Slow cooker
Olla de cocción lenta
- Date
- 1940 · confidence medium
- Place
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Credited to
- Irving Naxon
- Field
- Tools
What it is
A countertop electrical appliance that simmers food at low temperature for many hours, allowing stews, soups and casseroles to cook unattended.
Patented by Irving Naxon as the 'Naxon Beanery'; the Rival company bought the patent in 1970 and marketed it as the Crock-Pot.
What it led to
- Popularization of the 'crock-pot' from the 1970s onward
- A shift in cooking habits for households with both parents working
Built on
- Traditional slow cooking in a clay pot