Hamilton Beach 6qt Stovetop Slow Cooker - Silver

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I bought this several months ago and have been overly pleased with my purchase. It's so easy to use and the price for this size of cooker was awesome! I usually fix big meals when my family visits and this cooker is just the right size for cooking in and serving from.

[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.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I brought this product a few years ago and works good

Super light weight compared to other slow cookers. Extremely easy to use

[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

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. [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. [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. [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. 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. [This review was collected as part of a promotion.]

The Hamilton Beach 6 Quart Stovetop Sear and Cook Slow Cooker is my new favorite kitchen appliance. Here’s why first it’s super simple and easy to navigate the touchpad. Secondly you only have one dish to clean, you can sear your meat right in the cook pan. Also this cooker weighs less with having an aluminum pan instead of a ceramic and less likely to break. [This review was collected as part of a promotion.]

This is pretty much a no-nonsense ( but no fancy bells and whistle) type of slow cooker. It does exactly what its name says. It sears meat nicely, and it also slow cooks nicely. I've made pork tenderloin in it which came out wonderful. The cooking pot is removable so one can prepare foods in it and store it in the refrigerator overnight and then take it out in the morning and plug it in and choose how long the food should cook. One can choose the temperature separately from the cooking time. The cooking time selected, in 2 hour intervals, (i.e. 2 hours, 4 hours, 6 hours, 8 hours, or 10 hours ) lights up for 2 hours, and if the cooking time is longer, it will then light up the cooking time again for another 2 hour period, etc. The slow cooker will switch to a WARM setting automatically when the cooking time has expired. Maximum time the slow cooker is on, including the warm setting, is 14 hours, according to the instruction manual, but I haven't had anything cook more than 6 hours.Oh- the default setting on HIGH is 4 hours. The non-stick interior makes it an easy to clean small kitchen appliance. I also like the oval shape of the pot much more than a round shaped pot. [This review was collected as part of a promotion.]

Love the fact that I can use one pot to take me from searing to slow cooker! Insert is lightweight and easy to lift out making the transfer from stove/oven to slow cooker and easy process. The programmable feature has enough options to keep me from overcooking and the auto shift to warm is appreciated -especially when work keeps me late. You will be very happy with this slow cooker! [This review was collected as part of a promotion.]

Received this slow cooker about a week ago and have used it several times since. One of the great features is one can sear your meat and then go right into slow cooking! The lightweight metal cooking pot can be used for searing/browning unlike the old glass pots! We have also used it for slow cooking of sauces! No more having to have to go and stir the product every few minutes on the top of the stove! Along with a slow cooker bag, this new product makes for easy clean up (dishwasher safe) and is much lighter than the old bulky slow cookers! Easy to read dials with a built-in timer for accurate cooking times. I would highly recommend this product for the advanced as well as the first timer "slow cooker" [This review was collected as part of a promotion.]

This slow cooker is easy to use. The buttons are easy to read, and press. The slow cooker works really well. I would’ve liked it better if it automatically went to warm after the cooking time expires, and if it had a longer cord. I would also prefer if the lid could be secured to the slow cooker. [This review was collected as part of a promotion.]

I have been looking for a slow cooker of this type for a while with a removable container to work on the stove top. The fact that I can brown or sear meat or start a recipe on the stove and not have to transfer to a separate slow cooker is great. I can fit two pork loins easily and still have room to add vegetables and stock to create an entire meal. The controls are easy to use, conveniently located and the nonstick cleans up with no effort. It is the perfect size for a family. [This review was collected as part of a promotion.]

I’ve never used a slow cooker before so I was excited to try it out for the first time. I really like the size capacity because it is able to fit an entire chicken! It’s incredibly lightweight but feels sturdy enough so I hope it lasts a long time. The temperature and time settings a minimal but easy and intuitive to follow and use. Another great thing is the inner pot can be used on the stove to brown meat before being set to slow cook which is nice because I like to brown beef before cooking it to get some color. My beef stew cooked to perfection and was soft and tender. A couple of points of improvement: I wish there was a medium heat setting just to have an option between low and high heat option. Also, the outer pot could be insulated so you don’t run the risk of accidentally burning your hand if it touches the pot. Other than that it’s a great entry into the world of slow cooking. [This review was collected as part of a promotion.]

This crockpot had a unique feature where you can take the insert it then place it on your stove top to sear your meat! This is an awesome feature, the easy to clean pan insert is awesome no more scrubbing. It's light weight, feels cheap made compared to my 20 year old crockpot that still works great also. [This review was collected as part of a promotion.]

I recieved this about one week ago and started using it immediately. First I used the stovetop searing medthod it work out perfectly. Next I used just the slow cooker and again it work perfectly. I have three stand alone cooker, on muilt-pot type and this one of all the types I like this best. It works just as Hamilton Beach said it should. If I needed to purchase another cooke this would be the one. [This review was collected as part of a promotion.]

This has to be one of the best things anyone has ever done to a Crock Pot. I had stopped browning and searing food because I didn’t want to get another pan dirty. Call me lazy but I found it wasn’t worth the effort. Now, you have made it possible to do. I made a pot roast and it is the first time I have browned one in a long time. I forgot what an important step that was. The roast was so moist and tender that I will never not sear again. Thanks for making it possible to do in one pan and one mess. The clean up was so simple and the weight of the insert is nothing compared to my old crock pot. You have a winner here and I would recommend it to all. [This review was collected as part of a promotion.]

i had use it on st. Patrick day cooking my cornbeef and cabbage dinner it came out great i was surprize on receving it thank you very much it is eazy to use and i bet you it is eazy to clean all i do it put it on and forget it it does the work for you i love it love it love it thank you once again [This review was collected as part of a promotion.]