Hamilton Beach 7 Qt Programmable Slow Cooker, Stoneware Crock with Removable Pot, Stainless Steel

This is a review of the Hamilton Beach 7 Quart Slow Cooker. This Slow Cooker is capable of holding a 7 pound chicken or a 5 pound roast. It has three temperature settings warm, low and high. It also has settings for cooking times in 2 hour increments from 2 hours to 10 hours. The base is stainless steel the crock pot itself is black with a glass lid. I like that the lid has a metal edging around it. I had another crock pot with a glass lid that did not have a metal edging and it chipped easily. I really liked that this pot is oval shaped because it holds food better than previous crock pots that I've owned which were round and taller than this one. I also like that this pot will automatically go to warm cycle for 12 hours after it completes the cooking time that was originally set. The cooking times are marked off in 2hr increments as I stated before, after the 2 hrs the timer moves down to the next mark etc. I used this pot and I love it! I also liked the fact that it cleaned up very easily. I would recommend this crock pot.

For those of us who love to put the slow cooker on while we are at work, this slow cooker is awesome! You can program the slow cooker to cook on high or low for up to 10 hours. I think this is great because some recipes can be done in a shorter time on high but I never cook them on high because I don't want the slow cooker to be on high for 8 plus hours! I assume I am not the only one in this world with that dilemma. The timer will automatically reduce the time every 2 hours. When the cook time has come to an end, the slow cooker automatically puts itself on the warm setting. So cool. Not having the worry of cooking too or too low for a longer period of time while you are away from home is awesome. My only con with this crock pot is the length of the power cord. It's pretty short. I was hoping that this one would be different from my others in that regard, but oh well. I cook a lot of dips and side dishes for parties and I can already see that I will need to place my dish either right by the outlet or bring an extension cord with me. I'm okay with that though. It's not a big enough issue to be a deal breaker.