Anyone's new crock pot TOO HOT?

[becker1123]

I just got a new stainless steel Rival Crock Pot. It's very sharp looking and comes with high, low and warm settings. Now, I've been a crock potter for years with my 12 year old peach crock pot that was a wedding gift and have always had my food turn out right, even if I cooked it all day long. My mom has been known to cook food in her old crock pot overnight and all day (corned beef, in case you're wondering).

I have made at least 5 dishes with my new crock pot and each time they have been WAY overcooked, even though I cooked them on low. Tonight I had a pot roast that cooked on low for not quite 3 hours when I checked on it and it was nearly burned! My friend has mentioned that her new crock pot seems to cook very hot, too. So, my question is does anyone else have trouble with a new crock pot cooking too hot, or is it just a fluke with mine and my friend's? My old, trusty crock cooks great, but just isn't as flashy as the new model. (Is there a lesson here, maybe ?

 

[BelleBeautyandtheBeast]

Mine does the same thing. I just cook stuff for less time and make sure the whole crock pot is full. Seems like when it isn't full stuff burns very quickly.

BTW mine is a Rival too.

 

[Zandy595]

I have a Rival also and it does the same thing. I agree with BelleBeautyandtheBeast, if it's full it works better. The thing is there are only three of us and I usually don't fill it up.

 

[SplshMtn99]

I have one of the newer stainless steel Rivals (maybe a yr old). I like mine because not only does it have HIGH, MED, LOW; it has digital timer in 1/2 hr increments; AND it turns to "Keep Warm" when timer expires. So, I don't need to be around to turn it off. I too find it cooks fast if not full. If I know it will be done long before I get home, I set timer for even less time, because it keeps on cooking while on "keep warm" with the lid on.

 

[Evil Queen]

My new crock pot seems to cook higer,even on low and warm. It's a Rival.

I am still trying to adjust to the temps.

 

[NC Belle]

My crockpot is Rival and got too hot to the point that the handles cracked and broke off. I can still use it, but I would not feel comfortable in leaving home with it on.

 

[OhMari]

OMG, My crock pot cooks way to hot to. I used to put things in the morning at 8:00 a.m., not I come home a lunch and put food in and it is still way over done by 5:00. What is with these new crock-pots. I am tempted to go to Rummage Sales this summer and find the old kind yet.

 

[Nancy]

I was going to buy a new one, but after hearing all this I'll stick with my 21 year old ugly model.

 

[snowball22]

I just bought a new Rival and am having the same problem. If I put it on high, everything is a burned, dried out mess by dinner. I now set it on low and for a lower time.

 

[becker1123]

Thanks for the feedback. So it's not just mine. There is no way I could leave it on all day, and isn't that the point? Seriously, I never overcooked anything with the old one, even if i ran it on high for a 4 - 5 hours. I guess I'll have to go back to my old model. Maybe I'll complain to Rival. It could end up being a safety issue, not just an overcooked dinner.

 

[tw1nsmom]

I think I read somewhere that pretty much all slow cookers are made to run hotter now. It has something to do with getting the food up to a safe temperature (and keeping it there) more quickly.

I've found that a way around this is to only leave it for the day when it's full, and to also put the meat in solidly frozen.

 

[Evil Queen]

I think I read somewhere that pretty much all slow cookers are made to run hotter now. It has something to do with getting the food up to a safe temperature (and keeping it there) more quickly.

I've found that a way around this is to only leave it for the day when it's full, and to also put the meat in solidly frozen.

My last two meals, I have put in the meat straight from the freezer, not sure if that's a safety issue or not. I wouldn't think so, since the meat needs to thaw first anyway. I just alternate between low and warm now for most of the cooking time.

 

[doxdogy]

I have a Rival that I bought a few years ago. I stopped using it for this same reason.

 

[ZachnElli]

I think I read somewhere that pretty much all slow cookers are made to run hotter now. It has something to do with getting the food up to a safe temperature (and keeping it there) more quickly.

I've found that a way around this is to only leave it for the day when it's full, and to also put the meat in solidly frozen.

I have read this also. Today's crockpots have to cook at a higher temperature. I want a stainless steel one real bad, but I want it to work right! So I guess I'll stick with my green one!

 

[Annette_VA]

Yep, I had the same thing happen. I bought 2 new crock-pots and they cooked way too hot. Both were Rivals. I'm never buying a Rival again.

I bought a stainless steel All Clad one from Williams Sonoma and it works great!