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Hamilton Beach - 6qt Stovetop Sear and Cook Programmable Slow Cooker - Silver
Average customer rating
4.8
(31 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 31 reviews
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100%of customers recommend this product.
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Customer Reviews for Hamilton Beach - 6qt Stovetop Sear and Cook Programmable Slow Cooker - Silver
Customer Rating
5
Light Weight - Easy to Store
on March 28, 2020
Posted by: GaryK
from West Valley City, Utah
Gender:Male
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Pros:
I had misgivings before using it for the first time because slow cookers always have a stoneware insert. Right? This innovative use of an aluminum non-stick pan is a great feature. Using the slow cooker insert, I seared a roast in the insert and then transferred it to the slow cooker. In addition to the roast, I tried a smothered chicken breast recipe and a potatoe soup recipe. Both turned out perfect. This slow cooker insert is light weight - easy to clean - and is dishwasher safe. No heavy stoneware pot to manhandle when cleaning food remnants from the pan and no grayish stains imbedded in the stoneware that you have to polish to remove.
I had misgivings before using it for the first time because slow cookers always have a stoneware insert. Right? This innovative use of an aluminum non-stick pan is a great feature. Using the slow cooker insert, I seared a roast in the insert and then transferred it to the slow cooker. In addition to the roast, I tried a smothered chicken breast recipe and a potatoe soup recipe. Both turned out perfect. This slow cooker insert is light weight - easy to clean - and is dishwasher safe. No heavy stoneware pot to manhandle when cleaning food remnants from the pan and no grayish stains imbedded in the stoneware that you have to polish to remove.
Cons:
The slow cooker timer counts down in 2 hour increments only. You cannot set the timer to 4:30 minutes, only 2 - 4 - 6 - 8 -10. If you set the timer for four hours, you will not see a countdown in minutes, only the next jum to two hours. When it displays two hours, you don't know if the remaining cooking time is 15 minutes or 1 hour and 59 minutes. The only way around this is to check your wall clock at the same time as you set the timer so you know the food will be finished cooking at 2:00 pm for example.
This slow cooker also has a lid that doesn't latch down so you transport the cooker with a tight lid but we only cook for home us so that is not a problem. I don't understand the logic of the two hour countdown feature but this is not a deal breaker for me.
The slow cooker timer counts down in 2 hour increments only. You cannot set the timer to 4:30 minutes, only 2 - 4 - 6 - 8 -10. If you set the timer for four hours, you will not see a countdown in minutes, only the next jum to two hours. When it displays two hours, you don't know if the remaining cooking time is 15 minutes or 1 hour and 59 minutes. The only way around this is to check your wall clock at the same time as you set the timer so you know the food will be finished cooking at 2:00 pm for example.
This slow cooker also has a lid that doesn't latch down so you transport the cooker with a tight lid but we only cook for home us so that is not a problem. I don't understand the logic of the two hour countdown feature but this is not a deal breaker for me.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting hamiltonbeach.com
Customer Rating
5
Great product
on March 30, 2020
Posted by: Corrine
from Zion, IL
Gender:Female
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] What a great product, no more heavy slow cooker. The insert pot is so light-weight and a easy carry. Being able to sear the meat on the range top was so different and easy to do. The clean-up of the insert was quick and easy, so scrubbing or soaking; even a damp cloth cleans it! I just love this slow cooker.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting hamiltonbeach.com
Customer Rating
5
Very impressed
on May 6, 2020
Posted by: Phil in130
from Parma, Ohio
Gender:Male
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I was very pleased with this product. The ability to sear meats in the insert is a real convenience. The light weight insert was a welcome relief from the need to handle the normally heavy Crock inserts. The insert is easy to clean due to it's non-stick surface and eliminates the normal soaking a scrubbing necessary to clean a Crock insert.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting hamiltonbeach.com
Customer Rating
5
Sear and Cook All - in- One
on May 7, 2020
Posted by: sandylees107
from York, PA
Gender:Female
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Received the Hamilton Beach 6 Quart Stovetop Sear and Cook Slow cooker as a gift and it is terrific! I just put the crockpot on the stove burner and browned my meat and then placed it in the slow cooker base and set the timer.All done. The only feature that I miss is that my model didn't have a locking lid.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting hamiltonbeach.com
Customer Rating
5
Great features and functions
on August 6, 2021
Posted by: Anonymous
from Kitchener Ontario Canada
Gender:Male
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Large capacity easy to use performs just the way I like good purchase on my part
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting hamiltonbeach.com
Customer Rating
4
Great features
on February 9, 2022
Posted by: Edwinna Ringgold
from Los Angeles Ca
Gender:Female
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I brought this product a few years ago and works good
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting hamiltonbeach.com
Customer Rating
4
Looks good
on December 29, 2022
Posted by: Gina S
Haven’t used it yet. Like the stovetop browning capability
Written by a customer while visiting hamiltonbeach.com
Customer Rating
5
Hamilton Beach 6 quart stovetop Sear and cook slow
on February 9, 2023
Posted by: iwondogs2
from Trinity, FL
Gender:Female
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] It is great for cooking dinner while you are at work or can't be at home to do the cooking. Easy prep work at night or in the morning to throw in the slow cooker to cook dinner. Easy to clean up.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting hamiltonbeach.com