so far, so great!
i purchased a hamilton beach slow cooker/crock pot a little over a year ago on amazon. i used it maybe 6 times at most. the last time i used it, the ceramic insert stress cracked all the way around. i am a very careful person and it was NOT my fault. to order a new insert would have cost (with shipping) more than i paid for the whole pot so i ditched it and began a search for something better.
i ran across the Nesco and did some online research on it. it sounded like the answer for me.
it came last week (from amazon) and i followed the "smoke out" directions and then made my first meal in it last night....my take on a chicken stew recipe that was included in the manual. omg! it was wonderful.
one meal does not a satisfied customer make but i think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship between me and my Nesco. if things change, i'll update this review. this review is for the 6 qt. red roaster with porcelain cookwell...no more ceramic for me although...
Better than a Crockpot
I made the mistake earlier this year of purchasing a crockpot thinking I could control the heat settings. When I found I could not, I was back at Amazon hunting for an alternative, and this was it. The temperature gauge runs from 200 to 400 degrees, so you can use the lower settings like a crockpot, and the higher for roasting, baking, and steaming. The cookwell on this particular unit is made of metal, so I do not have to worry about it cracking and breaking like crockpots and having to purchase a whole new unit when it does. It cleans up in a snap with a little bit of Dawn and baking soda. It is removable and dishwasher safe too. I can now look forward to next summer of baking/roasting on the back porch rather than heating up the house inside. I wish I had known about these roaster ovens decades ago. I would have bought one back then instead of wasting so much $$$$ replacing crockpots over the years.
Handy, Budget Portable Cooker OR what maybe a CHEaP way to introduce Sous-vide!
Our crock-pot died years ago. We have not tried to replace it with another electric until this was offered to test as part of the Vine program.
Our family regularly braises meals using several (oven/ stovetop) braising pans (le Creuset, Mauviel). Although I recommend these pans highly, they must be attended and are expensive. I wanted to, in part, test and compare them against an electric version. But there is more to the suitability of this product than that comparison, as I will explain. This review is longer than normal for me, I will try not to disappoint. Let me start with what is the hook for me.
Something the manufacturer did not intend (and far more interesting to me) is that an appliance like this (heating from the sides and not from the bottom) might be the most economical way to be introduced to Sous-vide. This unit does not have the constant circulation that is part of the Sous-vide cookery but it does have the low temperature. And, luckily, it is...
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