Fire in the hole! I've had to replace this twice due to overheating. it burned itself out. How long do you usually hold the on button down for? When I make mashed potatoes I have to hold it down for at least 5-10 minutes to make it whipped well. It gets hotter and hotter and then it burns out. Fire in the hole! I've had to replace this twice due to overheating. it burned itself out. How long do you usually hold the on button down for? When I make mashed potatoes I have to hold it... » Read More Fire in the hole! I've had to replace this twice due to overheating. it burned itself out. How long do you usually hold the on button down for? When I make mashed potatoes I have to hold it down for at least 5-10 minutes to make it whipped well. It gets hotter and hotter and then it burns out. « Show Less
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Hmmm. How many potatoes are you mashing and mixing? When I use it for mashed potatoes, it's usually with 4-6 potatoes tops. I break them down with a potato masher first and add a little milk or vegetable broth during the mixing depending on the recipe. Additionally, I do not continuously blend. I move the blender around in the pot to help it. Perhaps it's the initial mashing or the addition of liquids, but the machine rarely needs more than just a few minutes to blend perfectly smooth potatoes. Cheers!
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I'm looking to replace my Braun hand mixer that I've had for over 10 years. I know my "older version" definitely said to not run it continuously. It needs to be used in a sort of pulsing action. I have used mine primarily for the chopping and food processing for which I find it indispensable. Even with a family of 6 there are countless ways it is more practical that my large, bulky food processor.
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I've had my set for several years and have not had this problem. I have found though that the whisk is not usable as a mixer. This means for things that are heavy such as potatoes, it does not work well which may be why you have had yours burn out. It works very well for drinks, puddings and whipped cream. I have had a problem with the bowls breaking though! I have chips in 2 of them.
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I agree with Maureen M's answer. We use ours a lot and really like it. Our microwave has a baked potato setting but I usually need to add a minute or 2 of time - depending upon the size and # of potatoes.
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I am a novice (been doing this 3 days), but I purposely chose a model with a timer to shut off. It has already been most valuable. I was dehydrating a pasta sauce, and saw recommendations to check it after about 10 hrs and turn it over when it is solid enough. At 10 hrs it was not ready, but was a couple hrs later, when I was ready to go to bed. So I turned it over, set the timer for a few hours, went to bed and my dehydrated sauce was ready to package this morning.
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I cook for 2 most of the time.I use little charcoal . When you close all the vents, it goes out and I reuse the left over charcoal.
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I just run in thru again without the grounds after the warmer timer shuts off. I have mine set for 4 hours..... but if your drinking good coffee you wouldnt have to re-heat, It should be already gone and making another fresh pot.
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According to the Product Description: "Fingertip touch controls include Low, High, and Warm cook settings, as well as Time Up or Time Down options for setting the cooking time from 30 minutes up to 20 hours." The unit will also go into a Warm setting for up to 6 hours after the time has ran out. So that is just barely into your minimum desired 24 hours. You might wish to do more research on the information you have that recommends 24-72 hours. Perhaps they can recommend a unit that can accomplish this. You could also look into pressure cooking, which uses pressure and heat to achieve some of the same results as slow cooking but in less time - up to a third of the time is the claim. According to the Product Description: "Fingertip touch controls include Low, High, and Warm cook settings, as well as Time Up or Time Down options for setting the cooking time from 30 minutes up to 20 hours." The unit will also go into a Warm setting for up to 6 hours after the time has ran out. So that is just barely into your minimum desired 24 hours. You might wish to do more research on the information you have that recommends 24-72 hours. Perhaps they can recommend a unit that can accomplish this. You could also look into pressure cooking, which uses... » Read More According to the Product Description: "Fingertip touch controls include Low, High, and Warm cook settings, as well as Time Up or Time Down options for setting the cooking time from 30 minutes up to 20 hours." The unit will also go into a Warm setting for up to 6 hours after the time has ran out. So that is just barely into your minimum desired 24 hours. You might wish to do more research on the information you have that recommends 24-72 hours. Perhaps they can recommend a unit that can accomplish this. You could also look into pressure cooking, which uses pressure and heat to achieve some of the same results as slow cooking but in less time - up to a third of the time is the claim. « Show Less
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How long have you had it? If you are still inside the return window, that is what I suggest. I had two heating elements go out within about 6 hours of work. Returned it and got a Hakko. No regrets.
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Make sure the potatoes are piping hot when you place them in the carrier with the heated insert. As long as you're going to use them within an hour or two, you'll be pleasantly surprised at how well the carrier functions.
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Only about 10 minutes if the rollers are already hot. Word of warning, though. I loved my hot dog roller grill, but it was hugely problematic. Manual says to use vegetable oil to lubricate the rollers. DON'T! DO NOT! Get a tube of food-safe grease and use that. The vegetable gunks up as it heats and will really snarl the works. Even after we switched to the food-safe oil, though, we still had problems and the on-off switch failed and the unit completely died less than 6 months after we started using it. Huge disappointment!
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I wondered the same thing when mine was new. when the unot is BRAND new and melting down for the first time, it took min til NEXT DAY to be ready to use..be sure that it's not only on, but that youve pushed the round button and the arrow up to like 66..thats where i keep mine. this is a very good and very reliable system, i just wished i had known that the initial melt down would take so long. hope that helps!
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In the instruction booklet on page 5, it explains the "Automatic electronic 3-position shut-off"Bottom line is if you leave it on its heel plugged in, the light will flash after 8 minutes then shut off. I tried it and it worked. If the iron is moved again, it starts reheating. My advice pull the plug like I do.
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My microwave works rather hot, but I just use the regular setting and put in two potatoes for about 7 minutes.
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Not advised. I tried & burned the bag. cook 3 1/2 minutes. Remove & toss potatoes a little check doneness then cook additional time as needed. Just not over 4 minutes at a time. I have much success this way. Good luck.
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Two and a half minutes seems to work for us. 3 minutes is scalding hot. When reheating after the first, we go 2 minutes.
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My wife answered this one for me. She says, "Just pop it in the MW and fire it up!" I would definitely not recommend leaving it in the MW for too long, (30 seconds, or so is enough!) or it WILL burn the bejabbers out of you!
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When you first plug it in it will not heat up unless you actually press the button(s) selecting which fabric/temperature you will be pressing. If you are idle for a while and the iron is not being used then the iron shuts itself off. I have only had this iron two months and it is already malfunctioning - while I am ironing/pressing, it will shut itself off and I have to re-press the button selection to get it going again. I am looking into buying an iron with a separate water resevoir so I can have continuous steam while pressing.
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Your going to have to re-season/blacken it. Fill it with oil, preferably animal fat, and put it in a 500 degree oven for about three hours or over a fire pit.