Rival Crock Pot - 5 Quart Programmable Reviews

I absolutely love this crock pot.  I had on old one that the center didn't come out so you had to be careful of the cord when washing it, and it only had three temp settings.  This Rival crockpot is great because it's longer than it is tall which means it's easier to cook things.  You don't have to reach down in and stir everything to get it to cook.

The Rival comes with the center dish made to be removed for easy cleaning or to put it on the table to serve.  It is the first programmable crock-pot slow cooker.  You can set it for how long you want it to cook, and you can select the temperature. ...

Really easy to use. Really easy to clean.  First time I used it I learned that the food needed to cook for several hours less than called for in this cooker, even at lower temperature.  Once you get the hang of it, though, the timer feature is really handy, because you don't have to worry about turning it off so food doesn't get overdone. Overall, really enjoy using it.

So this is my first slow cooker, and I really like it a lot. I love that you can program it and it changes over to "stay warm" after it's finished cooking. However, I do think that it cooks at a hotter temperature than it should. I made a cake in the crock pot that was supposed to cook on low for 8 hours, and it burned after 3!

The Rivel crock pot cooked the recipes I tried 2 hours less then they called for and it got very hot too fast,I was worried about leaving my home for more then 4 hours with it on,especially if the recipe called for a thick sauce in it.