Product Description

The THERMOS Thermal Cooker 4.5 liter (4.7 qrt) RPC-4500 Shuttle Chef is a healthy, economical and convenient way to cook. Assemble all the ingredients in the stainless thermos inner pot, put it on the stove and bring to a boil. Then remove the inner pot from the stove and place it inside the outer thermo pot which serves as a vacuum insulated stainless steel thermos container to keep the contents hot. There is no need to plug in any power cord. The food will continue its thermal cooking process using the retained heat like a non-electric crock pot. After the required time (e.g. rice 30 min; chicken stock 2 hrs; beef brisket 3.5 hrs), just open the outer thermal pot, and a nutritional and flavorful meal is hot and ready. The vacuum insulated Thermos thermal cookware has excellent heat retention capacity; the food inside the pot can retain a temperature up to 160 degree Fahrenheit even after 8 hours. It's safe to leave unattended because there is no electric power or pressur e needed to cook. The thermal cooking process requires no further supervision or monitoring. Food can be cooked while you are traveling as you can cook with this cookware anywhere, anytime and it's safe to use indoors or out. It saves money and fuel because after the food as been placed inside the outer thermo pot there is no extra energy needed to maintain the heat or cold for the next 6 to 12 hours. Entraps flavor, minerals and vitamins; generates less odor, grease and smoke in the kitchen. Doesn't over cook and cleans up easily. This model is like the Thermos Nissan thermal cooker CC4500 vacuum cooker. This is great stuff to get prepared with. Item shipping costs is based on using FedEx carrier. Please contact seller for use of other carrier services. FedEx does not deliver to P.O. boxes. Note: Shipping to Alaska, Hawaii, APO or P.O. boxes requires additional postage. Please contact seller for quote and shipping arrangements to avoid orders being canceled.

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #39537 in Kitchen & Housewares
• Size: 5 Quart
• Color: Stainless Steel
• Brand: Thermos
• Model: RPC-4500
• Dimensions: 12.00" h x 13.00" w x 12.00" l, 11.00 pounds

Features

• Non electric slow cooker with one 4.5 liter (4.75 qt) stainless steel thermos shuttle chef inner pot
• Vacuum insulated stainless steel thermos thermo pot for efficent, long lasting heat or cold retention
• Bring food to boil and let it cook in it's own retained heat. Can keep hot food above 160F for over 8 hours after simmering
• 18-8 thick stainless steel inner pot and lid with clad bottom (induction stove top ready)
• Bail handle will lock lid down securly for easy transport Note: item is imported with box & literature geared for the Asian market.

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Customer Reviews

Most helpful customer reviews

31 of 31 people found the following review helpful.
Better Than A Conventional Slow Cooker
By WanderingStar
I purchased this for travel days and potlucks. I did not realize how much I would use it for everyday meals and such. It is much safer than an electric slow cooker and produces far superior results with only a small learning curve.

This is much better constructed than the cheaper foam filled models. I expect many years of service from this high quality setup.

It is quite easy to use.
-Place the ingredients being cooked into the SS inner cook. pot .
-Bring it up to temp and hold for 10 mins or so.
-Place the SS lid on the inner cook pot.
-Insert the SS Cook pot into the thermal outer pot.
The dish will finish cooking and stay hot for 8hrs.

The vegetables maintain their shape, color and flavor. They are not cooked to a colorless,flavorless mush which is often what a conventional slow cooker does.

I have found accessories purchased for the 4.5L cooker from the thermalcookwaredotcomdotau website to be a ter rific setup. The cooker itself is too heavy to be shipped from Australia to be cost effective, but the accessories are not. I haven't found another place that offers all the terrific accessories to enhance the functionality of the cooker. This site is also a great place to obtain recipes for the thermal cooker. Another good site for those that are new to this method of cooking is thermalcookerdotwordpressdotcom. Both have recipes and techniques for main dishes, desserts, breads, drinks, etc in the thermal cooker.

The accessories offered at thermalcookwaredotcomdotau make the cooker much more versatile. The bain marie insert allows 2 items to be cooked separately at the same time. The steamer insert allows vegetables to be steamed while a main dish is cooking in the larger pot. The lidded SS loaf and round tin allow quick breads and cakes to be "baked " even while I sleep. If you have never tried steamed quick breads, you are in for a real treat. The breads and c akes come out moist and tender. For cakes I halve the recipe and pour the single layer batter into the round tin and "bake". I then slice it in half crosswise after it is cooled and frost. Viola! A perfect sized two layer cake for one to two people. I also ordered the racks to place my tins on to prevent them from becoming totally immersed in the boiling water. Water should not enter the tins. it should only come about half way up the side.

The thermal cooker can also be used to keep foods cold on hot days at picnics, potluck and the like. It also serves double duty as an ice bucket.

Don't forget to try hot drinks such as mulled wine, and hot cocoa in the thermal cooker. Can also be used to keep drinks such as lemonade,punch, etc. cold during hot weather.

I would recommend the 4.5 litre thermal cooker for 1-4 people. The Thermos Thermal Cooker RPC-6000W 2x3L Thermo Pot with two 3l inner pots and a single 6l inner pot would provide optimal co oking abilities for 4 or more.

BTW- the Thermos/Shuttle Chef thermalcooker works on induction cooktops.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful.
great product! Should've gotten it sooner!!
By Kay
I love my thermal cooker!! This is ideal for cooking soup or stew which would take a long time using a conventional stove. As we are all trying to go 'Green' nowadays this is the way to reduce your energy usage. I was comparing this to the Tiger brand thermal cooker, but decided to go with this one because it's designed with a handle which makes it easy to carry around. Now I can easily bring hot soup to a potluck w/o having to reheat my dish before serving!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.
Great!
By Pen Name
This really owns what I'd hoped it would do. We bought it to use on our boat but it's great in town too. My husband's homemade chili cooked and stayed hot all day without having to leave gas or electricity on while we were at work.