I love my little West Bend Slow Cooker. I got it around 1995. Over the years it has cooked up many different dishes from chilis and soups to chicken and ribs. I probably pull it out about once a week to use. It’s small - only 4 quarts - which makes a perfect sized dish for my little family. I also have a 6 qt. crock pot that spends more time in the closet than on the counter.
But my baby is sick. It’s become increasingly harder to clean the residue off the sides of the pot after cooking - even when I pre-spray it. The bases is also starting to peel on the element portion of the pot. Even though it is chugging away in the kitchen today, I’m wondering if its days are nearly over.
