Hamilton Beach 33144 Stay-or-Go 4-Quart Slow Cooker, White

by Hamilton Beach

Product Features

• 4-quart slow cooker for soups, casseroles, curries, and more
• Choose from 3 heat settings--low, high, and keep-warm
• Full-grip metal handles; locking glass lid for spill-resistant travel
• Dishwasher-safe stoneware pot doubles as a serving dish
• Measures approximately 19 by 10 by 13 inches; 1-year warranty

Product Details

• Item Weight: 10.6 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 11 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• 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: B000R4FTZU
• Item model number: 33144
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #35,321 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Easily prepare soups, casseroles, pot roasts, curries, and more with this 4-quart oval-shaped slow cooker. The unit's rotary control dial offers three heat settings--low, high, and a convenient keep-warm setting that maintains a perfect serving temperature without overcooking. Designed for at home or on-the-go, the slow cooker includes full-grip metal handles and a locking glass lid with a gasket to keep food secure and ensure spill-resistant travel. The removable stoneware pot doubles as a serving dish, plus it can go in the refrigerator to store leftovers. Both the pot and the lid clean easily by hand or in the dishwasher. The slow cooker measures approximately 19 by 10 by 13 inches and carries a one-year limited warranty.

Product Description

4 Quart capacity Slow cooker with 3 heat settings- low- high- keep warm- Dishwasher safe locking glass lid with gasket keeps food secure & provides spill resistant travel . Versatile white stoneware removes for serving & refrigerator storage .

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

34 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Nice little slow cooker, though a bit strange, March 6, 2008

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Cynthia Matuszek (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hamilton Beach 33144 Stay-or-Go 4-Quart Slow Cooker, White (Kitchen)

NOTES: First, the "locking handles for easy transport": the locks are on the body of the slow cooker, so you can't take out the porcelain insert and lock the lid onto it; if you want it locked, you have to take the whole device. Second, I guess mostly because of the rubber gasket on the lid, the cooker creates a tightly sealed cooking compartment, and things cook differently as a result. Liquids don't cook off anywhere near as fast, and the flavors don't cook together quite the same.

PROS: The shape of the oval cooker is perfect. I've gotten a four-pound roast in the little thing. The temperature goes from just-warm to boiling, very versatile. It can go longer without attention because it retains moisture so well.

CONS: Some slow-cooker recipes may need tweaking; the cooking compartment is sealed pretty tightly whether or not the handles are locked (you're not supposed to cook with it sealed, but I do occasionally to concentrate flavors). More seriously, like most removable-insert crockpots, it wastes a lot of heat on the outside - it gets quite hot to the touch and is not efficient for summer use by any means.

Overall, for a small, not-too-expensive crockpot, it's really quite nice! I've now had it for quite a while, and cooked a lot of meals in it. Still works, still cleans up easily, dinner's routinely ready when I get home.

12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars The insert cracked after a few months use, October 24, 2008

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fan "[e-mail]" (Marietta, GA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hamilton Beach 33144 Stay-or-Go 4-Quart Slow Cooker, White (Kitchen)

I was pretty happy with it, the lock things can get in the way but overall it worked well until one day the insert cracked all across the bottom and roast drippings seeped out. Since it's been a few months now I'm stuck with it and had to buy another crock pot. To my dismay, spending a lot more for a Kitchen Aid was not really the answer either as so many people report the same thing, the insert cracks. It's the cheap manufacturing practices, no quality, don't care mentality, of just about anything you buy these days.

14 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great for small households, December 20, 2007

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Elizabeth E. Knussman - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hamilton Beach 33144 Stay-or-Go 4-Quart Slow Cooker, White (Kitchen)

After looking at different brands and sizes of slow cooker, this is the one I decided on. It is just right for a smaller household. The directions in the booklet are clear and the options [low, high, keep warm] all most of us may need.