Crock-Pot Needs You To Stop Yelling At Them About That Big ‘This Is Us’ Reveal

SPOILER ALERT: After a season and a half of waiting, NBC’s smash hit drama This Is Us is finally going to show us how Jack (Milo  Ventimiglia) kicked the bucket. Or, just going by the most recent episode, kicked the Crock-Pot. Or, just a little more accurate, the Crock-Pot actually kicks back.

Yep, the most recent episode has viewers convinced that a faulty Crock-Pot will be responsible for Jack’s fiery death, and we’ll know for sure after the Super Bowl since that’s when this revelatory event episode will air. The show didn’t point out that it was specifically a Crock-Pot (of course the brand name is never said), but people are still making that connection.

Jack’s a fictional character, one that admittedly plenty of people have a lot of attachment to. But Crock-Pot is a real company facing some surprise blowback for being dragged into what might be the most hyped-up TV death in recent memory!

Suddenly in damage control mode, Crock-Pot has released a statement to TV Line where they try to assuage fears people might have regarding their slow cooker. This is especially important as people start prepping their Super Bowl party snacks. What’s a party without some Crock-Pot queso?!

In the statement, Crock-Pot wants people to know that they understand “the concerns brought up by last night’s episode of This Is Us, and we too are heartbroken by the latest development in Jack’s storyline.”

Sidenote: it is impossible to read this statement without picturing it being delivered by an actual Crock-Pot, which just makes this whole thing more bonkers.

Crock-Pot continues: “However, it is important that our consumers understand and have confidence that all Crock-Pot slow cookers exceed all internal testing protocols and all applicable industry safety standards and regulations as verified by independent third-party testing labs.” Crock-Pot wants you to know that they have never once received a complaint similar to what was portrayed in This Is Us, which means Jack’s death-by-slow-cooker (if that is how it plays out!) could be a first for television and for slow cookers.

We’ll know for sure when This Is Us follows the Super Bowl on Sunday, February 4.

Here’s Crock-Pot’s full statement:

Crock-Pot understands the concerns brought up by last night’s episode of This Is Us, and we too are heartbroken by the latest development in Jack’s storyline. However, it is important that our consumers understand and have confidence that all Crock-Pot slow cookers exceed all internal testing protocols and all applicable industry safety standards and regulations as verified by independent third-party testing labs. For nearly 50 years, with over 100 million Crock-Pots sold, we have never received any consumer complaints similar to the fictional events portrayed in last night’s episode. In fact, the safety and design of our product renders this type of event nearly impossible.

In addition, and most relevant to the concerns consumers are having after watching the recent This Is Us episode, our Crock-Pot slow cookers are low current, low wattage (typically no more than 200 or 300 watts) appliances with self-regulating, heating elements. The product is designed to cook foods over a longer period of time at low temperatures and the switches connect to only 1 side of the power line voltage, so there is never a high voltage applied directly across our switches. The switches within our slow cookers are subjected to additional internal testing, which includes a Rotary Knob Endurance test, Rotary Knob Force Test and Flame Burning Test and constructed of self-extinguishing, flame resistant material.

Our hope is that the team at NBC’s This Is Us will help us spread factual information regarding our product’s safety. While we know their primary mission is to entertain – something they have continued to excel in – we also feel they have a responsibility to inform. Just like many fans, we will be watching next week’s episode to see how Jack’s story progresses and, regardless of the outcome, we want consumers first and foremost to know they are safe when using their Crock-Pot.

 

(via Mashable)

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