[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Hamilton Beach Portable 6-Quart Digital Programmable Slow Cooker With Advanced Temp Tracker Probe, Stainless (33867) Over past week, used advanced temp tracker slow cooker. A set-it-and-forget-it slow cooker that surpasses standard slow cookers and rivals more expensive ones. Read the accompanying manual for suggested temperatures and times for foods to avoid over- or under-cooking. PROs On upper-left front stainless steel exterior are the words, "Hot Surface" to alert user that exterior becomes quite hot during cooking, due to interior heating elements. 6-QT capacity holds large poultry (up to 6 LBs) or roast (up to 4 LBs). Tight-fitting lid has a slim rubber gasket that seals lid securely while cooking. Tiny vents on lid's top allow steam to escape, as food cooks. Three holes in lid to insert temp probe in meat for best location. Lid lock features two clamps to hold lid in place for easy transport. Do not use clamps while cooking, however. Easy carrying handle on lid. Heavy and sturdy, glazed black ceramic interior pot is easy to clean and is dishwasher-safe. Electrical cord, ~3 ft long, wraps and stores on bottom to eliminate safety hazard of a long, dangling cord. May likely be a "con" for those whose walls are not equipped with electrical outlets along countertop. Digital display provides current internal temp and target temp when using manual probe. Digital display is easy to operate. Digital cook functions -- Low (slow simmer), Medium (warm enough for serving food hot), High (steady simmer) may be used with or without manual temperature probe. Three Temp modes (Temp, Keep Warm, and Hold Temp). Temp mode uses integrated manual temp probe to cook food at a selected temperature. Minimizes chances of overcooking and ensures food safety when cooking beef, pork or poultry. Automatically switches cooker to "keep warm" setting up to 24 hours once cooking temp is reached, but 8 hours is typical to avoid drying out food as well as food safety. Used Hold Temp function to make homemade yogurt, fondue, cultured buttermilk, and even to bulk-proof bread dough. Poached eggs and delicate sauces are also great on Hold Temp. Hold Temp doubles as a sous vide function, which is fantastic and manual provides guidelines on correct water temp/time for different foods. Love how it braises meats. CONs Digital display readout is a bit difficult to read in ambient light. Display panel is plastic on front of unit. Unsure how long it may hold up, since unit's exterior becomes quite hot. Temp probe is not long, so works well with large cuts of meat.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] My previous experiences with slow cookers is that they have a hard time maintaining consistent temperatures and they are impossible to clean. After using the Hamilton Beach Temp Tracker Slowcooker, my mind has been completely changed! What's not to love? This slow cooker's ability to maintain accurate temperatures, leads to the perfectly cooked meal. No more burned or dried-out food. It's also remarkably easy to clean and dishwasher safe. One of the features I like best is the clip-tight lid. So often we transport our cooker, and this ensures that the lid stays on securely without spills. This one gets a double thumbs up from me!

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Got it in last night. Cooking a pork loin in it as we speak. Love it!! Looks great on my counter and dinner smells awesome. I love being a tester for your products. Thanks Hamilton Beach. Can't wait till the next offer.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I cooked an awesome roast in this slow cooker and knew exactly when it was ready due to the temperature probe. Awesome feature that takes the guesswork out of cooking a roast. I also love the clips that keep the lid in place when transporting food in the slow cooker. Those clips were a blessing when I took a full batch of mulled wine to a party.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I was excited to unbox this new Temp Tracker slow cooker! I've always wished I could have a slow cooker that would know when to turn itself off, not just because it had cooked for the allotted time, but because my food was perfectly done. Lo and behold....here is what I've been hoping for! It is so nice to have the temp probe for cooking. When food reaches the desired temp, the cooker can hold it at that temp or hold at pre-set warm temp. No more coming home an hour later than you'd planned to chicken that has become slurry. Integrated probe ports on the lid mean you don't even have to lift the lid and lose your heat. Just insert into the port and you're good to go. The probe can even be used at any time for a quick read if you're doing other styles of cooking in it. I'm especially excited to try the sous vide feature on this cooker. Supposedly, restaurants use this method to ensure perfect results. I look forward to those results in my own kitchen where it won't cost me an arm and a leg to do so! I'm not a yogurt making fan. Yet. This machine has the capability to do that too. Who knows, maybe I will branch out into something new. The beauty of it is, I can try it without buying another appliance because it's already built in to this one! This cooker is a good fit for me because it does an excellent job with a method of cooking I already understand, and it offers me a little room to grow and expand my cooking comfort zone too. Give it a try, I think you'll be as happy with it as I am.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] This hamliton beach temp tracker slow cooker is so great I really loved how easy this is to use and I always cook while I’m not home and now I can set the timer to cook when I’m not there and come home to a great meal and I like that it switches to keep warm when it’s done and the screen lights up a nice blue it’s very nice looking and super easy to use I like the temperature probe so now I always know when my meat is done it’s very convenient and modern looking it’s working great I love it and I definitely recommend this crockpot it’s made my life easier that’s for sure And it has heated the food perfectly and evenly and I love the lid it’s got a great nice big handle and a place to keep the temperature probe when not in use it makes it very convenient I love having a digital crockpot if it makes my dinners go more smoothly then I’m all for it.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Right out of the box I was pleased with the size and design of this unit. Make no mistake, this is a big slowcooker that will work well for family meals or social occasions that involve you bringing a hot dish to share. While the unit is attractive, what matters far more to me is that the handles and locking lid make it easy and safe to move when full. As someone who still recalls the catastrophic spills that often occurred with slowcookers of yore, the more secure lid and handles are a dream come true. Looking beyond first impressions, the next thing I discovered about this unit was that it does way more than I expected it to. While I haven't tried every feature out yet, I'm looking forward to discovering how well it works for things like sous vide cooking and yogurt making. If there was one thing I would add to this cooker, it would be some sort of attached lid cradle. However, that's not really a flaw so much as something I wish they'd add to future models. Overall this is a pretty great slow cooker that I expect to get a lot of use out of.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I cooked a whole chicken using the temperature prob and hold temperature setting and the chicken came out excellent. I also cooked a pot roast with the hold temp feature and it also came out delicious and tender. This is an excellent product to ensure food is cooked to a proper temperature.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] The Hamilton Beach Temp Tracker Slowcooker is extremely user-friendly. It was easy to set-up, add my meal's ingredients, and clean-up after using. The probe gives me extra assurance that the food being prepared is cooked to the proper temperature. I would highly recommend this product to anyone, especially a novice cook!

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I received this product a few weeks ago and I'm so glad I did!!! There are so many amazing things about this product but my favorite it the Integrated probe that tracks your foods temperature! And you can cook without it if desired! There is nothing I dislike about this product!