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Product Review of the Original Crock-Pot

December 10, 2012 by Suzie the Foodie 8 Comments

Crock-Pot: Roasted Chicken

I was so lucky to receive this 6 quart Original Crock-Pot Smart-Pot with One Touch Control to review because it has been an amazing experience. Unfortunately I can not seem to find the exactly same model online. This is the closest one but please note, mine does not have a hinged lid.

Kitchen Test #1

Crock-Pot: Roasted Chicken

I started with a roast chicken which was unbelievably delicious and easy to make. I love having a slow cooked meal happening in my kitchen without using the oven so I could also bake that day.

Kitchen Test #2

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I needed to make a pot roast to test a PC sauce and thought why not use the crockpot?

Product Review of the Original Crock-Pot

This time I cooked it at a higher temperature for six hours.

Product Review of the Original Crock-Pot

It was perfect! Absolutely fall of the bone. In fact it fell apart as I took it out. I had to put it back together for the photo.

Kitchen Test #3

Product Review of the Original Crock-Pot

Although Reg does not eat pork, I absolutely had to try and make my own shredded pork to complete the test. I got this pretty big pork shoulder and put some veggies on the bottom. My friend Wayne also recommended scoring the top layer of skin which I did.

Product Review of the Original Crock-Pot

I combined a generic barbecue sauce with my favourite: Bull’s Eye Old West Hickory.

Product Review of the Original Crock-Pot

I followed the directions in the little cookbook that comes with the slow cooker and slathered the pork with the sauce and sprinkled it with chopped onions.

Product Review of the Original Crock-Pot

I cooked it low and slow for 8 hours.

Product Review of the Original Crock-Pot

It just keeps amazing me how well the meat browns! And again, this pork was fall-off-the-bone perfect.

Product Review of the Original Crock-Pot

I shredded the whole thing up and used some of it in a sandwich slathered with the defatted BBQ sauce. It was divine!

Cleaning

Product Review of the Original Crock-Pot

I usually hand wash large items so I can put smaller items in my dishwasher but finally did have some room to put both the ceramic bottom and the glass top in one night and they came out perfectly! I was nervous about testing this part, I really grew to love this crock-pot and did not want to have it crack on me.

Foodie Conclusion

Product Review of the Original Crock-Pot

Despite getting to me perfectly wrapped and sealed, there was a slight knick on the front of the crockpot which I am sure was a fluke.

Product Review of the Original Crock-Pot

For the sake of full disclosure, the company that sent me the crockpot then sent me this FoodSaver V3880 Fully Automatic Vacuum Sealing System as an apology for the imperfect crockpot so it is early Christmas in my kitchen! (Review to come.)

Fabulous gifts aside (and wow, what a gift), I absolutely love my crockpot and will not give it up. In fact I have all sorts of ideas on how I can use it keep coming to me which I will share of course. The most important thing (other than all the food was perfect) is this frees up my kitchen for holiday baking without impacting having slow-cooked dinners. Most of all, I adore how this crock-pot seems to brown meat instead of boiling it.

I can not think of one thing I do not like about this crockpot, other than maybe its huge size. As a second oven that I can use to cook anything, anywhere… it is worth the space I give up. It is super easy to program and the warming feature for after the time has elapsed is genius. I highly recommend this as a gift for the holidays, especially for meat lovers. I give this product five out of five wooden spoons. And no, the FoodSaver  had nothing to do with the perfect score, I promise. But it is awesome, just the same.

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  1. Heather N says

    December 10, 2012 at 3:04 pm

    Gotta love a Crock-Pot 🙂 You’ll love the FoodSaver too, I have the same model and LOVE it… great for sealing all those little bags we have around the kitchen too… like chocolate chip bags and such 😉

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  2. Tori says

    December 10, 2012 at 3:21 pm

    I love my crock pot! I even make soup in it. 🙂 My mom has the food saver and she uses it constantly. She also buys and freezes meat in bulk, so it comes in handy.

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  3. Suzie Ridler says

    December 10, 2012 at 5:37 pm

    Heather, so glad to hear you like the FoodSaver! I’m going to go crazy with it.

    Tori, that’s next on my list, that and lasagna. I am so with your mom about buying meat in bulk and freezing it to save money. Such a great idea!

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  4. Unknown says

    December 10, 2012 at 5:46 pm

    I bought my Crock Pot about a month ago and even as a vegetarian I absolutely love it. It makes tasty stews, soups, sauces and broths. I bought a recipe book for it that even has cakes and breads which one of these days I’ll have to test that out.

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  5. Véronique says

    December 10, 2012 at 7:31 pm

    I have the exact same crock-pot, and you’ve given me lots of ideas to try. I must find that PC pot roast sauce…

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  6. Rana says

    December 10, 2012 at 11:13 pm

    Great review. I have had a couple cheap slow cookers in the past and thought I had just given them up because I was never pleased with the meals that came out of them. (boiled meat and uneven cooking were big issues for me). I may be inspired to try again with this model.

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  7. Conny Mc says

    December 11, 2012 at 2:20 am

    You can find them at Costco for 49.99
    Great deal! http://www.costco.ca/Crock-Pot%C2%AE-6.6-L-%287-qt.%29-with-Little-Dipper.product.100002976.html

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  8. Suzie Ridler says

    December 11, 2012 at 11:57 am

    Great to know it’s a gem for vegetarians too Anon!

    Véronique, so glad to inspire! 🙂 That roast sauce was really great but don’t forget to thicken it to turn it into a gravy!

    Rana, maybe that’s the issue, cheaper ones don’t work properly. I’ve had that problem too.

    Conny Mc, I saw that model online thanks to your link but this morning it’s gone! Thanks for looking though. 🙂

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