Best slow cooker or CrockPot?

I love my Ninja 3-1 cooker. It browns the meat very well if you need to do it first and the clean up is a breeze. I am so glad I finally broke down and bought it.

Thank you, LadyBug. I have a place to begin . I don't have to wander aimlessly!

luvpoos, Ninja 3-1 cooker. Not even familiar with that one. I better get started before I am way behind!

I have one Hamilton Beach and one Rival. I like them both just fine. JMO but it seems as though the newer crockpots/slow cookers, cook faster than those of old. It used to be that it would take 8 hours for a pot roast and now it's cooked in about 4-5 hours on LOW.

Anyone else think the same?

I prefer the small Nesco - unfortunately I dropped my last one and messed it up - Have had three and got all three from the Q - either 6 or 7 quart. The one I have now is a GE, it's ok, cooks a bit too slow but it works. This one can only be set on warm, high or medium with only three different times allowed, 4 hours, 6 hours and3 hours - those times are not always right. Sure cleans easy however. LOL. Do wish I had another Nesco but at my age not worth buying another one.

I've had 2 Rival Crock Pots. My first was one of the originals to come out (probably got in 1975 and it was the kind that did not have the removable pot) and my second I got in 1998. It was starting to not cook as well (took longer) as it once did, so I replaced it about a year ago with the Ninja 3n1. As it does more than just the functions of a regular slow cooker, I love it more than the crock pots I had and can recommend it (use mine at least twice a week).

I have this one that came with a "baby" one inside, to my surprise!

I love the big pot…it's wonderful, and I use the little one for keeping sauces warm before serving. I recommend it very highly and the price was great. I got an additional 10% off because I took the display model.

Love it!

On 6/23/2014 Gooday said:

I have one Hamilton Beach and one Rival. I like them both just fine. JMO but it seems as though the newer crockpots/slow cookers, cook faster than those of old. It used to be that it would take 8 hours for a pot roast and now it's cooked in about 4-5 hours on LOW.

Anyone else think the same?

Hello Gooday! To answer your question, YES!!!!! I think exactly the same.

I'd had the same crockpot for eons, but awhile back decided to buy a new, bigger one. What a big, fat mistake! I couldn't figure out what I was doing wrong, until I googled it about a year ago. As it turns out, the good old food police decided to raise the temps of crockpots to protect us.

It's said [if you want the results you're used to], if you've got a crockpot more than 5 years old, KEEP IT, & haunt thrift shops for older models if you're in the market for a 'new' one.

Here's a quote, & there are tons more out there:

Turns out, over the past 5-10 years the manufacturers of crockpots decided it was too dangerous to let food co...…which is to say, now “low” is more like “simmer,” and “hot” is more like “boil rapidly,” and either option has the high likelihood that your food will dry out and burn about an hour or two before your recipe is scheduled to be finished.