Hamilton Beach Set 'n Forget Vs Rival Smart Pot - Battle of the Slow Cookers

These days no one has time to cook. Crockpots are a great alternative because you can throw the ingredients together and leave it to cook all day long. They are also great for pot lucks and other occasion when you need to transport or keep food hot. If you are in the market for a larger slow cooker you may be looking at programmable "smart pots."

These pots can be set to start and stop cooking at particular times making crockpot cooking a breeze while at work or school. This will be a review of the two most popular slow cookers:

Hamilton Beach 33967 Set 'n Forget Programmable Slow Cooker

Rival SCVP600-SS 6-Quart Smart-Pot

These products are very similar. The Hamilton Beach pot is slightly larger (by two inches) and has a clip down lid and a clip on spoon which is great for traveling. The Rival crockpot slow cooker has the rubbery sure grip handles where as the Hamilton Beach has the more traditional metal handles. The Rival crockpot slow cooker has the traditional glass lid that sits right on top but it does have a hinged lid for buffet serving.


Both the Hamilton Beach and the Rival 6 quart crockpot are programmable so that you can set the time to cook or time to start cooking and when it is done it will automatically go to the "keep warm" setting something that both of these units do and most people are very happy with.

The major differences seem to come in use. Many people who wrote reviews about the Rival crockpot seemed to think that it cooked things too hot and therefore too fast and tended to burn food and there were a few people who had durability issues.

The Hamilton beach received very high rankings from its users on several sites and comes with lots of accessories with the correct model. Some people found that it was unsuitable for smaller dishes and meals but were overall very satisfied as compared to users of the Rival that seemed very unhappy with their purchase.

Buying a crockpot depends entirely on how big you need it to be and what its purpose is. With those things in mind you can choose the correct slow cooker for you.

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M. Lewis

There are many choices for slow cookers but choosing doesn't have to be hard. As managing editor of thriftycreations.com, M. gives you the...