Amira Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 I can't believe I'm asking this here, given the crockpot's penchant for causing trouble, but my old crockpot died (appliance death seems to be a theme this year in my house) and I need a new one. I probably had a lead-filled health hazard before, but it's been 17 years since I bought a crockpot and I have no idea what's out there. I've never had a stainless steel slow cooker, but that seems to be what's available. I hear new crockpots are a lot hotter than the old ones. Is there a way around that? I don't need a timer or anything special. Just on or off with a couple of temperature settings. I mostly use it for cooking whole chickens, making appleauce or dulce de leche, heating milk for yogurt, cooking beans to freeze, and that kind of thing. I don't cook dinner in it. What should I buy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 I debated and debated, but ultimately, I go to so many potlucks that I knew I needed one that snapped shut, so I went with a very basic (no timer) crockpot that seals shut. So far so good, but it is cheap enough that if it doesn't work out, I can move on. http://www.amazon.com/Crock-Pot-SCCPVL600S-6-Quart-Portable-Stainless/dp/B003HF6PUO/ref=sr_1_1?s=kitchen&ie=UTF8&qid=1415119871&sr=1-1&keywords=crockpot I have something in it right now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kewb Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 I love and adore my vitaclay. http://vitaclaychef.com/ I have hated every crock pot I ever owned. My kids would never eat anything I cooked in it. I would always burn something or it would be dried out. Or just eh tasting. I ended up using my crockpot for overnight cooking of chicken stock and for soaking and cooking beans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amira Posted November 4, 2014 Author Share Posted November 4, 2014 I love and adore my vitaclay. http://vitaclaychef.com/ I have hated every crock pot I ever owned. My kids would never eat anything I cooked in it. I would always burn something or it would be dried out. Or just eh tasting. I ended up using my crockpot for overnight cooking of chicken stock and for soaking and cooking beans. The vitaclay looks lovely! But it looks like the largest one is only 4 quarts. Can you fit a whole chicken in it, do you think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aiden Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 My main priority for a crockpot was that it was 220V, since I knew I'd be using it outside the U.S. Mine is a Crock Pot brand. I'm not certain of the model number, but it's 220, it's big, and the timer feature is pretty nice--I can't set it to turn on automatically, but I can set it to go to a "keep warm" setting after a set amount of time, which is a particularly useful feature for me. It's also easy to clean, but it would not work well for transporting dishes to potlucks. I think it's probably this one: http://www.crockpoteurope.com/Product.aspx?cid=1787&pid=8816 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kewb Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 The vitaclay looks lovely! But it looks like the largest one is only 4 quarts. Can you fit a whole chicken in it, do you think? I have the 6 cup and that definitely will not fit a whole cut up chicken. The 4qt one may fit a small chicken. I have done chicken wings in mine. I usually don't do chicken in there because everyone here prefers roasted or grilled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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