Pros: lid protector, carrying case, removable pot, three settings Cons: none
A few months back I went shopping and replaced my slow cooker a.k.a. crockpot. I was simply amazed at all the different slow cookers they have out now. There are so many sizes and different shapes now. Back when I got my first one the selections were...
Pros: Hot meals ready when you are, even cooking, excellent flavor Cons: short cord, handles sometimes get a little bit hot
WHY I FELT THE NEED TO WRITE A SECOND REVIEW ON THIS PRODUCT
Yes I have been here before. I wrote a review on this crock pot back in December. It was my very first review. When I wrote that review I didn't really know what Epinions was...
Pros: Removeable crock, handy oval shape, large capacity Cons: Cord is a wee bit short
Since my husband is a minister, I often find myself needing to cook for large numbers of people. Plus, we have three children in our own family, so it has been a real source of irritation to try to use a slow-cooker for meals, because most of them are...
Pros: This cooker seems to fit meats in better than my older cooker Cons: There aren't any cons that I can think of.
Ok, so I am a crock pot fan. I own the Hamilton Beach 6.5 Quart MealMaker Oval Slow Cooker that I had received as a gift, in addition to two other round crock pots that I have had for many years. What I love about the Hamilton Beach 6.5 Quart ...
My 20 year old slow cooker (or as we called it, a CROCK POT) up and died on me and since I'd gotten plenty of use out of it, I knew I had to have another one so once again it was time to shop around and see what was on the market. I settled for this one...
Pros: easy to use, durable, makes great meals simple Cons: liner is heavy and breakable
As a mother of 2 and step mother of 2 I am usually very busy. Our crockpot gets a LOT of use!
We bought our Hamilton Beach Crockpot when hubby and I first got an apartment together. That was 7 years ago and we still have the same one!! We...
Pros: Makes Life So Much Easier Cons: None that I can think of
My husband gave me this for a Birthday present, and I love it.
There are so many things that you can do with these slow cookers, I like to throw things in them and have dinner ready when I get off work.
Pros: Very easy to use, Attractive Removable Liner Cons: That I didn't buy it sooner!
Everyone who knows me, knows that I am not fond of spending a lot of time in the kitchen, especially when it comes to cooking or baking. Since I work full time outside the home, and have a very active home life with two children both involved in...
Pros: Works well, perfect shape and great size for medium to large families. Cons: Outside is very hot to the touch, keep out of reach of children.
My old Rival crock pot broke and I needed to replace it, especially since I used it 1 to 3 times a week. I looked online at the different models and styles. My original crock pot was a 4 quart round crock. I could not fit roasts in it without cutting ...
I really like my slow cooker. It makes cooking so easy. Set it in the morning - go to work or get errands done and by the time dinnertime rolls around you will have a great healthy meal.
I have heard nothing but good about the Hamilton Beach...
Pros: Ease of preparing delicious meals, large size and portability Cons: none
Several months ago, I was spending way too much time here at Epinions. I was reading and rating until my eyes hurt. (Raise your hand, if you were doing the same) I came across some wonderful recipes for slow cookers that I really wanted to try. Many...
I was brought up in a family where every Sunday irregardless of what was going on in our lives we all got together for lunch/dinner at mom's house. I still keep up this tradition now that I have three children, one on the way and I have a wonderful...
Pros: Easy to use and clean; makes delicious meals while you go out and have fun Cons: Really useless cook-book comes with it.
While I am not in the habit of "shilling" for Big Business, I will make a tiny exception in this instance. The Hamilton Beach 6.5 Quart Slow Cooker has added a much needed new dimension to our evening meals, and for this I am grateful. Thank you Hamilton...
Pros: cord-length, 3 heat-levels, cover chip-guard, stay-cool cover handle, sturdy side-handles, large-capacity, easy-clean, carrying case Cons: VERY hot on high-possible danger to young children while cooking.
I am a very busy woman. If I got paid for all of the jobs that I do and the hats that I wear, well, I would be a millionaire. Unfortunately, the pay that I get most of the time is not monetary, but I do get rewards that money can not buy.
Pros: Large Size Cons: Outer side can get quite hot!
Slow cookers (crock pots) seem to last forever, I had one for ten years . The cord got old and twisted and then just snapped apart. I love
having a crockpot so I hurried to the mall to purchace another one.
I found the Hamilton Beach6.5 Quart...
