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crock pot experiment!!

July 14th, 2008 at 03:26 pm

I have one of those devices that tests how much electricity you use. So yesterday, I fixed a roast and potatoes in the crock pot.
I wanted to see how much it would cost to run the crock pot all day. I cooked the roast for about 10 hours and it used 1.4 kilowatts, which here, cost about 14 cents. I found that pretty reasonable!

The braves won 2 games in a row; I had a no spend day yesterday, plus I had a no use gas day. I will add $5 to my challenge money.
Prev. total $18,184.00
today 5.00
new total $18,189.00

Posted in $20 Challenge | 4 Comments »

4 Responses to “crock pot experiment!!”

  1. littlemama Says:
    July 14th, 2008 at 11:26 pm 1216077971
    1216077971

    What is that device called? I would be interested in knowing how much some of my thins use/cost.

  2. Ima saver Says:
    July 15th, 2008 at 05:09 pm 1216141763
    1216141763

    It is called a Kill a watt!!

  3. Broken Arrow Says:
    July 16th, 2008 at 02:00 am 1216173640
    1216173640

    Thanks for measuring for me, Ima! I've always wondered how much energy the crockpot took up. Glad to find out that it doesn't use much.

    It's good to know because I've another crockpot ready to cook for tomorrow. Big Grin

  4. MileHighGirl Says:
    July 17th, 2008 at 04:03 pm 1216310605
    1216310605

    Wow, I knew they were efficient, but that's dirt cheap!
    I wonder what it would be to run the oven for that amount of time. Probably 10 times as much.

    Thanks for the info. I'm happy my dinner is being cooked slowly and cheaply as I'm writing this Smile

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