Hamilton Beach Temp Tracker 6 Quart Slow Cooker vs Kalorik SC 41175SS

I just can’t fathom a Hamilton Beach slow cooker for $70-80. I believe this was in the $45-50 range when I purchased four years ago and I thought that was steep, looks like all slow cookers have increased tremendously in price. At that rate I’d rather pay a little more and get kitchen aid, or maybe even bump up to a higher end brand from there. Slow cookers used to last 20 plus years- 4 years is ridiculous

Great price, cheaper then any other place I looked into. Great quality, works perfect. I made meatballs and gravy for our Christmas dinner, love it!

So after about 5 hours, I took the lid off and let it cook on high. This did the trick. The watery sauce began to change into the thicker sauce I wanted. After this, I returned the lid and put the pork on low for another 1 hour and again removed the lid for the final hour

This is truly the worst product I have ever bought. I used it one time and it took forever to cook my meal because it kept turning off. Today I got it out again to give it another try and it wouldn't allow me to even set the temp at all. I push the "low, high, warm" button and nothing happens! I'm so frustrated because I should've sent it back immediately- I just didn't use use it for almost 3 months after purchasing it

The silicone ring on the lid starts off pretty tacky and can be tricky to seat. After the first couple times using it though, that wears off and works great, creating a nice seal. The biggest annoyance for me is the beeps when turning it on or adjusting settings is a bit obnoxious and can't be disabled. Overall though, it cooks like a crock pot should (low and slow) and has held up so I recommend this one!

I tried buying a warranty but wrote them to no avail. I wouldn’t recommend. It works but is cheaply put together and likely won’t last a year. Mine didn’t

I feel using the cooking bags help with my peace of mind, as well as with cleanup. The wire clamps to secure the crock for travel seem like they would work fine, but I don't travel with food, so I have only found them a bit annoying because they don't fold completely away from the side of the crock and you cannot use them while cooking. Another model is probably the same, but without the clamps. I was just overwhelmed with all the reading I did and picked this one without considering that I might not want the clamps

Now it will not work because evidently if you do not lock it it will not function. Garbage. Seller has not returned any of my messages I have sent. In addition I just got an email back from the maker saying they will not Warranty this item because of where I bought it

However, I did come across an awesome blog called a year of slow cooking that presented me with a bunch of easy-to-make recipes in very little time. (Since then I have found other blogs with other recipes: Get Crocked and 365 days of slow cooking for example but a year of slow cooking is still my favorite.) The recipe problem solved, I started cooking using my small, old, and very basic crockpot. And that crockpot was doable but some recipes call for cooking on low for 9 hours; others for 6 and really all I want is to throw the ingredients into the crockpot and forget about it

I got some slow cooker receipes online and everything has come out super great. Awesome Buy :) [This review was collected as part of a promotion.]