Customer Reviews

Crock-Pot SCDD 32-Ounce Manual Double Dipper Warmer, Black

5 star:		(10)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

UPDATE: I think a wire may have come loose in my first pot. I have now used my replacement pot for 6 hours and it worked great...I've used it often--and the pot I gave as a gift is working great. So, in spite of the fact I had a glitch in the first pot I bought, all is working great now and I love this pot...so with Amazon's free exchange for a new pot, and new pots working perfectly, I have raised my review rating. I am glad I didn't give up on it...

MY ORIGINAL REVIEW:
The concept behind this is wonderful; each side holds 16 oz of dip. That's a decent sized jar if you buy a dip or 2 cups worth if you make your own on each side, it takes up little counter space and you can do 2 dips at a time for your quests in one small pot. I did a spinach artichoke dip and a jalapeno bean dip and it kept everything hot for almost 4 hours. I was in love.

Here's the thing...the instructions suggested to only warm dips for 4 hours--it failed, however, to say why. I figured that meant because that's the time window when they can start not being a healthy choice to eat anymore via bacteria. I turned it off after 4 hours. But apparently they meant to say 3 hours and 50 minutes. Why? It didn't work the next day when I tried to reheat some leftovers. Apparently the coils or wiring or something overheats perhaps at this time window?

I'm torn about this crock pot...It has this wonderful thick ceramic base that you remove easily for washing, it holds just the perfect amount and you can refill it easily as guests serve themselves and, once it's hot, it heats up any added dips quickly, it's an ideal size so you need to put very little in in comparison to a big wide crockpot that a 16 oz jar of dip would just barely cover the bottom of...
BUT it did take quite awhle initially to heat up as compared to a chafing dish (but no chafing dish is small and two-sided that I can find either) AND the BIG BUT...I got one use out of it.

I liked it enough that I exchanged it rather than returning it and I already had one bought as a gift to give to someone else because I thought this and 2 dips in a gift bag was a wonderful gift that doesn't break the bank so I will update this as to how the next one works. Fortunately, Amazon returned it with no hassell...Let's hope my first pot was merely a lemon. I have my fingers crossed.

I got this to use for Christmas dinner and it's great!! Just the right size for dips and can be used for one or two different dips. Keeps the dip just the right temperature. I'm very pleased.

I looked around quite a bit before deciding to buy this for my brother's birthday present. I also bought a dip cookbook. This has worked out very well, the product is great!

It was fun to offer two different dips (I did the spinach artichoke and cheese dip as shown in picture) and they were delicious and kept to a great temperature. The only slight problem I had was that I could only load a half batch of my dips in each side so I had to refill during the evening.

This mini crockpot is the best!!! Everybody uses it! My teenagers melt cheese in it for nachos. my children and I melt: chocolate, yogurt chips, frosting, you name it to coat the cake pops we make for different functions. The two sides are the best, we use food coloring to color whatever we melted to go along with the function.(one color per side) (school colors for bake sales, themed parties, etc...) very easy to use and so much fun!!!

First its super cute! Matches the large Crock Pot version, great for appetizers for entertaining. Keeps dips pippin'hot. Amazon has the best price and free shipping. Watch it, your guests may just want to take it home!

I LOVE THIS i had been looking for a double fondue maker or white and milk choc... n then i started to think... these electric ones are basically the same as a crock pot ... and crock pot half the price... then i found this.. its SMALL tho ... wont even fit a can of soup per side... but it works great for fondue for my husband and I and we enjoy it for sure

The title of my review explains my main issue with this little appliance. We gave it its trial run with a batch of spinach artichoke dip, filling each receptacle about 2/3 of the way. Before long, the right side was bubbling while the left wasn't doing much of anything other than staying warm. I'm not nuts about the uneven heating factor and I'm also not nuts about the two speeds: On or Off. However, the latter I knew about prior to ordering and it isn't that big of a deal to remove the lid and stir now and then. This thing will work just fine for the football parties we go to so my gripes aren't driving me to send it back.

We bought this crock pot to warm chili and sour kraut at our convenience store for hotdogs that we sell. The first one that we bought had a chip out of the inside of the ceramic, so we returned it for another. The second one seemed ok, but when we put the ceramic pot inside the metal liner it didn't fit well. There was extra space, and it felt very loose. We tried it anyway, and it burnt everything that we put in it within a half hour. We even tried to remove the lid so that it wouldn't get so hot, but everything would end up burning to the sides. We ended up returning the second one and are going to go with another product.

This is excellent. Just what we were looking for. Something not too big for two food tastes at once. We're enjoying it tremendously.