Customer Reviews

Maxi-Matic MST-800VW Elite Cuisine Large 8-1/2-Quart Slow Cooker, White

5 star:		(8)
4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(3)

 

 

Awesome slow cooker...biggest quart capacity I could find out there! Works well, looks great and cleans up easy! Highly recommend this product!

While i haven't taken the time to acually
measure off how much it holds, it is certainly
big enough to hold a brisket and enough
vegetables to last every serving.

I've cooked a chuck roast w/veggies
a Pork loin with Sauer kraut & potatoes
and a couple of Corned beef briskets (separetely)
with plenty of Red Potatoes carrots and a
medium sized Cabbage, cut into wedges, added
in for the last hour of cooking.

I cooked them all, using the HIGH setting, and in
6 hours, the cuts were close to falling apart tender!

'Big' was what i wanted..and this qualifies.

The metal rim around the glass lid did begin
discolor on first use, but that doesn't seem
to be a big problem. (at least not for me.)

Bought this and was happy with it for two years. A couple of days ago I volunteered to bring some barbeque to work, set it on low overnight, came back in the mornign and nothing had happened. It seems like now low turn it up to about 75 degrees, and high brings it up to 150. Not what I had in mind. After my mother had used her crockpot for 30 years, I was hoping for more than 2.

I purchased this, as most do, because of the quart capacity. On the low setting, it boils like mad. The meats in Kentucky Burgoo and Green Pepper steak overcooked in a short amount of time. The low setting is only slightly lower than the high setting. I would like to cook some recipes for five to six hours. But no - this is not a slow cooker. Most other reviews I have read have not had this problem, so I might consider returning this item for another.
If I had this to do over again, I would probably spend more and try to purchase a little better quality cooker than this Chinese model. I am assuming it was imported from China or elsewhere. Hope this helps! L. Clark

I loved the large size, but it cracked within months and I cannot find contact info for replacement crock.

I bought this cooker for my wife because she said she wanted one that was bigger than the old crock pots, and it is bigger plus somewhat lighter, too. She says it doesn't seem to overcook the food and she really likes it, but to give it 5 stars it would have to have another feature that it lacks, a timer that would shut it off automatically after a certain length of time. All in all, however, it is fine and she is quite satisfied.

We purchased this product 10/09 and by 1/10 the crock developed a hairline crack. We use two other crock pots several years older and there are no cracks on them, so we know how to care for the ceramic pot. Customer service points out that non-electric parts are not covered and provides a price list. A new crock shipped is almost thirty dollars. What a rip off when a new unit (that does cook too hot, even on the lowest settings) is forty dollars. Spend your money elsewhere, I know I will.

I bought this unit to make large batches of spaghetti sauce and chili, and its capacity was sufficient, hence the 2-star rating instead of only 1. After only about 2-1/2 years of use [only about 4 times per year], the ceramic pot developed hairline cracks. This replaced a different brand we had that had lasted over 20 years. I e-mailed customer service and asked if they sold replacement pots. It has been over two weeks and no response. One would think that they wouldn't ignore a paying customer. Another reviewer did get a price from the manufacturer: $30 plus shipping. For the price of a whole new unit, you can buy two regular 6-quart pots, which is what I should have done in the first place and will do instead of wasting time with customer service.

This was purchased to replace an older, smaller model. It is used at least twice a month and is very easy to clean with its CorningWare-like surfaces. One feature I really like is the "warm" function to maintain a dish warm after cooking and before serving. The larger capacity is great for the six in our home or for church dinners.

I bought this as a present for my daughter and son-in-law. They have a good sized family and needed a bigger slow cooker. My daughter absolutely loves it. She put a pork roast - frozen - in before going to church one Sunday and it was thawed and started cooking by the time she got home.