I absolutely LOVE the lunch crock. It sits on my desk at work and I use it all the time through the cold months for lunches (soups, chilis, burritos (filling in the crock, add to tortillas), leftovers, etc). Sometimes I even use it twice a day for breakfast at my desk too (frozen egg/cheese/meat scrambles - they heat up perfectly in the lunch crock) so I had to order extra containers. Basically, anything you could heat up in a microwave can be put in the lunch crock. And it's always heated thoroughly and doesn't taste like it's been nuked like microwave food does. I find soups only need about 1-2 hours to fully heat up. I always have to turn it off when I get ready to eat the food because it keeps everything so hot. Only one "complaint" - wish it had an on/off switch so I don't have to crawl under my desk at work to plug it in and unplug it all the time. Otherwise, great product and I love it! I've bought a few more for friends and family. The lunch crocks are the perfect size and the handle makes it easy to carry if you want to take the entire unit back and forth. I really recommend this product for hot lunches!
I use this every day at work for my lunch. I leave the base at work and bring the food container with me in the morning, drop it in, and by lunch time have a nice hot lunch. Sure beats having to use the dirty microwave that everyone else uses! I've heated up soup, meatloaf, pasta, rice, chicken, and it all turns out great.
Used it to warm up soup. It heated up perfectly in a couple of hours. Only a couple of things could be improved:
1. The cord is a little hard to rewind back into it's slot (but you can just leave it unwound if you like). 2. The lid is a little hard to screw on... you have to lay it on perfectly for it to catch.
Other than those 2 minor inconveniences, so far the little warmer worked like a charm... and it is so cute! :)
I love being able to finaly eat a hot lunch at work without having to purchase one there in adition to our monthly grocries. The only problem I have with my lunch crock is that the plug will not always stay cliped under the unit when the cord is tucked around the crock. However I am more than willing to put up with this in return for a hot lunch.
I LOVE THIS LITTLE POT! I have't found anything that I can't heat in it! This will be my Christmas gifts for this year! Homemade burritos wrapped in foil..heated to perfection! Healthier too. Think about all the plastics in your microwaved food..well yuck.
Pros: easy to use, no plastic by products leeching in food, easy clean up
I liked this lunch crock so much I bought it for others. I plug it in and it cycles on and off as needed, no stirring required.
Be sure to secure the outer cover tightly. The inner cover pops up after some time to let steam escape.
Note that this is not a three prong appliance if your work requires that.
I bought extra inserts. They are frequently noted as "out of stock" on the website, but they are available periodically. You just need to keep checking the website and then order them when you see they are available.
Received this crockpot to use for lunch during the workday....so far has exceeded my expectations....I would recommend this to anyone who would like a hot lunch without going out for fast food or zapping a meal in a microwave.
It is perfect. I plug it in about an hour and a 1/2 before I am ready to have lunch and then my leftovers are perfect to eat when I am ready! I am really busy at work and this allows me to keep focused on my work by bringing my lunch. I can put slow cook meals or even other leftovers that won't dry out in them to warm up.