This past weekend, I got a FREE crock-pot.
It's not as fancy as the one we already had, although it didn't come with pre-melted-off handles either. No, this one is the type with the non-removable crockery, and a plastic lid.
It seemed to run a little hotter than our existing pot, and I tried making a loaf of bread in it, unmodified. But I thought this time I would "go big", so I did a DOUBLE-loaf.
It was interesting how it turned out.
Here's a blog entry on the entire experiment, round two.
Crock Pot Bread, Take 2
PS: For those interested, the Kill-A-Watt said it cost me about 5 cents in electricity to bake this 3lb loaf of bread.