I use a Slow Cooker and don't find it needs topping up that regularly. If you give the metal rim on the lid a wipe now and again, it prevents/slows down the corrosion. Mines a few years old and is fine. You could always see about stripping off the metal rim, I have thought about it but not tried so don't know how easily it will come off. If you look in Argos you should get one for not much more than a tenner, maybe even cheaper in the January sales.
Lucinda
I just put a bit of electrical tape round the metal rim. It stretches more than enough to enclose it completely. I also don't need to top up very often at all, but I only use the 'keep warm' setting.
I only use the keep warm setting too.
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Have a look in charity shops and at car boot sales for slow cookers - I got mine for a couple of pounds at a car boot sale and it does a wonderful job! It's one without a ceramic insert, but I just put the pickle in a pyrex dish and put the dish in water in the slow cooker.
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I use a Team electric hob which I bought some time ago on ebay to heat my pyrex. Mine is double and is useful as a plate warmer when we entertain. Single ones are available.
I use a coffee cup warmer with a old pickle jar on it. I thought the pickle label was a nice touch. Its small, but so far I haven't had anything too big for it. I do have to keep topping it up due to evapouration
I use a chocolate fondue. It's the same as a slow cooker but it's much smaller ( .5 litre I think) and it works really well
Argos are doing a special on slow cookers at the moment.
Linda
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