West Bend 84384 4-Quart Oval-Shaped Crockery Cooker
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Product Summary
Manufacturer: West BendBrand: West Bend
Model: 84384
Color: Silver
Product features:
- 4-quart oval-shaped slow cooker with brushed stainless-steel exterior
- Temperature-control dial offers low, high, and keep-warm settings
- On/off indicator light; glass lid; stay-cool lid knob and side handles
- Dishwasher-safe removable crock doubles as a serving dish; recipes included
- Measures 10-1/5 by 13 by 8-1/2 inches; 1-year limited warranty
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of West Bend 84384 4-Quart Oval-Shaped Crockery Cooker
Customer Review: Keep in mind this was my first crockpot
Summary: 4 Stars
I am torn about this. On one hand, I have partied almost every day with this since I got it for Christmas, where I put it on my amazon list for a present with the good reviews. It does not take that much to make a great meal, and after the initial prep is done, it is (mostly) just something to be ignored while you watch TV and take naps during the day ;) Or work, I don't know about that, but one can surmise it is so..
I'd really like to give this a 3.5 It seems like it cooks too fast, when it says to cook a meal 10 hours on high or 6 on low, it has been done by 4.5 hours on low/6 on high, and as an ex culinary student/cook I wouldn't want to keep boiling my protein for another couple of hours past it being done. My unit also simmers/boils much higher on one side of the pot than the other, with visible boiling occuring on one side with no action on the other, and with the recommendation to not take off the lid to stir/check seasoning partway through without risking the heat dropping off it made it a bit of a worry to do so.
The downside was today when I smelled burning with my pot roast which had been on high on 5 hours, it had steamed out around the sides and left splattered moisture all over the counter (which was fine), and I turned it off and put it in the fridge to cool and saw that liquid had bubbled over the sides and burned onto the metal frame and the bottom of the unit. I put a bit of water in the bottom after it cooled so it would be easy to clean and when I went back a few hours later it was dry, I thought I just hadn't put enough water in it, and lo and behold, the extra I added immediately seeped out the bottom screw-hole that is set in the main base, and the water was pouring all over my counter.
So, 5 for being an awesome utensil. -0.5 for having a leaky frame which means cleaning it will be a hassle since I can't soak it before scrubbing, -0.5 for the uneven cooking it does. Minus 0.5 for sticking unless you spray it with PAM first. (the first time I cooked a stew the potatoes and carrots stuck onto the ceramic insert and shredded when I tried to stir it up). Also after dishwashing it seemed to have white reside on it, though on hand-washing it did not seem to have that.It is the perfect size for 3 meals for our household of two. So far it has conquered Pot Roast, Chicken & Dumplings, and turned dry Black eyed peas into an awesome carrot onion bean and sausage dish. I highly recommend this as a starter crock pot, but will probably move on to something a bit more advanced for my next one, and there WILL be a next one cause I'm hooked! Wait, to be fair, since I am a homemaker at the moment, I could just suck this up and use this for the next ten years since I can keep an eye on it, but if that wasn't a fact, I would upgrade next year ;)
Description of West Bend 84384 4-Quart Oval-Shaped Crockery Cooker
Anyone can make a right-sized meal in a slow cooker. The perfect sized 4-Qt. West Bend Oval Crockery Cooker is perfect for snacks or smaller meal preparation.Slow Cookers
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