Originally Posted by
charsuewilson
You don't need one. Most any recipe that you might want to make in a crock pot, you can make in the oven at a low temperature. The all day stew recipe has been around probably longer than crock pots.
Yes, you are correct.
However, ovens heat up the house a lot more than the crockpot.
(which right now is not so bad ... in the heat of summer, a blessing!
)
And crocks are more energy efficient.
Anael ... I crocked scalloped potatoes the other day!