Off to buy a slow cooker

@JudyEv (385445)
Rockingham, Australia
July 19, 2025 6:10pm CST
Good morning all. We’re in Melbourne, Australia, visiting our son. We’re heading into the city shortly to buy him either a crock pot or a slow cooker. He doesn’t cook much and I thought either of these appliances might make it easier for him to get some of his own meals and would save him some money on food. We’re staying at an AirBnB which is not far from him so it’s very convenient. The photo shows the door latch. We hadn’t seen one like it before. The little buttons are numbered. Our hosts sent the code in an email and it’s very easy to just push the buttons and open the door. Of course, you have to push the right buttons! I hadn’t seen these before but it beats a key hidden under the doormat or a pot plant. Are they common in your country?
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@NJChicaa (127554)
• United States
20 Jul 25
Get him an Instant Pot!
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• United States
20 Jul 25
Good idea. I love them.
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@JudyEv (385445)
• Rockingham, Australia
20 Jul 25
I just checked and it's a brand. Is that right?
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@NJChicaa (127554)
• United States
20 Jul 25
@JudyEv Yes. It is an electric pressure cooker. Amazing!
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20 Jul 25
Oh we went to a hotel with the wee numbers on the door like that.. It was the first time I had seen one Quite good though unless one forgets the code
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@JudyEv (385445)
• Rockingham, Australia
20 Jul 25
Luckily this code is easy to remember. At least it is for me but Vince always has to ask me what it is.
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20 Jul 25
@JudyEv Lol I would need Yvonne to remember it I would forget
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@JudyEv (385445)
• Rockingham, Australia
20 Jul 25
@Ineeddentures Must be a male thing! lol
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@FourWalls (88168)
• United States
20 Jul 25
We have locks with numbers but not in the latch itself. I love my slow cooker. I make soup all winter long with it!
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@JudyEv (385445)
• Rockingham, Australia
20 Jul 25
We got one for him today and he now has chilli con carne cooking in it.
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@Treborika (18260)
• Mombasa, Kenya
20 Jul 25
That is very interesting for sure
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@jstory07 (149272)
• Roseburg, Oregon
20 Jul 25
I use a crock pot when I cook most of the time.
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@JudyEv (385445)
• Rockingham, Australia
20 Jul 25
I'm hoping it will help him make more of his own meals.
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@JudyEv (385445)
• Rockingham, Australia
21 Jul 25
@Treborika That's true. He will be able to make quite a few different meals.
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@Treborika (18260)
• Mombasa, Kenya
20 Jul 25
It's very flexible on it's usage
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• United States
20 Jul 25
Many of the new locksets are like this. I have an old fashioned key. If I went to an AirBnB and had to get the key from under a pot plant, I'd be tempted to take the pot plant with me when I left. Or at least part of it, lol.
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• United States
20 Jul 25
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@JudyEv (385445)
• Rockingham, Australia
20 Jul 25
I'm sure you wouldn't be the first to take a piece of a plant with you.
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@Treborika (18260)
• Mombasa, Kenya
20 Jul 25
I have never been out for an airbnb
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@Mshafeeq (2746)
• Kuwait, Kuwait
20 Jul 25
Never seen such door latch but I think it's very useful in India it is yet to come or may be we can find it online
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@JudyEv (385445)
• Rockingham, Australia
20 Jul 25
It's very handy just to press the buttons then open the door.
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@JudyEv (385445)
• Rockingham, Australia
21 Jul 25
@Mshafeeq If you make a mistake a red light flashes then you can have another go.
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@Mshafeeq (2746)
• Kuwait, Kuwait
20 Jul 25
@JudyEv That's nice it's with security also right if you press wrong button then what does it gets locked untill we press the right buttons.
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@id_peace (17035)
• Singapore
20 Jul 25
I like to use slow cooker to stew meat and cook soups.
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@JudyEv (385445)
• Rockingham, Australia
20 Jul 25
I hope he'll find it very useful.
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@wolfgirl569 (138407)
• Marion, Ohio
20 Jul 25
I have seen them online. Never used one
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@JudyEv (385445)
• Rockingham, Australia
21 Jul 25
It's very simple to use and saves worrying about a key - or losing it.
@JudyEv (385445)
• Rockingham, Australia
21 Jul 25
@Treborika This is the first one I've ever seen.
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@Treborika (18260)
• Mombasa, Kenya
20 Jul 25
I too have never used any
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@rakski (158648)
• Philippines
20 Jul 25
oh nice smart lock. This is the first time I saw a smart door like this one
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@rakski (158648)
• Philippines
20 Jul 25
@Treborika that is so true!
