Crock Pots and Slow Cookers

[Natooke]

Has any one seen them in any other Europian country? ... or for that matter in Sweden?

Debbie ... was this you that posted this link on Amerikanska? www.exportappliances.com/default.htm if so do you mind if I "pinch" it I would of course give you credit

My husband travels a fair bit in Europe and if he could pick one up for me ... this would of course be better ... gees does the Baltic .. France ... Germany etc use 220v or 240v?

[Debbie]

It was me...but go ahead. I just found the link, but have no idea about the company.

We got our crockpot from England and Bosse just changed the plug. Does your husband ever travel there?

[Pam]

I've seen a slow cooker at Åleans. It was not a crockpot ie with the heavy ceramic dish, just a slow cooker.

[Natooke]

Yes he has worked in England too but the Baltic has opened up a fair bit for him ... Did Bosse just change the cord for 220v.? or was it the plug? I'm a really challaged in these things ... Peter has done that for Lamps we shipped over.

Pam I've seen those too !

Thanks for the link ;D

[Carolyn]

I understand some of that stuff is available in the Baltic States and I've heard definitely in Germany. I wonder about Denmark as well. I really, really want to get a proper counter-top mixer with all the attachments, especially a meat-grinder/sausage maker. They're only about $169 here, but they're 110 and they'd weigh a TON to ship, PLUS you'd need a really heavy-duty converter adapter. I think we need to make a trip to the Baltic and see what's available. I'm told hte prices are pretty good there.

[Debbie]

He just changed the plug.

[Sabeine]

Last March I brought a crock pot from the US to Sweden, and we had to get a convertor for it. That cost about $100/1000sek here in Sweden. It is a heavy duty convertor for larger appliances. Even though a crock pot is not technically large in terms of physical size, the amount of energy it uses is.

We bought a cheaper one, that converted typical appliances and we burned it. I had some stuff in the crock pot and called Anders at work and told him that it smelled burning in the kitchen. He said that it was such a new crock pot and that it was probably normal. The convertor did not show any burning, so I went to work myself. When we both got home, the convertor was black, slightly melted, and the whole apt stunk of burnt plastic. We were really lucky to have caught this in time. It would have eventually have caught on fire. If you get a crock pot, definitely get the highest appliance convertor there is. Even if someone tells you "this will work" (as was our case) make sure you get a really good one. A crock pot or slow cooker eats up a lot of energy. You are essentially converting from a relatively low energy level in the US to a quite high one in Europe, no sense in skimping on a convertor. It might cost a lot, but it will be worth it. We bought a cheaper one for 600sek thinking it would do the job, and the whole thing nearly melted in 5 hours. Then we bought a heavy duty one for almost 1000sek and it performs perfectly. When it comes to convertors, it pays to get the best. Because if you don't, you can blow out your appliance, or melt your convertor.

[Carolyn]

It really is amazing how much power something like crockpots, mixers, blenders and even hair dryers pull. Better pay a little more and be safe than risk burning down your house or apartment.

I think about the only thing those cheaper converters are good for are Christmas lights, which pull almost no power at all.

[Sabeine]

I agree Carolyn.

Anders was in the US in Sept last year, and bought some Xmas lights. They are icicle lights, which are not available in Sweden, or really hard to find. He thoght that it would be easy to convert them. WRONG. We had to use our crock pot convertor for them. The less powerful convertors that we had would not work. These are relatively low in energy use in the US. We were both surprised how much power they drew here in Sweden. The only reason he bought them, was because I liked them, and he thought it would be an easy/low convertor used. I love the icicle lights, but we had to have a convertor the size of a shoe box plugged into it.

By the way, I still have terrible jet lag. It is 7:15am Sunday morning, and I am not sleepy. I have been up all night, it is after all 10:15pm San Diego time. I need to go to bed, but I am not tired. Aarrgh.

[Natooke]

OK my husband is going to work in Cork Ireland & I'm hoping he can get time to look for one ... however I'm thinking could they be called something else or ... ?

[Sandy]

From the search I did on the net, they seem to be called the same; crockpot or slow cooker. I may have to talk to hubby about a trip on the ferry to Newcastle or something. He was talking about Germany, I guess that would be okay, too.

[Cake Guru]

Well Miss Sandy... you know if you drive down to germany you have an obligatory stop in Malmö!

[Natooke]

Yeah I'm getting the same thing too with my search

For those who have one from the UK/Europe I would like to know the name brand & the size of crock (2l or 4l)

[Sandy]

Cake said:

Well Miss Sandy... you know if you drive down to germany you have an obligatory stop in Malmö!

Of course! ;D

Would Peter be willing to pick up a second one? Just kidding, I have mine from the States. Besides, it's a good reason to push for a ferry ride!

[Pam]

Not a crock pot but I did order an electrical thingie from Germany around Christmas. I asked an electrician first if I'd have to make adjustments. He said they use the same voltage yadda yadda yadda as Sweden. I plugged it right in and it worked fine. And as long as you order items from within the EU you don't have to pay double to tripple the purchase amount in extra taxes when it arrives.