Introduced in the 1970's, slow cookers have made a comeback in popularity. Since I have used my Hamilton Beach 6 quart slow cooker for over 20 years, I didn't realize they had ever fallen out of favor. Mine was a wedding gift that lasted longer than...
Pros: Easy prep, easy cleanup, tasty food Cons: takes all day
We received our slow cooker as a wedding present. For some reason, I had never used it. I had it put away and never really thought about it I guess. I started doing in home daycare in 1996. A woman whose son I watched used to tell me about these recipes...
Pros: Cooks everything, easy to clean & transport Cons: Cooking unit gets extremely hot!
I received my Hamilton Beech slow cooker for Christmas. At first I thought, oh boy another crock pot. Boy was I wrong. Being new to a slow cooker I've been experimenting and have had a wonderful time experimenting.
Pros: Easy cleaning. convenience, Durable, cooks food satisfactorily Cons: heavy and bulky
After working hard all day it is wonderful to come home to a hot home cooked meal, this is what makes owning a crock pot a wonderful thing for those who use them. I am one such person, I use my crock pot all the time, in fact I own 4 of them. I prefer ...
Pros: even cooking, large, tempered glass lid, convienient Cons: none
I LOVE my Slow cooker! This particular model is a 6.5 quart, which is bigger than most slow cookers, And perfect for a family. It is also oval shaped which makes it much easier to cook a roast, or other large items. I like the way this slow cooker heats...
Pros: Shape, Size, Ease of Use, Easy Clean up Cons: NONE
This one one of my best purchases ever made. I have made many a purchase that I thought that I would like and use only to find it sitting in the cupboard or closet, using only a handful of times. But this doesn't just sit around collecting dust. I use...
Pros: Easy to use, Storage of food contents, Less clean up Cons: haven't found any
I received my Oval Slow cooker as a gift. Since I had a smaller version of a slow cooker and our family had really out grown the size. I put the larger version on my wish list. I didn't think I would like the removable crock pot as well as the sealed in...
Pros: Keep Warm Setting, Easy to clean, easy to use! Cons: Glass cover...breaks easily.
Being a working mom and wife, this is one appliance I could not live without! I got my crock-pot in October of last year as a birthday gift, and boy am I glad I did.
The model I have has three different settings: High, Low and Keep Warm....
Pros: Inexpensive, portable, easy to use Cons: Handles get a bit hot. Cord is short
Pole Pole (POLAY POLAY) is Swahili for slowly slowly. That's how I like it...REAL slow. Now before you all check back to see what epinion section you just fell into...it isn't dirty talk epinions...it's SLOW COOKER epinions....so listen up...I'm about...
Pros: Simple, low maintenance cooking and easy to clean Cons: Fatty cuts of meat can produce poor results
I have somewhat mixed feelings about this product. First I have to say that I really enjoyed the convenience of being able to drop in some meat and vegatables and letting it do the cooking for you. And for certain dishes, I think the slow cooker works...
Pros: very stylish and affordable Cons: It is a "slow" cooker
Coming from an old-fashioned family, I prefer hands-on cooking. Cooking large dinners and spending hours in the kitchen is something I can always be found doing.
Upon returning to work after my son was born and realizing there just is not...
Pros: easy to use, gets you out of the kitchen, food is delicious Cons: Haven't found any yet
I love the smell of supper cooking when you first get home. It has a calming affect of you and soothes your frazzled nerves (if you happen to have one of THOSE jobs).
Everyone just seems happier from the husband, kids and if you have...
Pros: ease of use/ carrying case Cons: none so far
Hamilton Beach has my vote of confidence. I previously owned a Proctor Silex No Watch Slow Cooker...believe me you need to watch it! When it melted on my counter top I immediately hit the computer to complain. Only then did I find out that Proctor...
Pros: Easy to use, very reasonably priced Cons: None
When I bought this slow cooker a month and a half ago, I knew that I wanted a slow cooker. I'd wanted one for a while. I knew I wanted it to be round so I could cook a chicken in it and not worry that it wouldn't fit right. And I knew I didn't want to...
Let me start with telling you I would be LOST without this slow cooker!!
I have 5 children and a very busy schedule...soccer practice, games,homework, carpool and a 17 month old....FORGET IT!!! This slow cooker makes my life a lot easier. Having a...
Pros: Easy meals...no fuss! Cons: The aroma of cooking food all day can really make you hungry!
