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 ;)

I bought one for myself and one for a Christmas gift. I love it! I splurged on the Cooks Illustrated Slow Cooker cookbook (I and II) which is definitely a good addition. It gave tips and trick on how to get the most out of any slow cooker by a few minor additions, such as a few teaspoons of tomato paste or soy sauce to give greater depth of flavor. Or using dry herbs for the long cooking time but adding some fresh herbs at the end to zing things up. Some items do better cooked low and slow but then finished up under the broiler to crisp up skin or make ribs nice and glazed. Whatever you prepare, this pot is perfect. It has both a manual and programmed setting. Its very handy because chicken is not supposed to cook longer than 4 to 6 hours on low. So the slow cooker knows to switch to the warm mode at the pre-set time. It also has a probe for cooking large pieces of meat. Everything I have made in this pot has turned out great. The pulled pork, ribs and my own recipe of sticky chicken were fantastic. The ribs and sticky chicken I removed the meat at the end, strained the liquid into a 4 cup fat separator (available on Amazon) and reduce the liquid on the stove, adjusted the seasoning and painted it on the meat before putting it under the broiler for a few minutes. I keep my slow cooker on the counter and use it several times a week. Just be aware some meats need to be browned a bit and onions and herbs may need to be "bloomed" in the microwave for 90 seconds before putting in the pot. But these extra few minutes, will pay off in a delicious meal that cooks from 4 to 11 hours on it's own while you go about your day! Try this! But get the cookbook and large fat separator too. You will learn lots of tips and trick to make great slow cooker meals.

I've been kicking around the idea of getting a new crockpot to replace the old one. Nothing wrong with the old one, still works good, but I like the features with this new one and I also received a $50 Amazon gift card for Christmas (which was burning a hole in my pocket at that point). There were several reasons that pointed me toward this one. I like the idea of the locking lid and the handles for transporting. I also like the multi adjustable settings for time and temperature and also for food temperature. Want to cook something to an internal temperature of a setpoint. use the included plug-in probe. It's a nice-looking unit and seems to be quite durable. How does it work? Every dish I have cooked in it has turned out the way I expected, albeit with a little tinkering. Most of the things that I have cooked have taken up every inch of space inside so that probably explains why I have to cook everything a little longer than the recipe calls for. I made a corned beef and cabbage that called for 8 to 9 hours on low and it took it better than 10 hours before the potatoes were soft enough. Considering all the food inside was heaped to the top I was not surprised. I have also done a honey ham which turned out excellent. Does this do a better job than my old crockpot? Not really, cooking is cooking, I just like the additional features that this one has. And for 50 bucks you can't go wrong in my opinion.

My commute makes my work days very long; I generally leave the house by 7am, and by the time I'm done at the gym, I don't often get home before 7pm. A few months ago I started making the crock pot freezer meals in zip lock bags, which was great; I'd come home to a fully cooked meal, or at most just have to throw some rice or veggies on to cook real quick. My old slow cooker was "programmable," in that I could set it to low for 8 or 10 hours or high for 4 or 6 hours, after which it would turn to warm. Well, like a lot of reviewers, I noticed that my old crock pot got very, very hot, even on lower settings, and lo and behold, one day a chunk of frozen pork decided not to cooperate and cracked the crock. On to Amazon I went to find a replacement, because I use a crock pot at least 3-4 times a week and I couldn't be without one for long. I ordered this one because of the temperature probe feature and the fact that it got great reviews in a reasonable price range (I didn't want to spend more than about $70 at a stretch). It came with Prime in two days, perfectly packaged as always, which was great. The appearance of the unit is ok. The stainless and black is a nice modern look, but the control panel on mine is a little... loose? It's a bit hard to describe, but it just looks like the soft plastic over the front isn't put on quite properly and detracts from the look of the crock pot a bit. I haven't noticed that it affects the function at all. The display for temperature is nice and big and clear and easy to read. The instructions are short and to the point, although using the probe setting is not exactly intuitive. The spoon holder thing on the lid is nice enough, I guess, but the spoon is of iffy quality (not that it matters much) and doesn't sit in the groove very well, so I doubt I'll be using that particular feature much, if at all. The locks on this are solid; once you clamp them down, that lid isn't going anywhere. They're noisy, though; the first time I clamped the second clip down, my husband thought I might've broken the pot, it made such a loud noise! All was well though, you just probably want to watch your fingers. I also didn't notice that the machine got very hot on the outside when it was set to warm (I wasn't home when it was cooking). I could touch it no problem, and yeah it was warm to the touch, and I wouldn't just carry it by the sides of the pot, but it wasn't going to burn me just by touching it). I cooked chicken breasts with the probe setting, and they came out perfect; cooked just right to be tender and tasty without being weird and overcooked. The probe was easy to place and seemed to stay in place very well, and it was easy to clean off after (I like that it completely detatches from the unit, so you don't have to drag the whole pot close to the sink to wash the probe). The warm temperature on this machine seems to be lower than my old crock pot, which is great; I had a lot of liquid in the chicken recipe last night and it was hot but not quite simmering on warm. I can't speak to cleanup since I use the plastic liners, but the oval shape fits the liners nicely and makes for ridiculously easy clean up (take the bag, tie it off, and toss it in the trash can, then just wipe out the crock). They don't seem to affect the cooking at all, even though the lid doesn't get quite as good a seal with one. The one big thing I need to mention in the negative is the beep this thing makes when it's ready to cook. The manual describes a 3 second long beep; well, yeah, it's 3 seconds long and LOUD. When I was messing around with it the first night we got it, the beep sent my poor cat tearing around the house and had my husband jumping out of his skin. It's a terrible, piercing noise, and loud enough to wake people up in a house with thin walls. My cat still doesn't like it, although at least it doesn't scare the pants off her anymore, but it drives me nuts, and to the best I can figure, there's no way to turn it off. I'm hoping that with time and use we either get used to it or it gets quieter, but somehow I doubt it. Overall, I would buy this again, and I'd recommend it to a friend. The beep issue isn't enough to warrant downgrading this much, because the probe makes up for a lot. It's a great feature that works well on a really nicely priced machine.

