Hamilton Beach 2-in1 Slow Cooker

 (12 customer reviews)

I spent hours looking at slow cookers and reading reviews and finally decided on this one and I'm so glad I did. It has an oval
shape which is said to be very useful when cooking meats. Rather than having a pile, you can spread out the pieces so they are not
one on top of the other. This cooker is wider, not taller which works well.

It is fabulous that there are 2 cooking pans as for smaller things (my usual) I only need the 2 quarts and if I want to
make soups or anything with lots of veggies, I can use the 4 quart, which is a very decent size. The 2 quart one is fine
for several pieces of meat and a couple of cut up potatoes on top. I thought I would want a big cooker (5 quarts +) but fortunately
someone reminded me of how big they would be and that when using these cookers, the recommendation is to fill it
at least 1/2 way, which for a big cooker would be hard. They also take up a lot of space, which this smaller, oval shaped one does...Read more

I ordered this to use when boondocking(solar) or plugged into shore power.

I have owned a 1.5 qt and a 3 qt slow cooker in the past but did not wish to carry 2 separate units in in my RV. My 6 qt has been gone for quite sometime as I only found it practical for family use.

This slow cooker is the perfect cooker with the the perfect two sizes and shapes of crocks to prepare the recipes in Not Your Mother's Slow Cooker Recipes for Two: For the Small Slow Cooker.

The author suggests an oval shaped slow cooker for more versatility esp. when cooking things like pork chops, chicken breasts ,etc. The oval shape accomodates the items being placed on top side by side instead of stacking the pieces. This slow cooker acomplishes that for both sizes of crocks (the cookbook offers recipes for 1.5 Qt and 3 Qt...Read more

This 4 piece slow cooker cooks evenly and is great for two people recipes. The pieces fit well together to cut down on storage space. Easy clean up and when you have left overs its a breeze to fit the pot in fridge.