Have you heard the expression, "A watched pot never boils" Well then stop watching your pot and put all your ingredients for tonights meal in a Hamilton Beach 6.5 quart Crockwatcher, crockpot. Turn it on and go out for the day, or just stay...
Pros: Basically everything! Size, appearance,
clean up is easy Cons: The lid tends to rattle and spit toward the end of cooking time.
I received this as a Christmas gift. Actually I picked this model for a gift for myself thanks to reading up in epinions first. It was the perfect choice.
I knew it was time to replace my 20 year old slow cooker. I had received it as a...
Pros: Time Saver, Delicious Home Cooked Meals Cons: None
I couldn't live without my slow cooker! I absolutely love it! I received mine as a wedding gift 9 years ago. I rarely used it when I was working full time. But now that I'm a stay at home mom I use it all the time! The one thing no one tells you...
I remember long ago when my mom had a slow cooker. We used it primarily to keep food warm and make great "queso" dip. Now that I am a working mom, I felt the pressure to actually make a few meals a week. But I don't usually get home until...
Pros: Time saver, great tasting food, easy clean up Cons: None
Best thing: This cooker is the best thing since "sliced bread." I get up at 5:00 am, while making coffee, I placed totally frozen chicken in the crock pot, added a bottle of BBQ sauce, set to high, and gone upstairs to finish dressing for...
Pros: easy to use, easy to clean, easy recipes, dishwasher safe Cons: large sometimes hard to store
As a working wife and mother, I know the problems of trying to fix healthy, good tasting meals in a quick minute. Now, as I am not one to fix the "quick" mac N cheese dinner since my husband's family is from Italy and it would be a mortal...
Pros: Does all the work! Delicious meals! Cons: none
I could not LIVE without my crockpot slow cooker! Being the mother of two young children and a toddler and running the roads for their many different activities and doing substitute teacher work at an elementary school, I became weary of standing in my...
Pros: Moistest turkey ever eat! All your dressing will go in the turkey! Cons: Don't recommend carving at the table.
As a child growing up I never liked turkey because the meat was always so dry. As I grew and developed an interest in cooking I’ve developed several ways to improve on the cooking process, The primary reason Turkey gets so dry is because it cooks so slow...
I must admit when I first saw the Meal Maker Slow Cooker at one of our many at-work birthday food-ins, I thought this so neat, has a lid-latch strap to secure it and a carrier to carry in to such gatherings. What I didn't know or realize that the...
Pros: Heavy, sturdy, durable. Faster cooking times and super large capacity. Easy clean up. Cons: None
I had been in the market for a large capacity slow cooker, and like in all cases, I researched them in two places exclusively, Consumer Reports and Epinions! The Hamilton Beach 33675 had gotten nearly 100% rave reviews from those individuals which owned ...
Pros: It is wonderful to come home to a ready meal, or to a good entree and only have to take a few minutes to whip up a side dish or two. Cons: There are some things that cannot keep cooking all day even in a crock pot. You must experiment and learn to cook things that will match the length of time you will be gone
This isn't exactly the Hamilton Beach slow cooker I have, but it is similar. I have a round one that I bought a few years ago. I will probably be buying another one soon because there are times when it would be good to be able to use two at once, and I...
My mother in law got the Hamilton Beach 6.5 quart MealMaker Oval Slow Cooker for Christmas over a year ago. I LOVE this machine. It is one of my favorite kitchen appliances that I own. I use it all the time. It is very easy to operate and it is big...
Pros: Can throw everything together and let it cook all day Cons: none
My husband bought this as a christmas gift for me. I have been wanting a slow cooker but never really pushed it. He got this one with a great package, it contained a warmer/cold insulated bag that is great for taking dishes with you for parties or...
Pros: easy to use, easy clean-up, convenient Cons: not one!
I absolutely love my Hamilton Beach 6.5 qt slow cooker. I registered for this item on my Bridal registry and it was one of those items that I didn't really care if I received or not. Well, now I am so grateful I own this!! Being home all day with kids...
Pros: large, oblong, comes out for storage and washing. Cons: none!
If you are a busy person, fear not, the slow cooker is for you! Placing your food in the cooker in early am, and letting it cook all day long on a very low temperature will create a mouth watering meal for supper!
Pros: large, oblong size; keep warm feature; insulated bag for transport Cons: None
I was in need of a new slow cooker and I went shopping and after looking at all of the types on the market, I decided on the Hamilton Beach 6.5 Qt. Slow Cooker.
