Crock Pot SCV700-B 7 Quart Black Oval Slow Cooker

I hesitate to give this a one star rating, but there is no zero. This item is nice looking, but beyond that it is extremely unsafe. Ok, it's downright dangerous! Right after I got it, I noticed that the sides got so hot that you could actually burn yourself by just bumping into it. I actually had to use pot holders just to move it. It boils liquids even on low or warm settings. After that, it began to leak all over the counter even when using slow cooker bags. That was when I noticed that it had been getting so hot that it actually cracked the ceramic pot insert causing the leaks. Do not waste your money with this cheap product. It does not last long enough for you to get your hard earned 25 dollars out of it.

This crock pot was purchased as a replacement. My previous crock pot also had a removeable ceramic pot, but the whole bottom cracked and broke off, with a double batch of chili inside. My husband ran to the store and bought the first one he saw, which was this one. It looked fabulous. We hurriedly threw together another batch of chili in this one, and low and behold it looks like it is going to do the same thing. It has a ring around where the liquid level was. After only one use the ceramic has a light grey colored ring the whole way around at where the liquid level was. It looks dirty, but it isn't. I use my crock pot mostly for group gatherings, and having it look bad after one use is disappointing to say the least.