Crock-Pot 5025WG 2.5-Quart Slow Cooker

by Rival

Product Features

• Glass lid.
• 2-1/2-Quart capacity
• 2 Settings
• Rinse-clean stick resistant coating
• Removable stoneware

Product Details

Product Manual [240kb PDF]

• Item Weight: 6.8 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00006IUXW
• Item model number: 342416
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (74 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,905 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)
  • #51 in Kitchen & Dining > Small Appliances > Slow Cookers

Product Description

Jarden Crock-Pot 5025 2.5 Quart Round Slow Cooker 5025-WG 944

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

202 of 203 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Crock Pot, July 13, 2007

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Paula (California, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Crock-Pot 5025WG 2.5-Quart Slow Cooker (Kitchen)

I have this Crock Pot but my crock insert is white instead of black. I bought this slow cooker probably in the late 1990s. I own three slow cookers (the Rival 3-1/2-quart oval and the Rival 6-quart), and this is the best one and the one I use the most. It is 2-1/2 quarts and is perfect for two people. It cooks the best out of all three of my slow cookers as it does not overcook the food as the other two will. I find that the cooking times listed in most slow cooker cookbooks are very accurate for this Crock Pot, but for my other two larger models, I must reduce the cooking time. I have never had overcooked food in this slow cooker. Everything has always cooked to perfection. Most recipes in slow cooker cookbooks are written for 6 to 8 servings. If I cut the recipes in half, they will fit perfectly in this Crock Pot and fill it 3/4 full. That is just enough food for my husband and me and will usually leave leftovers for one or two more meals for one person. This slow cooker also looks very nice as it is all white and matches my kitchen, so it is always out on the counter. I use it many times a week and I am very happy with it. Since it cooks at such a low temperature, whenever I cook meat, I use the high setting for the first hour and then reduce it to low and cook for one hour less than the stated recipe (since one hour on high is equal to two hours on low). Everything turns out perfectly this way. The potatoes and carrots are perfectly tender and have not cooked down to mush as has happened in my larger, more powerful Crock Pots.

I highly recommend this model if the size is big enough for you because it works the way slow cookers are supposed to work - cooking the food slowly and gently.

84 of 84 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars TASTY FOOD GREAT CROCKPOT, November 29, 2003

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Monica S. Holmes "Monica" (La Mesa, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Crock-Pot 5025WG 2.5-Quart Slow Cooker (Kitchen)

Just bought this crockpot this weekend or actually on Black Friday 2003, it was inexpensive and it is a great way for me to learn how to cook for one instead of making large meals and having to freeze a ton of food.

A great crock pot if you are cramped on space i.e. apartment, studio, small townhouse, cape cod living. Doesn't take up much room and can fit a decent size portions of food in the crock pot.

Makes flavorful food...delicious....the toughest of cuts turn out perfection!

82 of 83 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Cut cooking times on recommended recipes in half., February 12, 2008

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Steph (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Crock-Pot 5025WG 2.5-Quart Slow Cooker (Kitchen)

I purchased this small, 2.5 quart crock pot for my college apartment, and am storing a larger one at my parents' house. The larger crock pot of the same brand is extremely useful and has never given me any trouble.

However, this smaller crock pot heats up very quickly, and will usually cook food in half the time the larger crockpot will. Of course this makes sense due to the decreased surface area of ceramic to heat, but I hadn't thought of that, and I wish I had known this before I purchased this product.

When I checked on my first overnight oatmeal in this pot after four hours of cooking (recommended cooking time: 8 hours), all of the liquid was gone. In another hour or two, it would have been burnt. Fortunately, adding more water did the trick and it was able to cook the oatmeal without further incident.

Basically, because of how quickly this pot heats up this is a good product only if you can check on it every three or four hours or so while cooking. Otherwise, purchase a larger model, especially one with a "keep warm" function.