Crock-Pot SCVI600B-SS 6-Quart Premium VersaWare Slow Cooker, Gold
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Crock-Pot SCVI600B-SS 6-Quart Premium VersaWare Slow Cooker, Gold
Customer Review: Fantastic slow cooker
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a wonderful slow cooker! I researched them all for quite a while and read all reviews. I wanted something large enough but that was versatile and did not cost a fortune. This appliance is by far the best on the market. I have made several meals in it and every time it cooked great. The low is just below a boil and the switch to warm feature is nice. I definitely recommend this to all who want a well made, reliable, programmable cooker. And the price was right too - just $60 at Amazon. Bon Appétit!Customer Review: Four stars with reservations
Summary: 4 Stars
I have only cooked in this crock once since it arrived. I made my usual split pea soup, cooked on low. The soup was better than ever, but I did have a couple of issues. First, the temp. reached over 200 degrees on low as registered by an instant read thermoneter. A bit of the soup burned around the bottom edges of the pot, and after cleaning by hand and then again in the dish washer,the stoneware had a white stain inside. I tried vinegar too, but could not remove the stain.I'm trying another recipe favorite today, so I'll see how it goes.
Sandi
Customer Review: Good but not as versatile as claimed
Summary: 3 Stars
Having read the manual thoroughly, I'm more than a little disappointed that this can't be used on a cooktop as advertised: "one-pot cooking--saute, cook, serve, and store all in the same pot. Use the removable oval stoneware in its heating base, on the stove, or in the oven to create delicious meals of all kinds."
Instead, all recipes call for browning in a skillet. This was what we were trying to avoid based on the above description; we wanted to be able to do that inside the cooker itself. Since it was stoneware we didn't expect to find warnings about "sharp instruments."
The top portion is very attractive and the controls seem to be sturdy. The bottom half is ugly and one wouldn't want to leave this on the stove simply because it's so large. It says it's dishwasher safe, but you had better have a very sturdy washer indeed to handle this heavy container. All that said, I'm sure it will excel. I just wish one could brown beef/pork in the base unit instead of separately on a skillet. It contains a rack/diffuser which you are to use if you were to heat up directly from a smooth top stove. This too is an inconvenience but is designed to prevent scratching and to diffuse the heat. Since it's considerably smaller than the crock itself, I don't see how that would work.
Customer Review: Good product
Summary: 5 Stars
We purchased this item about a month ago and regularly cook with it. Overall it is a very good product. Downside is that the outside (metal sides and bottom) get extremely hot, as a result we place it on a surface that cannot get damaged by heat. Upside, cooks very well and functions exactly like a crockpot should. It reminds me of my mothers 20+ year old crockpot and that is a good thing. Also, the pre-braising inside the crockpot is a fantastic feature, don't buy a crockpot without it, saves time and dishes.Customer Review: Good value for the money
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought the Rival SCVI600B-SS Crock-Pot 6-Quart Premium VersaWare Slow Cooker about a month ago to replace a slow cooker that was about 10 years old, and the handles of which had broken and fallen off. The cooker is everything promised, and looks good on the counter as well. I particularly like the removable crock pot which can be used to brown foods directly on the stove top. Same features as a pot that I want but which costs twice as much