Customer Reviews for Crockpot - Lunch Crock On-The-Go Personal Food Warmer - Faded Blue
Customer Rating
5
Heavy user
on February 11, 2024
Posted by: QuietlyGardening
from Seattle
Gender:Female
Frequency of use:Daily
Length of ownership:1 month
bought used a few years ago, and since, I could be a marketing rep for this item. I've inspired NOT a few sales.
i often work in a travel setting, or work far removed from any sort of break-kitchen, so setting myself up for success with a portion of whatever soup is in my 'home' crockpot really makes a difference.
Traveling, I've used it and wonder at those who bring their Instapots: much larger and heavier! I've mostly made hot cereals and soup with the lunch-crockpot.
I can create a 'menu' bringing a bit of a few different hot cereals, fruit/nuts/cream or milks for a breakfast, and whatever-goes for soup options, including rehydrating soup-type products meant for camping, jarred soup from home, etc.
Reheating take-out is pretty easy -- and doesn't mean thrashing around to find something to reheat/serve while using a hotel microwave: bonus!
My only disappointment IS the interior lid: I've had a nosey party open it while it was warming (ugh! and dairy-based chowder! sloppy!) Redesign with an second screwing lid that seals, or snap-seal, or such, might help avoid the difficulty the tab-open gave this party, anyway.
Considering this newer design, with more lid options and a detachable cord. Glad the prior cord could wrap and stow on base, BUT I'll note my base is now cracked due to use. Hoping the redesign is a bit more durable.
I loved this crockpot and used 3-4 times a week. The paint around the rim is now flaking off. Looks terrible. I have always kept it clean. Not happy. I don’t want that getting near me lunch.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from crock-pot.comBy Customer Care, February 26, 2024
Hello! We are sorry to hear about the issue regarding the paint. Kindly contact our Consumer Service Team and we will be more than happy to resolve this for you.
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Thank you and please stay safe! Crockpot Consumer Care
this is a good pot to buy BUT be aware of this, ALL parts have been discontinued so you WILL have to just buy a whole new pot when something breaks
I would recommend this to a friend!
Response from crock-pot.comBy Customer Care, February 26, 2024
Hello! Please note the product comes with 1 Year Limited Warranty. Additionally, we are working on the availability of replacement parts.
If you have any more questions or concerns, please reach out to us via https://www.crock-pot.com/support/contact-us or through LiveChat. We’re available Mon.-Fri. 9 am -5 pm Eastern Time.
Thank you and please stay safe! Crockpot Consumer Care
The idea for this little crock pot is wonderful, I wanted to love it when I saw it, and I needed something like this for taking a lunch to work, but…getting the inner lid ON or OFF is simply impossible. Ditto for the outer lid. What in the world is making this so difficult? Not fun. Poor design I guess.
Response from crock-pot.comBy Customer Care, February 26, 2024
Hello! We are sorry to hear you are having troubles opening and closing the lid. We recommending rinsing the lid to remove any possible residue. Please be cautious about the charging port. Cover the charging port and hold the product upside down while rinsing the rim.
If you have any more questions or concerns, please reach out to us via https://www.crock-pot.com/support/contact-us or through LiveChat. We’re available Mon.-Fri. 9 am -5 pm Eastern Time.
Thank you and please stay safe! Crockpot Consumer Care
Bought this for my hubby, so he can have hot lunches in colder weather, he loves it. The lid fits snug, no leaking, and it heats up his lunch perfectly. So far he has taken soups, stew, chili and chicken alfredo, all heated up perfectly and I just wish there was a way to buy extra containers for it! The interior container washes up nicely by hand or in the dishwasher and the lid does not get warped in the dishwasher on the top rack like so many other plastic lids do.
My daughter had wanted this electric lunch box for years....I was hesitant to spend the money thinking it would be problematic. I wasn't wrong. Once this thing heats up and the lid seals you can't get the lid off of the food container. You're holding a hot metal bowl with a lid that pulls up instead of turns and there's nothing to get your fingers under to pull with the amount of force you need to get the lid off. Yes, we relieved the pressure with the little valve. We literally broke the container lid trying to get it off. Prying doesn't work either because again, you have to hold a hot metal bowl to get any leverage. Can you please redesign the inner lid? Give it a real handle to pull on or make it twist off ?
Response from crock-pot.comBy Crock-pot Consumer Care, January 18, 2024
Hello there BrendaC1002!
Thank you for taking the time to submit a review. Your feedback is important to us as it helps us to improve our products and services continuously.
We are genuinely sorry to hear about the challenges you have encountered with our electric lunch box, and we appreciate you sharing your experience. We understand the frustration you must feel. We apologize for the difficulty you have faced in removing the lid, even after relieving the pressure through the valve. Your suggestion to redesign the inner lid with a more user-friendly handle or a twist-off mechanism is duly noted.
For further inquiries, we encourage you to please reach out to us via https://www.crock-pot.com/support/contact-us or through LiveChat. We’re available Mon.-Fri. 9 am -5 pm Eastern Time.