My family of 4 (2 adults, 2 teens) drive to/from New Jersey- Florida every year. This was a perfect solution for lunch. Easy, economical and convenient. After 8 hours of "cooking" it was boiling hot. Fits 5 cups of ingredients. I made chili and served with chips. Portions weren't huge but sufficient to get us thru until dinner. We set this up in rear area of car and placed it inside plastic storage container to catch spills which are inevitable since the car is in motion, bumps, turns etc. But its not like we had major spillage. The elastic strap to hold lid is simple but smart solution. I purchased a square plastic container and silicon pad from Dollar Tree which fit the crock pot perfectly and will also do well for storage when not in use. For both batches of chili, i used cooked meats but it got so hot, i imagine it would sufficiently cook any raw foods. Read more
We purchased ours earlier in the year expecting to use it almost right away. Road trip never happened so it sat in the box. Finally this week broke it out of the box; and using a 30amp switching power supply with a cigarette jack on it, we actually used it in the house to prepare a small beef stew. The power supply didn't even get luke warm. The RoadPro pulls about 8 amps of current at 14 volts; well under the standard 10 amp capacity of most cigarette lighter jacks in most vehicles. To stabilize it in a moving vehicle, we will use 2 to 4 "bungee" straps to clamp it down on the floor in the back seat of my Ford Escape to keep it from moving. Also can put stuff around it (though nothing that can melt!) to help keep it in place. This unit does get warm to the touch so be careful. But; after 8 hours of cook time, this blessed me with a very generous amount of beef stew; suitable to feed 3 people if you count other fixings with it. Very handy item!!! Read more
The on/off switch was intermittent the first time I used it. After the 3rd use, two weeks after receiving it, the 12 volt plug was smoking and part of the plastic melted. I tried to return it, but Amazon was making the process so difficult, by requiring a printed shipping label (when I didn't have access to a printer) and not letting me just put a scan number on my phone and just drop it at a location that would put a label on the box, like I have done in the past. I wouldn't buy it, unless you do not care if you vehicle or RV/ Trailer catches fire. Read more
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A little small but overall good value and the package was handled with care. Read more
It definitely works. It is a crock pot/slow cooker, hence it cooks slow. Not sure why people dont understand that. Took 6/7 hour while i drove to cook a large FROZEN chicken breast and enough veggies for 3 people and 1/4 cup of water. Worked like a champ. It will get warm so i leave it sitting seated on the Styrofoam bottom piece it was packaged with. It keeps it sitting flat and safe from touching anything or moving while I drive. Update I have owned this for a few months now and I've taken it on thousands of miles worth of trips and it still works like a champ. I have celiac disease so I have to prepare my own food always. This thing is a lifesaver when I am traveling in the car. Read more
We got this just in time to take it on an RV trip. It's the perfect size for two to four people. Two, if you want leftovers for the next night, four, if you want no leftovers. I suggest getting a silicone hot pad for underneath it, as the little feet did melt the waffle-textured foam pad we had underneath (which was not silicone). We've only used it once so far, but it was wonderful to have a hot meal after driving to our destination. I would recommend this to any RV traveler. Tip: put a gallon-sized freezer bag in the pot, and put your ingredients in the bag until the pot is as full as you'd like it to be. Take out the bag and zip it up. You now have the perfect amount for this little crock pot, and you can have freezer meals ready to thaw and put in your cooker as you travel. No mess while traveling! Read more
Now that I've used this for more than a year, I've come to not really like it. My biggest complaint is it has only 2 settings, on or off. "On" gets too hot in the summer time, where I want to slow cook something for 5 hours but instead is done in 1 - 1.5 hours. The fuse link inside the pot broke recently, that is disappointing. And after taking it apart, I was surprised to see how cheaply this thing is made, especially for how much it costs. If it had 4 settings (off, low, high, warm) I would be willing to buy another. I also found it kind of too small for me. Even though I am cooking for just me, it fills up just too quickly with food when I want to make something. And since I'm running off solar for this in my van, I like to make several days of food so I can get the most out of my solar usage on a day that I have good sun. Granted, the size is not a fault and I don't take away stars for its size since you know that you are buying a tiny pot. Since I have a good inverter in my van, my plan is to replace this broken unit with a regular household 2 or 3 QT unit that has all the features I'm looking for, including something programmable so it can start cooking while I'm out climbing or whatever. Maybe even a smart version that I can monitor and control remotely. My 3 stars are for it's lack of function (on/off only), poor quality and cost. I would give it just 2 stars for that, but it's a pretty useful unit otherwise, I did make many meals in it. Read more
