Anyone Here Ever Make a Checkerboard Cake....

[becca da bakkah]

14. Agree On The Old Stuff. What They Make Today....

....just isn't the same. I have 3 old crock-pots I got at the thrift shop. I much prefer those over the newer models. The older CP's are set to slow-cook at a lower temperature, if I'm explaining the process correctly. That makes them perfect, in my opinion, for making yogurt. The newer ones are too warm and, thus, will kill the bacteria needed to make milk into yogurt. I've ruined too many batches that way, even on a low setting.

I read somewhere that the newer CP's--those made in the past 10-15 years, have a higher temperature to ensure bacteria doesn't grow in meat. Manufacturers were all freaked out that they could be sued for food poisoning, which never happened, so they changed the temperature settings on crock-pots. And, as a result, ruined them.

Just my two-cents.