Stanley Stay Hot Camp Crock 3 qt 12 Hours Hot 16 Hours Cold Portable Camping Pot with Leakproof

This is the second Stanley thermos that I have purchased. I really like this container, but wish there was a little cook pan that I could put inside it. Then I could use it as a thermal cooker similar to a shuttle chef good function good size good quality, good design. Just missing an inner pot that can be taken out and heated, and then put back in this to continue to cook. Read more

The Stanley Stay-Hot Camp Crock 3QT is fantastic! It kept my side dish hot for hours during a Thanksgiving dinner potluck and must be great for a cold camping too. The locking lid prevents spills, it’s easy to carry, and cleanup is simple. Durable, reliable, and worth every penny. I worried about the size from the pictures but it holds a good amount. Almost as much as a crockpot. Highly recommend! Read more

I Love this item so much I bought a 2nd one. Me and my hubby like to travel to a small little mostly Hispanic town about an hour away from us to get carnitas and tortillas and things like that. Well I went over La or day weekend and got 5 pounds of carnitas and when I got home several hours later my hubby was surprised at how hot the meat was. I said I’m going to buy a 2nd one for tortillas and he agreed it’s a necessity. Because sometimes when we buy our carnitas we get hot tortillas and then go to the park and have a picnic lunch. For a small pot it holds a lot. Great value for the price and I love the look and easy of use. Read more

Kept the creamed corn warm even with the top off. Easy to carry, very convenient. Read more

Reviewing after first use. [SAFETY WARNING for yogurt newbies: I was using store bought soy milk from a sterilized shelf-stable container, so I did not have to do the typical first step of sterilizing the milk. If you are NOT using shelf-stable milk (like in a tetrapac), you MUST do the sterilization step first.] I microwaved (in a glass bowl) 2 quarts of soy milk to 117F. I added this and starter, but no thickeners, into the pot. I latched it down, and left it on the countertop in the kitchen (ambient temp was in the 50's-60's overnight, and 70's in the day). At 9 hrs, surface of yogurt was 87F. At 18 hrs, surface was 79F, center was 84F. Yogurt came out exactly the way I like it! (Spoons up like store bought yogurt, but doesn't hold that gel state after blending. But after blending, still a good deal thicker than buttermilk or keffir.) With my old method,described below, to get this same thickness I would have to have kept the milk around 160F for a few hours first. I was able to skip that time consuming step with the Stanley. Pouring it into jars when done: I use an immersion blender to homogenize it first so it is more pourable (hard to pour when in a blobby gel state). It was still as messy as pouring from the crock pot (my old method) as neither is made for pouring, but it was much smaller, easier, and lighter to handle than pouring from the crock pot. This Stanley pot will now replace my old way which was: putting soy milk in pressure cooker at "keep warm" setting for several hours or overnight, allowing it to cool to ~120F in the AM, warming crock pot on high for 6 minutes, adding milk and culture at ~120F to crock pot, putting crock pot (metal part and all) inside insulated shipping box, waiting 12-24 hrs. I never checked the 9 and 18 hr temps on this old method. It worked fine, but the giant box was taking up so much space in my kitchen when in use, and I hated getting it from the basement once a week. The Stanley is so unobtrusive, lightweight, and easy to wash (compared to crock pot), and it easily fits in a kitchen cabinet. I'm very happy. I'll update if I notice any problems, since this was only my first use. Read more

Great looking, leakproof and durable, but it doesnt keep food hot. My husband was thrilled to get this. He is a contractor and looks forward to a hot lunch, seeings that we live in upstate NY& it gets quite cold. He filled it with hot soup this morning. When he got home he expressed his disappointment in this product. Not only did he not get hot soup for lunch, but it was barely even warm. I do not recommend this at all. I am sorry I even bought it. Waste of my hard earned money Read more

I was so excited for this product I bought several. It keeps foods warm for a long time, At first it appears as a super quality beast, and it is... for a while! But in time, the inferior latches will almost crumble, breaking on you (think cheap Chinese plastic) one by one, and without latches the unit will eventually turn into a big paper weight! The fact that no easy parts support, or replacement latch kit from the company are available, gets a big "shame on Stanley!" Read more

I read in a review to use boiling water to warm the container before storing food and I did that each time I’ve used this. I’m attending nature school with my kids and we often have celebrations that include food, but no electricity. This keeps food warm. I think it’s easy to use and transport. Love that the lid has a hook to hang it on the edge of the container. I thought it was pricey, but I’ve used it a few times and find it pretty valuable. Photo is 3 lbs ground beef for walking tacos and there would’ve been room for more. Read more