Hamilton Beach Slow Cooker Review

All I wanted for Christmas was a crock-pot, and I received this beauty. I was excited to start and expand my cooking abilities, so I decided to make beef stew with top-of-the-line Angus beef. I spent all night (and lots of $) preparing the meal, and I set it to cook (at low for 6 hours) when I left for work that morning. When I arrived home, something was burning...

The crock-pot was blinking "high" with no time limit. On its own, it went from my set time (6 hours) and temp (low) to high for no apparent reason. I was upset my expensive Angus was ruined, and my fiancé and mother were quick to point out that, "I must have set it wrong." I was positive I had set it right (it's a no-brainer), so I decided to cook another meal to prove a point. That night I made pulled pork and decided to slow-cook it throughout the night, so I could check on it periodically. Again, I set the same temp and time. At about 3am I heard beeping from the kitchen, and to my surprise, the crock-pot (on its own) went to the high temp for no set time.

Sure, this crock-pot is a beauty and digitalized, but it does not work properly. The only way I can slow-cook something is to set the temp on low with no indicated time and to be present at the time of the cooking (which totally defeats the purpose of having a crock-pot). I would recommend this slow-cooker for its looks but not for its brains.