# Did my slow cooker malfunction?
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-my-slow-cooker-malfunction/746795
**Category:** Factual Questions
**Created:** [February 22, 2016, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-my-slow-cooker-malfunction/746795 "2016-02-22T14:18:43Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)
#### Post date: [February 23, 2016, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-my-slow-cooker-malfunction/746795/21 "2016-02-23T18:02:24Z")
> [@Dingbang](#):
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> The recipe called for no water and a stick of butter, so it was just the butter and juices/oils from the meat.
Did you read that article on “Mississippi Roast” in the NYT too?
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### Author:  [@Dingbang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dingbang)
#### Post date: [February 23, 2016, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-my-slow-cooker-malfunction/746795/22 "2016-02-23T18:23:23Z")
> [@CairoCarol](#):
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> Did you read that article on “Mississippi Roast” in the NYT too?
Yep. That’s the one.
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### Author:  [@Critical1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Critical1)
#### Post date: [February 23, 2016, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-my-slow-cooker-malfunction/746795/23 "2016-02-23T23:53:18Z")
Costco carried a brand of slow cooker for a while that was restaurant grade, meaning it had to perform at higher temps than traditional models.
I burned a batch of chili on low with that thing and would have set the house on fire if I hadnt randomly come home that day for some reason. This was only about 2 hours into an 8 hour cook.
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