Ice chest is perfect for maket runs to keep my groceries cold in over 100° summers

I was apprehensive at first because I had read reviews online saying this thing could be hit or miss depending on the type of food you use. I can only speak for liquid-based foods. I've used it for soups, stews, and things of that nature. I have not tried wraps or other non-liquid foods, so I can't attest to how well it works with those. I haven't tried making noodles in it yet either. But as something for carrying and heating pre-made soups? It's a champ. Tomato basil, baked potato, broccoli and cheddar, lasagna soup, minestrone, you name it. It can do it. What really impressed me is what it can accomplish with such a low power draw. Yes, it can take an hour or two to get everything fully heated, but once it does, the food gets piping hot. When you first check it, the surface temperature can seem merely passable. Then you dig your spoon down into it and discover this heavy-duty molten core underneath. Stir everything together, and suddenly you've got piping-hot soup. For me, it has opened up an entire avenue of food preparation that I simply did not have before. My situation is admittedly unusual. I live in an older house, and during the summer almost all of the available electrical capacity is going toward keeping the place cool. I really don't want to shut anything down or risk overloading things just to run a hot plate and make a simple meal, because losing that cooling capacity means dealing with the heat afterward. This solves that problem. I can plug this little warmer into a Jackery 240 and heat several meals without touching the household electrical load at all. That is an enormous win for me. My situation may be extreme, but it finally has a surprisingly simple solution. I don't have to choose between staying comfortable and having a hot meal anymore. For what I need, this is essentially a portable soup heater that I can run from almost any reasonable power source I can find, and it is excellent at that job. Even in a more normal situation, I could see this being fantastic for someone who wants a hot lunch at the office. Load it up, plug it in, give it a few hours, and you don't even have to leave your lunch sitting in the communal refrigerator where somebody might decide it belongs to them. For me, this thing is an absolute win.

i bought this BEFORE i read the reviews and when i got it home, i read the reviews and got nervous that i had just wasted my money on something that wouldnt heat food for me. Well today i took it to work, loaded with swedish meatballs and noodles, plugged it in 3 hours before lunch(because reviews sounded like it wouldn't heat more then the bottom layer) that way it had plenty of time to heat up. The crockpot didnt get super hot like I thought it might, I could touch it and it was warm. It got really warm closer to the 3rd hour. When i opened it, it was all steamy and hot, I stirred it up and it had a lot of meatballs in it too! First bite was so hot it burned my tongue! So I'm highly impressed! i have a bad back and knees and our lunch area is upstairs at work, so this is a game changer for me!! I can now have hot food too! So nice!! Reviews at Walmart on this product were great, and i agree, so far, so good!

It got damaged when I got home, I exchanged it, it got damaged the first time I used it.

I thought it had cooling capabilities based upon the description

Perfect for teacher lunch, no need to wait for microwave at school

This works great. We've e used several food warmers. This one is may be the best.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] This was not quite what I expected… smaller than I expected… I thought I could use it to take on small picnics…this will work for lunches on the go… I like the color and it's compact… I think it would be good if your a person always on the go.

I bought this as a TRAVEL crockpot...small enough to fit into my luggage. Its built like a small shoebox and should travel well. The maximum temp I obtained after 6 hours was 160 F...too low to cook raw meat but fine for everything else. The lid is tricky, but the container is easily removed for cleaning. Overall...a good purchase.

I work in construction and having a hot meal is a God send! Now this is NOT a tradition crock pot cooker. It warms up your food. One setting ON. It takes about 3 hours to warm up a full container and you should stir it at least once. I have done one dish meals and lots of other leftovers in this Crock Pot. I have even done buttered bread on the bottom and hamburger patties on the bread. The bread will get toasty with enough time. For what it is, it works great. It is not a microwave! It's slow and even heat.