Product Description

4.5 QT ROUND MANUAL MATTE BLACK SLOW

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #126032 in Kitchen & Housewares
• Size: 4.5 Quart
• Color: Black
• Brand: Crock-Pot
• Model: SCR450-B
• Dimensions: 13.00" h x 13.20" w x 9.65" l,

Features

• 4-1/2-quart round-shaped slow cooker with stoneware pot
• Glass lid for keeping an eye on the cooking process
• Low or high heat settings; stay-cool side and lid handles
• User manual with recipes included; dishwasher-safe lid and pot
• Measures approximately 13-1/5 by 13 by 9-3/5 inches; 1-year limited warranty

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Customer Reviews

Most helpful customer reviews

28 of 31 people found the following review helpful.
Another Crock Pot-
By J Keistler
I've owned Crock Pots since the mid-seventies, starting with one of the originals with the non-removable insert. This one is my latest.

I prefer round Pots, though I've had both. As a single person, my smaller Crock Pot gets the bulk of the cooking (and it's excellent, a $9 purchase at Wal-Mart!)

I've read a pile of complaints from people on here who have had problems with the handles on the sides breaking. Mine haven't yet; I don't haul my pot by the handles anyway and don't care whether there are handles or not. The crock insert has its own carrying tabs. Also, this pot has the type of lid handle that some have had trouble with; again, no problem with mine. I'd rather have a glass knob like the originals but they are more susceptible to slipping and dropping.

An obvious difference between the original Crock Pots and these is that I think all the Rival pots are now made in China. There appears to be a real problem with the thermost ats not providing the proper temperatures for cooking. The low setting is supposed to be approximately 200F and the high, 300F. The problem appears to be that the low is high enough to boil and the high, hot enough to burn. Fortunately, this isn't the case with my Pot; the temps are appropriate.

There isn't a 'keep warm' setting on this pot, but when the low setting is indeed around 200F, there's no need for it.

All of my Crock Pots have gotten hot on the outside; this one may be warmer than the old ones but it's not hot enough to burn, certainly.

One nice feature over the oldest Crock Pots from the seventies is that the glass lid has a metal rim around the edge. Go looking on one of the auction sites at vintage Crock Pots and discover how many have chipped lids! I had a Crock Pot in the 80's, a big one, and it had a plastic lid that in short time turned translucent. Didn't ruin the pot but one couldn't see the food to check on it.

There is no doubt that the original Crock Pots like I had in the seventies were better made in this country. However, in adjusted dollars, they would cost several times what this one does when made by the red Chinese. A pot such as this represents a great though inexpensive investment in convenience cooking, as well as enabling users to save considerable money on cooking less-expensive meats. Just be sure and test immediately after receipt to confirm that the thermostat is working at the proper temperatures!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful.
Might work as a space heater
By VA Reviewer
I replaced a venerable 34 year old Crockpot with this one because I wanted a removable crock. The fancy ones with the timers and probes seem to suffer about 25% disability rate due to bad electronics, according to the reviews. I figured that an "off/hi/lo" rotary switch would be foolproof. Not so much. The outside heats up to from 160 degrees to 200 degrees depending on where on the vessel it is measured with an IR thermometer. The liquid inside will only heat to 133 degrees after an hour and a fiery 168 degrees after three full hours. At this temperature, it is not really an effective slow cooker. (after six full hours, the liquid finally rises to 200 degrees, but the outside is OVER 200, youch!) The outside is honestly dangerously hot. I believe it is probably just a poor design with no insulation outside of the heating element , or it is extremely poor QC. Rival should be ashamed of this junky imported offspring of a classic product. (speaking of, I measured m y 34 year old one...212 degrees in 90 minutes on high and the outside is 134 degrees)

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.
Works fine
By Joseph McKinney
Works fine for a basic crockpot and if you don't mind that the insert is china and not metal. Metal can be put on the stove top and things browned in it. It is also lighter to lug around than the crock. That said, the crockpot works just as you would want it to. Just right for a pot of bean soup put on at night and ready next day.