Crock-Pot 3745SC Oval Slow Cooker with Removable Stoneware

 (13 customer reviews)

Although the exerior of this product is a great improvement on the original orange, I was greatly disappointed that the beautiful stainless steel was not insulated from the heat. I burned myself twice the first time I used it. The old model was somewhat warm, but never hot enough to blister the skin at a touch. I would never trust it on the countertop with children around, so I returned it.

A Christmas gift from my mom, whose twenty year old 3 quart has delivered many convenient and scrumptious meals, we shared excitement for Rival's advances: like the sleek chrome appearance, removable crock and the Programable cooking; high heat for 4 or 6 hours and low heat 8 or 10 hours, and Auto-OFF-to-WARM feature. However, I feel obliged to inform consumers, (and any Rival marketing reps who dare read on) of it's disappointing performance:The first surprise was the ill-fitted lid which I tilted, jiggled, and jaggled in an unsuccessful attempt to produce a seal. I should have stopped there right?The next shock - a scalding burn from merely grazing the exterior surface, just as other reviewer's had experienced.Another disappointment - cooking. Seems a paradoxical excess of heat conducted on the outer surface and absence of balanced, thorough heat on the interior created bland, dry and unevenly/undercooked meat. Oddly, rice was soggy closest to the edges of the crock,...Read more

My last crock-pot was a cheapie metal one with a silverstone liner and a plastic lid, and only held about three and a half quarts. But man... everything I made it it turned out great! I was looking forward to this one when the old one croaked, but now I find that everything I cook comes out dry or just not cooked at all. My beans are dry, meats don't braise properly, it's a mess. It seems like the lid doesn't fit quite right, so there's no seal. I'm tossing it and trying one of the other brands, 'cause apparently Rival's just aren't as good as they used to be.