So what kind of slow cooker do you have?

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amanda_pennsylvania

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I'm now looking at them to replace my dad's--wow. There sure are a lot of options out there. I have a Hamilton Beach that I like a lot, so I think I'll try to get that one for him. I think I should stay away from the fancy ones and go for something simple: off, low, high.

He doesn't have a lot of counter space (the stove elements fold down from the wall--I kid you not), so I think I'll go for a more upright one.

Thank goodness for Amazon. smileys/smile.gif

 
Did a search in our archives on crockpots/slow cookers.

What a lot of good information! I think I found most of what I need to know. Bigger is better, oval more versatile. And so on...

Thanks, all!

 
I don't have one and don't know if I want one except I think one might

be handy to take things to pot lucks. I saw a West Bend on Amazon that intrigued me. It had a pot you could use on the stove to brown things in and then a griddle type thing to put it on to make is a slow cooker. Does anyone have any experience with this type??

 
I have a cheap crappy CrockPot that is too small for everything.

It's '80's Hunter Green. (My birthday is next month....)

 
If it's only your dad . . .

I would opt for a smaller one. Speaking from experience - I'm only one and the larger ones make WAY more than I can can consume in a week.


My friends bought me a standard (sorry - can't remember the size . . . but a "something" quart thing.) I've used it once or twice, always thinking that if I had a smaller one I would use it more often.

Just my thoughts.

 
I have one like this and it's great. A few things to look for

1. A removable insert -- makes it easier to wash. (Honestly? I wouldn't consider buying one without a removable insert.)
2. Round or oblong? I like the oblong-shaped crock pots. Better for fitting roasts and whole chickens.
3. While the negative is that it doesn't have a digital display with numbers (it provides a range-- 2-4 hours, not, for example, 70 minutes), it's never been a significant drawback.

My crockpot got significant use this time last year, thanks in particular to a book I found at the library, Rick Roger's "Slow Cooker Ready & Waiting." Each recipe I tried went into my permanent collection, and several I've made multiple times.

http://www.amazon.com/Scvp550-W-5-5Qt-Crock-Pot-Solutions/dp/B0018RSKSS/ref=sr_1_48?s=appliances&ie=UTF8&qid=1322633978&sr=1-48

 
I check and see what size his current one was and get the same.

He goes to a lot of potluck dinners and uses the crockpot to cook chile and posole for those dinners, so I think he needs one big enough to do a decent-sized meal. I wish I knew what size his previous one was--I'm so bad with estimating that sort of thing.

 
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