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!

Admittedly this crock pot is for the wife, as I can barely boil water. It has been nearly a year, and she still uses the appliance frequently. She now brings one of these meals to nearly every pot luck or family gathering. When choosing which slow-cooker to purchase, my primary criteria was the set-and-forget feature. It works as advertised, without risk of burning, overcooking, or coming home to a cold meal. The second decision-driving feature was the adjustable time & temperature settings. This device is just slightly more expensive than those simple crock pots with only Off / Warm / Hot settings. It's soooo worth the difference. My third criteria was price. Obviously this appliance fits the common man's budget. Although there are competing appliances costing several times as much, I can't think of any additional feature I would want. While I didn't set out to find a travel-ready cooker, I should have. The latching lid has made this crock pot a favorite option when bringing food to parties, with absolutely no risk of spilling during transit. I am moderately embarrassed to admit that I have no idea if my wife uses the thermometer while cooking, or if the dishwasher cleanup is a valuable feature. After trying to help for years, I'm not allowed in the kitchen when the real work happens. I only see the results from this slow-cooker, and I like 'em!

When my wife's 30 year old slow cooker finally stopped working, I was surprised that she picked this one as the replacement. Her old cooker had a relatively light metal cooking pan/pot that sat atop the heating element. That made it very easy to lift off the pot and clean it in the sink. This cooker has a ceramic crock insert insert that weighs a ton compared to the old cooker, and that makes it a bit of a bear to handle in the sink when cleaning. But that is my only complaint. It cooks everything wonderfully well, and after the first few times using the manual settings I decided to try the probe when cooking some chicken breasts. I'll never not use it again! Depending on how long I have to cook something, I simply insert the probe, set the temperature that I want to cook the meat to (generally 150-160 degrees), and set it either on "high" or "low". The digital temperature gauge displays what internal temp the meat is at, and when it reaches the desired temperature it automatically switches to "warm" and keeps it at an excellent eating temp. As with most items today, doubt it will last 30 years like the old one, but at this price no problem. Highly recommend.

While this is an OK slow cooker (my favorite part is the tightly sealed lid helping to prevent overflows) it suffers from one CRITICAL problem that is causing me to write this review and warn everyone I know to stay away. To understand the flaw, you should be familiar with how slow cookers are typically used (or how I typically use them) which is to easily prepare meals for several days at a time. So, I might make a chili or a soup or something that is just veggies and meat with broth, but a lot of these things are cooked for extended periods of time. This includes up to and over 24 hours. That is where this one fails miserable and actually ruined my meals for this week. What I mean is, this has a "feature" where if you pick the manual mode and let it go. It just turns itself off after a period of time has elapsed (24 hours, I believe). It doesn't switch to warm mode or anything else, it just beeps and then is off. Unfortunately, if you are not home or are asleep (as we were) this means you can wake up to meat that has been sitting at the danger zone for an undisclosed amount of time. Granted it is mostly cooked, however would you want to take a risk with mostly cooked meat that has been sitting out for anywhere from 5-8 hours at room temperature? I don't understand the reason for this as the several slow cookers I had before it simply cooked as long as you needed it to, and other than a potential safety thing (is 25 hours more dangerous than the preceding 24?) I think it was incredibly short sighted to add. Yes, I did know about this after I originally purchased it (it is in the manual) but its not something that we always think about as the only solution is to remember to stop it and restart it prior to bed/leaving. So technically, it is our fault, I won't argue that, but I also think its an incredibly stupid thing to have in a device meant to cook for long periods of time and I will be throwing this away and buying a different one. To reiterate, the cooker itself is OK and if you never need to cook for extended periods than sure, why not use this one. For me, however, one ruined meal is enough. Fool me once...

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!

Just purchased this new slow cooker to replace my older simple crock pot. It does a great job cooking meat which didn't always turn out well in the older version. I used the temp probe and my roast came out perfectly. Still learning to use some of the newer features.

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

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.

Compared to slow cookers of old, It's a great cooker. It works exactly as pictured. Does a good job of keeping warm, cooking tough foods (beans, chickpeas, etc). Great for overnight cooking, to bring something good for your lunch (it's cheaper to cook overnight in Ontario due to time-of-use pricing on energy). I'm still a bit concerned that the hole that the probe usually fits into lets quite a lot of steam escape, but I haven't seen it heavily affect the cooking as of yet. Cleans as easily as you'd expect for something this big (it is quite large). DOES make a heck of a loud beep when it starts cooking. Can be unwieldy when it's hot!