I liked the oblong shape of the slow cooker and its large size. I also liked that...
As a working person, I have come to depend greatly on my slow cooker. It is so easy to put ingredients in it in the morning, plug it into a timer and turn it on. When I come home, dinner is waiting! I definitely recommend getting a slow cooker for...
Pros: Large size, strap for lid, insulated carrying case. removable crock Cons: None so far
My husband is the chief cook and I am the bottle washer in our home. He received this Hamilton Beach Slow Cooker for Father's Day. Yes, he got it early but the kids were tired of hearing his "hints"!!
Pros: Removable cooking area and convenience cooking Cons: Size 6.5 quarts better come with a big family to eat up
Crock pots have always been associated with soup and pot roast but there is so much more. The great thing about this one is the removable cooking surface. That makes for easy storage (fridge) and easy cleaning. The convenience of a crock pot means you...
Pros: easy to clean, heats evenly Cons: can't find one!
I had always made soups, stews, roasts, etc in the oven or on the stove. When my brother in law gave me this slow cooker for Christmas, I thought, "I'll give it a try." WOW! My day is freed! I just toss my ingredients in in the morning, plug it...
Pros: Larger size, oval shape and "keep Warm" setting makes this particular crockpot attractive to meet my needs. Cons: The glass lid is nice but the metal rim around it doesn't get thoroughly cleaned and it doesn't have an "AUTO" setting that turns the cooker down to "LOW" after reaching the boiling point. And the glass scratches easily.
I had my last Crockpot for over sixteen years. When I went looking for a replacement I chose the Hamilton Beach 6.5 quart MealMaker Slowcooker for a few reasons. First, the size was very important to me as we are a family of five...three sons,...
I have been looking for ways to simplify me chaotic life. One way was to get out of the kitchen faster while at the same time having tasty, quick, healthy meals for my family. I purchases the Hamilton Beach 6.5 quart oval Slow Cooker/CrockPot. It has...
Pros: Easy clean gleaming white insert; extra large capacity; 2 year warranty; excellent customer service Cons: poor product quality control; temperature settings high
Size:
The size of this slow cooker is very accommodating. It can even fit a Corningware baking pan if making loaves. It's also perfect for making a very large batch of spaghetti sauce or roasting a whole 5-6 lb chicken (with room to spare)....
Pros: I use my slow cooker at least once a week and love it! Cons: The outside of pot gets a little hot.
I would recommend this product to everyone and in fact have done so. I bought one and love it and told my sister-in-law about it. She also purchased one for her family. You can put your ingredients in this pot in the night before and have lunch ready the...
Pros: Great for Pot Roast Cons: Not Great For Baking
If you have never been able to make a tender pot roast the other way (i.e. on top of the stove or in the oven); then this is the product that you need! Just put the meat in. (I don't even brown it); add some potatoes, onions, spices, and a little tomato...
Well when I brought this roast I thouth I would make it in a slow cooker
and the this was it. And the other ones were just too darn hard to clean and that was it. This was the one that did it so fine and was very nice to use and did it slow and it...
This very product can work wonders for a working man or woman. Very easy to use anyone can do it. Before leaving for work all you do is throw your meal in it, turn it on and presto when you return home from work supper is ready.
This product is...
great crock pot, bad temp settings by wanjisan ,Sep 22 '03
Pros: everything but the temp settings Cons: the temp settings
Nice size, great cover, everything I wanted... except the Low heat setting was still too high, kept things going at a good boil. Left it going all night, and awoke to a crock pot that had dropped 2 inches in fluid levels, it boiled out, even though the lid was on (the lid isn't airtight, and isn't meant to be). And the ring where the fluid dropped? You can guess haw hard it was to clean (and I had sprayed it with Pam before cooking).
Pros: Very dependable and easy to use. Easily cleaned due to the removable ceramic basin. Cons: Lon term use has uncovered flaws in the durability of the plastics used in manufacture.
We've owned this slow cooker for just shy of two years now. We've had the following parts break over that time period: 2 feet or legs, control knob, and one handle is on the way. Most seem to have failed due to repeated heating and cooling.
The unit had been dependable and all failures will be covered under the 2 year warranty.
Features Removable oval stoneware crockery. Wrap-around even heat. Oval shape fits a 6-pound chicken. Portable design includes lid latch strap and eas...More at Buy.com Marketplaces
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