… well, now you’re speaking my love language. (Yes, I own five crock pots. Yes, I need all of them. Thanksgiving dinner will be prepared mostly in crock pots. Don’t judge.)
Anyway! Lovely Jessica pointed out yesterday that Amazon currently has this Crock-Pot SCVT650-PS 6-1/2-Quart Programmable Touchscreen Slow Cooker available for all all-time-low price of just $60. I don’t own this one, but the reviews are excellent, and it sure is pretty.
If you want a programmable crock with a lid that can be clamped down for transport, I do own this Hamilton Beach 33967 Set ‘n Forget 6-Quart Programmable Slow Cooker, and that’s the one I take to potlucks and such. It’s not as futuristic-looking as the Crock-Pot one, but I would say it’s my second favorite and a great machine.
My all-time-favorite workhorse, of course, is the Ninja 3-in-1 Cooking System, though you have to really want one to spend that money, I guess. I just noticed Ninja’s come out with a SEARios Slow Cooker, which is basically the stovetop and slow-cooking abilities of the 3-in-1 without the convection baking component (and with a smaller price tag). To be honest, I’ve never used my Ninja for baking, so if I was wanting one, I’d definitely jump on the SEARios model as a more affordable option. It is really nice to be able to sauté your veggies or sear your meat in the cooking insert before flipping it to slow-cook mode.
You’ve just given me more fuel for the fire. My husband asked if I really needed a second slow cooker, and I told him that this one was programmable, so yes, I do. He finally agreed, because I’ve been stalking this one for awhile. But now…I kind of want that SEARios one, and I can say, “But Mir has five of them! So it’s okay! And they all do different things!”
I did go ahead and buy that one yesterday, but now I’m looking at the one you own that you can clamp the lid down on and wondering… (I think this is how slow cooker hoarding begins, isn’t it?)
It’s not hoarding, it’s being prepared for any situation. 😉
I seriously do use all of them for Thanksgiving, which, granted, is only once a year, but it’s not unusual for me to make something which requires at least two going at once.
Also, hi, I’m an enabler.
My husband said I don’t need enabling, but I’m okay with that. I put them in my Amazon wishlist and will slowly work on him. 😉