I have a much older model and it gets hot VERY quickly and can even boil water in a few minutes. Can this slow cooker get hot enough to boil water?
1245226
hmm, I don't think it can make the water totally boiled in a few minutes. But after awhile, the water or soup does bubble. it's after a while of slow cooking.
1245227
it could boil water, but I don't recommend this cooker because the coating on the inside is flaking off already!!!
1245228
I have used West Bend for years, I am on my third one in 50 years. I have never noticed the pot getting hot quickly. However, West Bend Customer Service is great, perhaps you should call or e-mail t he company regarding the pot getting hot quickly and boiling water.
1245229
yes but it may take a take a little longer. I have always cooked on low, so maybe high would boil faster. Really like it, and liked my old ones too.They just wore out.
1245230
The new model can get as hot as the old one (which I also have)...I just missing fine tuning the temp manually rather than using the LED set temps.
316919
Hello, I personally have never used low settings to cook. I am sorry I couldn't tell you if it can be used as a slow cooker.
302780
No it doesn't keep the water hot, but it is super fast at boiling the water. I love mine, I use it all the time.
6938
I have not used this item as a crock pot (slow cooker). I use it for warming food that has been prepared previously. I have found that the temperature control can easily be set too high. If you are careful with this setting it should work quite well. A trial and error method will work for you if you have the patience and product to experiment in this manner.
816525
it will boil, however do not mistake it for a rapid boil with large boiling bubbles of water. It will get to a light boil which is still very hot that I still need to let it stand for a minute or two.
1740848
Hi, I have the Hamilton Beach 33140 oval slow cooker. It doesn't come with recipes, but it does have guidelines to use the slow cooker. If you follow the exact guidelines, your food cooks faster than stated, so check after 2 hours on high. Enjoy.
1746621
I do. I have an oval slow cooker. a black one, I got at Farm and Fleet. It works fine.
1746620
You need a slow cooker with MANUAL controls. I must tell you I returned my unit and instead I purchased the Anova unit, because it has a water circulator and can be used with any pot.
432982
The water will keep boiling during it's "cooking" mode (Yes, over an hour is normal when you put in 3 bowls of cold water to start cooking), until it's switch to "warm" automatically. PS: The more water you put into it will cook longer of course. *My pot was broken now.
1665367
I have used it to heat up water but not brought it to a boil. Since it has cast burners, I don't think it will get red hot.
1678859
No. The first one I had worked every time, for seven years. I only boiled water, nothing else. My first one finally died two years ago. I bought a second one, and it works every time. I only boil water. I don't cook with it, or heat any other liquid. I use it at work to boil water for tea or hot chocolate. I unplug it after each use, and don't leave water sitting in it over the weekend. I use it at work from September to June, never over the summer.
471515
In theory it could replace a slow cooker but because there is slow heat loss from the top, I doubt whether it can keep the heat for a long period of time (say 8+ hours). The other problem is that the food must be hot when you put it in the cooking basic (and I mean all the way through). Most of my cooking is in the less than 3 hour range. So if you completely heat the food before putting it in, then it could replace a slow cooker. I found that at home a slow cooker is easier and mostly use mine when I'm camping.
1561044
I don't have that cooker, because of its inferior design and quality of construction, compared to other similar units. I returned it to the store where I bought in less than one day without even firing it up. There are other units out there at comparable cost that are much better designed and constructed. Regardless of what you use, I would recommend that you should plan on cooking several relatively small portions rather one huge batch all at once.
1965379
This is not common. I have had one for about a year and it works well. The only problem is that the slow cooker function operates at to low a heat about 180 deg. It takes forever to cook anything using this function.
986079
Sorry. I haven't tried to slow cook. When on low flame, I have noticed that the temperature is in the 350 degree range.
471512
Dear Customer，Thank you so much for your interesting with our product.Yes, you are right. it works like slow cooker. but it does not use electricity .You put inner pan on the stove first and make it boiling ,then transfer it inside the pot. It can keep warm about 6 hours.Hope it is helpful for you.Thanks, have a good day!
1783716
This model has three settings - Low, High and Warm. Both the low and the high settings on the slow cooker will cook at about 209 degrees F. These two settings, however, will cycle differently which will cause the high setting to prepare food faster. The warm setting on a slow cooker is around 165 degrees F.