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@Treborika (18260)
• Mombasa, Kenya
20 Jul 25
They are very appealing to see. They become so common nowadays due to the advancement in technology
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@xFiacre (15093)
• Ireland
20 Jul 25
@judyev Never seen one of those. Most Airbnbs here have the key in a lock box fitted to the outside wall and the code is emailed to the customer. But we still have those where the key is under a flower pot or even just already in the door.
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@garymarsh6 (24295)
• United Kingdom
20 Jul 25
A slow cooker is a brilliant idea. Just place all the ingredients in it turn it on & several hours later it is done!
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@JudyEv (385445)
• Rockingham, Australia
21 Jul 25
That's what we did with chilli con carne - just added everything and left it for four hours. Mission accomplished.
@Treborika (18260)
• Mombasa, Kenya
20 Jul 25
That is funny
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@Shiva49 (28584)
• Singapore
20 Jul 25
Hope you got something that is quite handy for him to cook a simple meal. Door latches in hotels keep us guessing before we get used to them. I haven't seen a similar one yet, but looks quite smart.
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@JudyEv (385445)
• Rockingham, Australia
21 Jul 25
I think this is a great idea. It's very simple to use and it shouldn't be hard to come up with a number combination that isn't too hard to remember.
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@Treborika (18260)
• Mombasa, Kenya
20 Jul 25
It's a very good looking staff so to speak
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@aninditasen (18239)
• Raurkela, India
20 Jul 25
Such door locks are not common in my city. We still use the key.
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@Treborika (18260)
• Mombasa, Kenya
20 Jul 25
That is interestingly
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@JudyEv (385445)
• Rockingham, Australia
21 Jul 25
This is the first time I've seen this.
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@aninditasen (18239)
• Raurkela, India
21 Jul 25
@JudyEv Me too. We do have round locks with one locking button but that's not proving to be durable anymore. I had to replace two such locks at home.
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@Beestring (15372)
• Hong Kong
20 Jul 25
Your son will love using the slow cooker. It's convenient.
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@JudyEv (385445)
• Rockingham, Australia
21 Jul 25
We've already cooked a meal in it and he was confident using it so that's good.
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@JudyEv (385445)
• Rockingham, Australia
21 Jul 25
@Treborika He won't need to spend so much money on food perhaps.
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@Treborika (18260)
• Mombasa, Kenya
20 Jul 25
It's very ideally in its usage
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@kareng (80947)
• United States
21 Jul 25
I have seen similar ones before. I do like them better than keys, as long as they give you the code before arrival. Once had hard time getting in and it was even during check in time. There was nobody in the office! It took us about an hour and a half and several phone calls to connect with someome who could give us the code. Annoying!
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@kareng (80947)
• United States
21 Jul 25
@JudyEv Yes! You arrive, you are tired, and you can't get in! Grrr!! I'm glad ya'll didn't have any problems!!
@JudyEv (385445)
• Rockingham, Australia
21 Jul 25
That would be thoroughly annoying. Luckily we'd been sent the code by email.
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@Fishmomma (11658)
• United States
20 Jul 25
I haven't seen it before, but its sure safer than a doormat or flowerpot. My crockpot use to get a lot of use, but only in the winter months and its a hot summer now.
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@JudyEv (385445)
• Rockingham, Australia
20 Jul 25
I'm hoping it would be handy for him.
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@snowy22315 (211505)
• United States
20 Jul 25
No,in motels and such there are usually electronic latches
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@JudyEv (385445)
• Rockingham, Australia
20 Jul 25
A lot of our motels still give you a key.
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@1creekgirl (44560)
• United States
20 Jul 25
I returned my Instant Pot. Just wasn't what I needed. But I like my slow cooker even though I don't use it very often.
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@JudyEv (385445)
• Rockingham, Australia
20 Jul 25
I'm hoping this will make it easy for him to make more of his own meals.
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@Ronrybs (21927)
• London, England
20 Jul 25
I have seen push button locks, but not like that one. I have a slow cooker that is designed with just two meals in mind. Perfect for me
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@JudyEv (385445)
• Rockingham, Australia
21 Jul 25
If you're into mince, you can ring the changes a lot with different flavourings, etc. I think this will be ideal for him. He is already checking out recipes so that's a good sign.
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@Ronrybs (21927)
• London, England
21 Jul 25
@JudyEv For chili I use quorn instead of mince. I have a recipe book around here somewhere
@sw8sincere (6032)
• Philippines
20 Jul 25
A slow cooker or crock pot is perfect for easy, budget-friendly meals, especially for someone who’s not big on cooking.
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@JudyEv (385445)
• Rockingham, Australia
20 Jul 25
I'm hoping he'll get a lot of use out of it.
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