Hamilton Beach Slow Cooker Review

For a fast paced, busy, non-cooking wife, this one kitchen item has been my life saver. We received the Hamilton Beach slow cooker (5.5 quart with the digital stuff) as a wedding gift two years ago. I am not a naturally talented cook, and my husband loves a great meal. We are very busy people, and his slow cooker is perfect for our situation. It is so simple to use, throw all of your ingedients in, pick your temperature setting, and leave! Go to work- go to church- and come back to a "Sunday meal" smelling house and a great meal to eat. I particularly like the temperature probe that comes with this particular slow cooker. Since I am not to the natural cook that can look at meat and tell if it is done, the probe has really helped me feel confident on when to take it out. I even used it one year at thanksgiving to cook our hame because the oven was full. I put the ham in the pot, put on a package of rub, and put the lid on. I then stuck the probe in and set the timer to beep when the ham had reached its appropriate temperature. It was so nice to not think about it again, and know that it would be perfect (not under or over cooked) with no effort.