It's definitely not an issue of unattended cooking. When I talked with them, they said that no cooking devices are allowed, including hot plates, griddles, etc.
It was almost humorous when I asked the guy at the front desk if they had any baking dishes I could use in the microwave. He didn't understand what that was.
I bought a 9x9x4 glass baking dish, and I think we'll be able to do microwave versions of the meals we were planning on cooking in the crock pot. I think we'll have to split them in half and do two batches, but that's not a problem.
I don't buy that it's a fire code issue. It's likely an insurance issue. I'm sure their insurance company told them that the rates would be higher if they allowed any cooking devices in the rooms. There are no toasters in here either.
And it's definitely not a safety issue. Crock pots are incredibly safe.
If it were just me (or even me and my wife), I would be eating out every night. As it is, we planned on eating out about every other night. But when you travel almost half of the year, with three kids (plus we have a niece traveling with us on this six week road trip), you try to be more frugal and healthy. Part of the reason we like timeshares is that we can cook meals.
It was almost humorous when I asked the guy at the front desk if they had any baking dishes I could use in the microwave. He didn't understand what that was.
I bought a 9x9x4 glass baking dish, and I think we'll be able to do microwave versions of the meals we were planning on cooking in the crock pot. I think we'll have to split them in half and do two batches, but that's not a problem.
I don't buy that it's a fire code issue. It's likely an insurance issue. I'm sure their insurance company told them that the rates would be higher if they allowed any cooking devices in the rooms. There are no toasters in here either.
And it's definitely not a safety issue. Crock pots are incredibly safe.
If it were just me (or even me and my wife), I would be eating out every night. As it is, we planned on eating out about every other night. But when you travel almost half of the year, with three kids (plus we have a niece traveling with us on this six week road trip), you try to be more frugal and healthy. Part of the reason we like timeshares is that we can cook meals.