you’d have 
> a ref for pointing it. I generally use the high function, unless I’m going 
> to be delayed for eating whatever I’ve cooked, in which case, of course, 
> it can wait on warm. Hope this helps. I looked online the other day, and 
> these are still being offered. I think Westbend makes one, and there are 
> others.
>
>
>
> Sandra
>
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