Hamilton Beach Sear & Cook Stock Pot Slow Cooker with Stovetop Safe Crock, Large 10 Quart Capacity, Programmable, Silver (33196)

I have been wanting this large Crock Pot for about a year. So, understandably, my expectations of it were quite high, and I am delighted to say it did not disappoint. I love soups, stoops, stews, and chilies, and I have never mastered cooking small batches of these foods. Also, being disabled, I'm not too fond of lots of cleanup, and slow cooking is a huge energy saver for me. Because of these cooking interests and requirement needs, I felt this would be a great addition to my cooking appliances.Multiple key features were eye-catching when I saw it, and after using these features, I found its performance flawless and above my expectations. The test meal was a bratwurst German cabbage black bean soup with creamy mushroom beef broth. This would give me an excellent introduction to the crockpot's abilities.First and very important is that I know it says it is lightweight, but I was amazed at how easy the large cooker is to maneuver. Do not confuse lightweight for cheap. It is a quality piece that has been well thought out to maximize its cooking ability with ease of use, exactly what you want in a crockpot.Its ability to sear on the stovetop and then move the cooking container right to the slow cooker is a great time saver. The cooking operations are simple but flexible enough to meet your slow cooking needs.The programmable settings are very intuitive. I hate when an item is trying to do everything and making you feel that you need an engineering degree to use it. This crockpot has the programmable features you need to make life easier and skip the frustration of needing a doctorate to use it.There are pop-up handles on the outside of the side of the cooker to quickly move it around, even though I have the counter space for the appliance. I found this feature necessary for a large crock pot. Many people will want to store this item when not in use, for it is sizable. These handles make moving it from location to location a breeze.Clean-up was simple. The lightness and non-stick surface of the inner cooking pot allowed the minimum effort to clean it up and have it ready for the next meal.The soup turned out perfect. What I cooked was:• Roughly two pounds of bratwurst sausage cut into 1/2 inch pieces and browned. Then, I moved into the crock pot.• The bag of black beans was soaked overnight. Something I recommend is if you have hard water and, then drained of excess water and then add it to the crockpot.• Add two cans of diced tomatoes with chilies• One large can of cream of mushroom soup• One box of beef broth• I also used the leftover broth from a pot roast if needed; you can substitute another box and half of either beef or veggie broth.• You need one small cabbage sliced into 1-inch slices and then chopped.• Spices include Cumman, celery salt, and mustered to taste.Cook on high until beans are tender. 3 to 4 hours, and then turn down to low until ready to eat.This recipe made a whole pot of soup.When serving the soup, a touch of sour cream and shredded cheese is a great compliment. Then serve with some sourer dough bread on the side to sop up the last bits of soup left in the bowl.The soup turned out great, and cooking with the pot from the stove to the cooker was a pleasure. Clean-up could not have been easier unless there was just no cleanup.I have found my new favorite kitchen appliance. I highly recommend the purchase.

We are so pleased with how this slow cooker works that is the second one we have now. It replaced one with a ceramic insert. The aluminum "pot" is great, and you can use it on the stove outside of the cooker.

I've been using this slow cooker for 2 months and I am very impressed. Previously, for 7 months, I had been using a standard sized (6 qts?) Crock-Pot for only one purpose: cooking homemade food for my Golden Retriever puppy. I'm not a cook, and I'd never used a slow cooker before. The standard Crock-Pot was good, but I could barely fit a recipe (for 4 to 5 days of meals) of 4 pounds of ground meat, lots of veggies, and more. It was difficult to stir without overflowing. And the stoneware crock required serious scrubbing with steel wool. THEN.... I bought this 10 qt slow cooker. The size is PERFECT! I can add 5 or 6 lbs of meat (or more), no problem, and I'm still a few inches below the top rim. The lightweight metal pot is totally non-stick and clean-up is a breeze -- no more steel wool or soaking: PERFECT!The negatives are minor: yes, it does get very hot on high, so I do stir the batch every hour or so, even though "it's not necessary" to stir with a slow cooker. Sure, it will take a little longer to cook the meal, but that's not a big deal, so I like to stir.And, yeah, the controls are not digital so you don't know precisely where you are in your cook cycle. It's not a big deal. Use your watch or phone or timer and don't worry about the controls. It automatically switches to Warm at the end of your cook time, all good.Bottom Line: I love this slow cooker. It's all I'll never need. One of these days I'll even cook a meal for myself, but for now it's perfect for my dog's home cooking!

I ordered a bigger one. 10 QT I believe and I love it! The timer is my favorite. Cooks great and very good quality. I use it for food and making tallow!

It’s very large I love that the lid locks, good quality works great and no expensive definitely with the money

Good value for the money. I really like the quality of the removable stock pot and that I can sear on the stove top and put back in the slow cooker. The size is great for our 5 person family as well. Also very easy to use.

This slow cooker has a timer to set on and offThe inner liner is removable for cleaning as well as being put on burner for browning or seeing meatVery easy to use, clean, and cook large quantities.Perfect for cooking spaghetti gravy all night and add meatballs in morning

Love it.. makes cooking for a lg.crowd easy.. Very easy to clean ,inside & outside ..doesn't get too hot making it easy to move...,priced right and very durable.