Crock-Pot SCVI600B-SS 6-Quart Premium VersaWare Slow Cooker, Gold
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Crock-Pot SCVI600B-SS 6-Quart Premium VersaWare Slow Cooker, Gold
Customer Review: LOVE this slow cooker
Summary: 5 Stars
I am really surprised to see some of the negative reviews of this slow cooker! I have had it for about 2 to 3 years now, and I average using it about once or twice a week. It has been a life saver for me!
You can do anything with this pot--brown or saute on top of a stove top, throw in the oven, even refrigerate. It is truly one pot cooking, because you can start your meal right in the pot. I have even used the pot as a traditional pot, completely cooking a meal on my gas stove top (and at high heat, even though it says never to go above medium). I have not had any problems at all with the stoneware. No cracks, no pops. And the best part is that after I'm done, I can put it in the dishwasher with no problem. It's also got a nice capacity--I can cook plenty of food for my family of four.
As for the actual slow cooking part of this slow cooker,I will concede that it does run hot. I burned a few meals when I was first starting out too. But I have adjusted my use of this cooker. I will always run it for the shortest suggested cooking time. If I am going to be out of the house, I will always run it on low. Adding a little extra liquid is probably a good idea, but I haven't done it, myself. Adjusting the cooking times has worked fine for me.
I cannot say enough good things about this cooker. I never really used to use a slow cooker before receiving this one as a gift, and now I look forward to slow cooked meals.
Customer Review: Great Crockpot
Summary: 5 Stars
We have owned this crockpot for over 6 months now and use it on average once a week. It is a great quaility item and we haven't had any issues. We like the simple programming and have used it to brown meat in the same pan. We aren't sure why so many people are giving the item low stars. If you drop the lid, why wouldn't you expect it to chip or break? Its STONEWARE, not metal. Don't blame the product for your carelessness. If you dropped a dinnerplate and it cracked, would you blame the produce or the person dropping the product?
We have two crockpots that we bought at the same time and after using each a couple of times, we never use the "other" brand unless cooking for the masses. They both cost around the same yet the this crockpot seems to be made of quality materials and doesn't feel "cheap". I find it odd that people have said in reviews that they "wouldn't brown meat in it" for whatever reason, but never tried. How can you give a produce a bad review when you haven't even tried using it. To me it seems that those people have an axe to grind.
If you want a crockpot where you pour in a Marie Calendar's crock pot meal and call that cooking, go buy a walmart piece of junk special. If you want a crockpot that you can actually do some real cooking in, this pot is for you.
Just to set the record straight, this is a great quality crockpot that works as advertised.
Customer Review: VersaWare Slow Cooker
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a very well made and nice looking slow cooker that is easy to use and easy to clean. The one-container ability that the VersaWare liner provides is a big plus to saving room and dirty dishes. The liner is very easy to clean and maintains a much more attractive finish than the previous glazed stoneware liners I have used over the last ten years. This cooker also seems to cook a lot more uniformly across the liner than my previous stoneware cookers did.
As has been a very common complaint with Rival cookers - they cook on too high a temperature when set to "low". This cooker seems to run at medium and high temperatures and is not a very good choice if you plan on leaving it for more than 6-8 hours. The warm setting works great and is perfect to re-heat items that the oven would normally dry out. A great product as long as you realize that it cannot be left for a full day without burning the food. If you do plan on leaving it all day, then make sure you add about 30% more liquid so that it doesn't dry out and burn.
A great cooker and well worth the money.
Customer Review: awesome crockpot
Summary: 5 Stars
Rival SCVI600B-SS Crock-Pot 6-Quart Premium VersaWare Slow Cooker I purchased this crockpot for my wife. She loves it.It is the best. Her first meal she made was a chuck-roast with potatoes, carrots and onions. She cooked it on low following directions from the included cookbook and it came out fantastic! She has since made stuffed peppers, baked beans, spare ribs and many more. She loves the feature of being able to brown ontop of the stove and then adding the rest of the ingredients. It is everything it is said to be--truly one pot versitility. It cleans up beautifully with just soap and water,-no scrubing. you can use it in the oven too! It is worth every penny. Also, I highly recommend Amazon for your purchase. They have the best prices and we have ordered from them many times and have always received our orders in a timely fashion and in excellant condition. We have never had an issue with anything we have ordered.Customer Review: Nice Crock Pot - Have researched over about 30 so far and this is the best.
Summary: 5 Stars
Over the last 3 months, my husband and I researched crockpots- it had become such a joke actually....who spends this much time researching crockpots! So we finally decided to purchase this crockpot- so glad we did!.
I love the versatility of this crock - for example, we made pot roast the other night. I browned the meat in the crock on my gas stove, then took it off the stove and put it right into the steel (pot) container and proceeded to cook directly in the pot for 6 hours - savoring all of the beef browning bits etc.
Afterwards, I put the crock and the lid right into the fridge.
About the crock. the handles get hot if you do not keep your fingers on the plastic lined handles, that is my only small complaint.
Otherwise this pot looks good and cooks good. So glad we went with a rival, and not a glass topped Rival.
Let me add this too-the crock is a bronzish type color, really pretty and modern & the stonewear is a dark chocolate brown