Farberware FSSC500 5-Quart Slow Cooker

by Farberware

Product Features

• 5-quart capacity with dual-purpose ceramic container
• Three temperature settings: high, low, warm
• See-through tempered glass lid provides easy viewing
• Power indicator light and easy-grip handles
• Removable crock, immersible for easy cleaning

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 14.2 x 14 x 11 inches ; 12.3 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 13 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B0001I0MHM
• Item model number: FSSC500
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (37 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #83,795 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

This 5-quart slow cooker is great for stews and soups. Its three temperature settings of High, Low, and Warm and its see-through tempered glass lid allows the cooker to be in complete control. This product contains a removable crock that is immersible for easy cleaning, a power indicator light, easy-grip handles, and a dual-purpose ceramic container.

Features:

• 5-quart capacity
• Dual-purpose ceramic container
• Removable crock
• Crock immersible for easy cleaning
• Three temperature settings: High, Low, Warm
• See-through tempered glass lid
• Power indicator light
• Easy-grip handles

Product Description

Farberware Select 5Qt. Slow Cooker

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

61 of 61 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best in Breed!, December 16, 2006

By 

Theodore Verde (Saratoga Springs, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Farberware FSSC500 5-Quart Slow Cooker (Kitchen)

Great - A steal at this price!

This is a TRUE SLOW COOKER that produces excellent results.

In my opinion it's the best 5 qt round ceramic slow cooker - because un-like so many other inexpensive slow cookers it has 3 TRUE settings that are not too hot to boil your food away.

High -210 degress F.

Low -165 F.

Keep Warm -140 F.

It does not cook too hot at the low setting! It does not boil your food away to bland nothingness... it's a TRUE SLOW COOKER!

Well built - with a great Ceramic insert with good handles for lifting - I highly recommend it.

33 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally a crockpot that really works!, January 20, 2007

By 

Steven C. Schlientz "Ski Trip Cook" (Virginia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Farberware FSSC500 5-Quart Slow Cooker (Kitchen)

We bought a new Rival to replace our 25 year old crockpot before checking reviews and found it burned all the meals, even on low heat. Apparently several others have had the same problem according to Amazon reviews. We then bought this very inexpensive FSSC500 and are delighted. The low temperature allows you to cook meals for 8 hours or more and the pot seems to be well built. This is a very basic model, but it looks good and gets the job done. 5 stars!

28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Money Well Spent, March 15, 2007

By 

Elliott P. (North Carolina) - See all my reviews

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Farberware FSSC500 5-Quart Slow Cooker (Kitchen)

I think my wife and I were the last of our friends to get around to adding a slow cooker to our kitchen.

When I began doing some preliminary research I was disconcerted that I was unable to find any good reviews and most of what I came across was recall info for a host of slow cookers. Seemed pretty ominous.

Fortunately, I found many useful reviews here on amazon and was able to not only find a slow cooker that works as advertised but a very economical one to boot.

We only received the unit on Monday but my wife prepared a 5lb roast right off the bat with a recipe from the included owner's manual.

Following the directions to a "T" in terms of ingredients, temperature setting and time, the roast came out perfectly.

I did find one issue which Farberware customer service is taking care of for us. Upon washing the (cooled off) lid for the cooker, I noticed what appears to be a hairline crack running around the perimeter of the glass lid. It did not penetrate through the glass and may have been a manufacturing flaw I hadn't noticed when taking the item out of the box. (I had to hold it in the light a certain way to notice it.)

In any case, in an abundance of caution I called Farberware and they are sending a new lid right out. Can't ask for more than that. (Should the new lid have issues I will come back and edit this review but I am remaining confident that this is an anomaly.)

Overall, I'd have to say that this economical purchase will prove very worthwhile for a long time to come.