Rival 38601 Oval 6-Quart Smart-Pot Crock-Pot
from: The Rival Company
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- I don't like either burned or spoiled food!
I have owned a very basic Rival Crockpot for years, and was always very pleased with it.As a working mom with active kids, it was great to be able to throw all the ingredients for dinner in the crock pot the night before and stick it in the refrigerator, and then just set the crock into the heater the next morning and turn the dial to Low.
Last summer, the crock to my old pot broke, so I bought a new unit, the Rival Smart Pot, with the black ceramic pot and stainless steel heating ... Read More
Rating: - Broken Handle
Our Rival Smart Crock just had a handle break.Model number 38601 with date code 5003. Got it in August of 2004. We've used it 20 times at most. Called Rival because it was the handle that broke and was told it was not part of their recall and was out of warranty. I'm going to report this to www.cpsc.gov and see if there's been other handle breakage on this model and what we should do with this crock pot.
Edit: This incident has been reported to cpsc.gov.
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- Handle fell off the lid
We've used this for a year or two, mainly for cooking large cuts of meat.The food turns out nicely -- very tender.We cook it on the low temp and haven't noticed that it gets too hot like some people say.
However, the plastic handle on top of the glass lid snapped off.With hotpads, it is possible to get the lid on and off without burning yourself too badly, so we still use the crock pot.
Rating: - Have that burning sensation?
I have had the Rival 38601 for about 2 years now. When you start to cook in the pot you need to SERIOUSLY adjust your cooking times. It overheats like crazy! Here are a few of my adventures with the crock pot since I've owned it.
I tried chili on low for 10 hours and had burnt beans when I got home. Beef stew? 10 hours on KEEP WARM (after the chili incident) and the sides of the pot were burnt with stew. I lost almost 1/2 the meal. I cooked a pork roast for about 10 hours and it came out beautifully ... Read More
Rating: - Cooks Good, but ALL the handles broke!
Well after losing both of the side handles almost immediately after we starting using it, the lid handle broke off after 2 years.The only thing we use this for is potroast, and it comes out great everytime!
Using plastic for the handles is stupid.If we had a better handle for the lid I would still love this crock pot.We haven't had the burning issues, but since we use it to cook pot roasts, there is most likely to much liquid for that issue to arrise.
I give it 2 stars due to ... Read More
- I don't like either burned or spoiled food!I have owned a very basic Rival Crockpot for years, and was always very pleased with it.As a working mom with active kids, it was great to be able to throw all the ingredients for dinner in the crock pot the night before and stick it in the refrigerator, and then just set the crock into the heater the next morning and turn the dial to Low.
Last summer, the crock to my old pot broke, so I bought a new unit, the Rival Smart Pot, with the black ceramic pot and stainless steel heating ... Read More
- Broken HandleOur Rival Smart Crock just had a handle break.Model number 38601 with date code 5003. Got it in August of 2004. We've used it 20 times at most. Called Rival because it was the handle that broke and was told it was not part of their recall and was out of warranty. I'm going to report this to www.cpsc.gov and see if there's been other handle breakage on this model and what we should do with this crock pot.
Edit: This incident has been reported to cpsc.gov.
- Handle fell off the lidWe've used this for a year or two, mainly for cooking large cuts of meat.The food turns out nicely -- very tender.We cook it on the low temp and haven't noticed that it gets too hot like some people say.
However, the plastic handle on top of the glass lid snapped off.With hotpads, it is possible to get the lid on and off without burning yourself too badly, so we still use the crock pot.
- Have that burning sensation?I have had the Rival 38601 for about 2 years now. When you start to cook in the pot you need to SERIOUSLY adjust your cooking times. It overheats like crazy! Here are a few of my adventures with the crock pot since I've owned it.
I tried chili on low for 10 hours and had burnt beans when I got home. Beef stew? 10 hours on KEEP WARM (after the chili incident) and the sides of the pot were burnt with stew. I lost almost 1/2 the meal. I cooked a pork roast for about 10 hours and it came out beautifully ... Read More
- Cooks Good, but ALL the handles broke!Well after losing both of the side handles almost immediately after we starting using it, the lid handle broke off after 2 years.The only thing we use this for is potroast, and it comes out great everytime!
Using plastic for the handles is stupid.If we had a better handle for the lid I would still love this crock pot.We haven't had the burning issues, but since we use it to cook pot roasts, there is most likely to much liquid for that issue to arrise.
I give it 2 stars due to ... Read More
