Hamilton Beach (33967A) Slow Cooker With Temperature Probe, 6 Quart, Programmable, Stainless Steel

I LOVE My new Slow Cooker! I have a much older crockpot brand slow cooker that I love. It is a tank and I am its third long-term owner (its been passed through family). However, now that my kids are a little older and I am on the go much more, I found myself wishing that I had programmable slow cooker that could shut off if I didn't make it home as expected. I was also in the market for a second one for entertaining or bulk cooking anyway, so I took the plunge. This has become the main slow cooker in our house. I still use my oldie when I need to have both going at once, but this new one has so many conveniences that I've gotten used to. I didn't think I would use the temp probe, but I do! I also love the latching lid, because I travel pretty often with it. The best part of course, is that I can set it to finish cooking after "x" hours and it will automatically switch to warm, which has helped me out on more than one occasion when a kid runs late. It helps the most on gym nights. I set it, forget it and run to meet my husband at the gym after work - and get home to a full meal, perfectly cooked and piping hot. I also have found that this cooks far more evenly and consistently than my old slowcooker, I never get burnt edges here. Perhaps because of the timer or maybe the crock was just getting old? Either way, it took me a month to finally choose one, and I am glad I chose this! It also looks far more modern than puke cream with puke green flowers ;)

We've been wanting to make slow cooker dishes for quite some time, but have only had a small, cheap slow cooker up until now. After doing a lot of research, we selected this one as a Christmas gift to each other. First, the unit itself: It's very attractive with a polished metal body, a touch pad with digital display, heavy ceramic insert, and metal handles with plastic grips. The included utensil with a holder molded into the cover's handle is a nice touch. Overall, it feels like a quality appliance that looks nice on the counter should you choose to leave it out (we do). It has 3 settings: Warm, Low, and High. You can program it to use the included thermometer to cook until it reaches the desired temperature, or set a timer. It's first job was on on the day we opened it. We made a sausage lasagna sauce the cooked for 2 hours on High. It came out delicious (as did the whole lasagna). It's second task was to slow cook a hamburger/rotel Queso dip, which came out great and after we were done using as dip, we made a delicious Mac & Cheese with the leftovers.This took roughly 3 hours to make. It's first real slow cooker meal is one I've been eager to try for a while: Pork Chops. When I was younger we used to have pork chops every few weeks, and I never looked forward to it, as they were always tough. I've tried making Pork chops a couple times more recently, but although they tested good, they still weren't very tender. This time around I elected for bone-in center cut pork chops. They cooked for 6 hours on Low and 1 hour on High. The recipe used Fresh mined garlic, ketchup, brown sugar, a bit of chili paste, and some corn starch near the end to thicken the sauce up. It tasted amazing and was so tender the pork chops were falling apart as we removed them from the cooker. Now I can actually look forward to pork chops for dinner, at least ones made in the slow cooker! We have so many recipes we plan to make with this, I can't wait!

A consistent, versatile, and reliable cooker so far. I've used it 2-3 times a week for making carnitas, barbacoa, pot roast, and a chicken roaster. Always great. I've used it in manual mode (using a separate timer), programmable mode (using its own timer), and with the sensor probe. Each time the food came out great. When it first arrived, I did note the rubber smell others have mentioned. However, that has gone away now. It was just the rubber trim on the lid off-gassing, just like most plastic and rubber products do when they're new. That never got into the food, though. Never tasted a hint of it. And I could smell it only by putting my nose up to the lid directly. And I love the stoneware. This makes for easy cleanup, with a quick rinse and placement in the dishwasher. I'm hopeful for good reliability. This has been a great replacement for the decades old non-stick crockpot we had before.

The handles on the unit are very comfortable for picking up and carrying this unit. After comparing it to my Crock Pot, I'm not so worried about the probe hole affecting the temperature. The Crock Pot has just as much venting through its four dimples in the top of the bowl. And the lid of a Crock Pot doesn't have the tight rubber seal. This is a very good slow cooker if you need to carry it to a pitch in, although it does seem to take up more space than a similar capacity Crock Pot. I'll update this after I've tested it out a bit. For a traveling slow cooker though, it'd be nice if it had a retractable cord or at least one that wound up on the outside of the unit. The cord is also pretty short (almost exactly 2 feet long). For a traveling slow cooker I'm not sure if that is more of a downfall (for plugging in) or upside (for ease of carrying). I also wonder if the push buttons may wear out after lots of use. The push buttons are buttons behind a plastic membrane somewhat similar to the push buttons that you somewhat see on gas pumps where the buttons after they've seen a lot of pressing crack and break. The Crock Pot I have has a touch screen, which I think will potentially last a lot longer. The Hamilton Beach though was half the cost of the Crock Pot and it has a temperature probe which the Crock Pot didn't. I also wonder how easy the gasket will be to clean, if it will tend to smell over time, and will it crack from dry rot over time? For half the price though, the snap on lid, the very well designed handles, the temp probe etc, it seems like it was worth the money so far. Cooking with it will be the real test.

This is a wonderful slow cooker. It has high and low settings, and can have a manual or pre-set time to cook food. It has a warm function that keeps your food nice and hot after the cook time is over. So far I have been able to effectively slow cook beef stew, chicken fajitas, chili and other recipes obtained from the internet. The cooker offers a slot where your spoon and the lid can rest (though not at the same time) and the travel function works well (I have transported the cooker to work for a potluck where I made taco soup!) because the lid clamps down. The inside base is heavy and strong, the outside is very light. I would recommend it and think its a great price!

V good product but v expensive & it's power converter is too v expensive.

CON MI BEBE NO TENIA TIEMPO DE COCINAR Y ESTABA MUY ESTRESADA, SIEMPRE COMÍA LO MISMO Y CON ESTA COMPRA TODO QUEDA SUPER RICO, COMIDAS NUEVAS Y SIN PREOCUPARME DE CUANDO ESTÉN LISTAS O SI ESTÁN CALIENTES PARA SERVIR. ES LO MEJOR!! VALE EL PRECIO!!

This slow cooker is a decent size. Cooks large roasts and medium sized chickens with room for veggies too. This puppy cooks a little hot though, so cook on low and shorter periods of time than you would normally. I have been using the temperature probe to set the cook time and even at the lowest setting (140•F on low... I wanted a pink roast) I came home to a 160•F (i was gone for 6 hours, but the cooker was to turn off and sit at "warm" setting at 140•) very well done roast. so far it's great for things other than meats though. I recommend this thing for chilies and stews though... especially if u r making a super sized batch.

Excelente producto. Cumple con su cometido en toda la extensión de la palabra. Lo recomiendo ampliamente. Cuenta con un sello en la tapa que hace la cocción un proceso hermético y te evita tener que colocar trapos o papel aluminio para evitar que el calor se fuge como en otras crock pots. Simplemente genial.