Crockpot 4.5-Quart Round Manual Slow Cookers Review

I've owned Crock Pots since the mid-seventies, starting with one of the originals with the non-removable insert.This one is my latest.

I prefer round Pots, though I've had both.As a single person, my smaller Crock Pot gets the bulk of the cooking (and it's excellent, a $9 purchase at Wal-Mart!)

I've read a pile of complaints from people on here who have had problems with the handles on the sides breaking.Mine haven't yet; I don't haul my pot by the handles anyway and don't care whether there are handles or not.The crock insert has its own carrying tabs.Also, this pot has the type of lid handle that some have had trouble with; again, no problem with mine.I'd rather have a glass knob like the originals but they are more susceptible to slipping and dropping.

An obvious difference between the original Crock Pots and these is that I think all the Rival pots are now made in China.There appears to be a real problem with the thermostats not providing the proper temperatures for cooking.The low setting is supposed to be approximately 200F and the high, 300F. The problem appears to be that the low is high enough to boil and the high, hot enough to burn.Fortunately, this isn't the case with my Pot; the temps are appropriate.

There isn't a 'keep warm' setting on this pot, but when the low setting is indeed around 200F, there's no need for it.

All of my Crock Pots have gotten hot on the outside; this one may be warmer than the old ones but it's not hot enough to burn, certainly.

One nice feature over the oldest Crock Pots from the seventies is that the glass lid has a metal rim around the edge.Go looking on one of the auction sites at vintage Crock Pots and discover how many have chipped lids!I had a Crock Pot in the 80's, a big one, and it had a plastic lid that in short time turned translucent.Didn't ruin the pot but one couldn't see the food to check on it.

There is no doubt that the original Crock Pots like I had in the seventies were better made in this country.However, in adjusted dollars, they would cost several times what this one does when made by the red Chinese.A pot such as this represents a great though inexpensive investment in convenience cooking, as well as enabling users to save considerable money on cooking less-expensive meats. Just be sure and test immediately after receipt to confirm that the thermostat is working at the proper temperatures!

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4.5 QT ROUND MANUAL MATTE BLACK SLOW

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