Dimensions: 2.5 X 2.5 X 1.5 (HxLxW) Item Number: #32326 UPC: 729343323262 Price for 6: $7.50/each Price for 12+: $6.00/each MSRP: $14.99/each January 1940, Irving Naxon received a patent on his Beanery, a slow cooker inspired by his Lithuanian mother. Since Jews were forbidden to work on the Sabbath, they would take a pot of cholent (bean stew) to a bakery on Friday to slowly cook in the residual oven heat.