Originally Posted by
giorgios
As a single guy that loves to cook and ride. A few times I have started a soup or a pot roast and while the soup is on low simmer or the roast is slow roasting in the oven I go out for a ride. Up to one and a half hours. I get somewhat nervous thinking if by chance I get delayed or stopped by an accident or incident will my apartment burn!? I have done this maybe twice before and probably wont do it again. Do any of you fourumites engage in this practice?
You can buy some inexpensive timers at places like Home Depot. You plug them in, and then plug the appliances into them. This would automatically turn things off. Don't know how easy this will be with your setup, but it might be worth checking into.
You can find hotplates that will work well this way.
Many crock pots and slow-cookers have built-in timers. If you are open to using them, many microwaves have all kinds of automated features. (Some people don't like microwaves at first, but when they get to know how to use them, they end up liking them quite a bit. They are certainly much safer, cleaner, and faster than most other means of cooking, and probably more healthful as well.)
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If it makes your rides a bit less pleasant or less at ease when you leave things on, then finding some other way probably makes sense.