DeLonghi DCP707 Stainless-Steel Programmable 5-Quart Slow Cooker

DeLonghi DCP707 Stainless-Steel Programmable 5-Quart Slow Cooker

Good solid slow cooker.
I'm a guy and have done only basic cooking and even less with a slow cooker. So please take this into account.

I purchased this cooker even thought it had no reviews because most of the other cookers had such a wide variety of star ratings . . . I took a risk . . . and I'm not disappointing.

This slow cooker is all metal, except of course for the lid which is tempered glass and the pot which is ceramic or whatever they are made of. Even the handle on the top of the lid is metal as are the handles on the side of the cooker and seem very solid. None of this cheap plastic with a shiny silver coating stuff. The pot itself is obviously heavy and durable; and the handles on the pot are conveniently placed and formed making it very easy to lift out of the cooking container without burning yourself even when completely full.

The electronic controls are very easy to use with the typical warm, low, medium and high settings and a two hour automatic warm setting...

Try, Try Again
The idea of a slow cooker has always appealed to me. Place ingredients in cooker. Leave. Return. Eat. What's not to like? Well, we tried two different models over the years and in both cases, no matter what we prepared or how spicy, the food ended up tasting like the cooker instead of the food.

Spaghetti tonight? Tastes like the cooker.
Say! The cooker flavor is particularly apparent in the beef stew this evening.
Firehouse chili? Nope. It's slow cooker again.

I don't remember what brands we purchased in the past. I just know that we gave up because everything had a taste that wasn't a good taste. Whatever we prepared ended up kind of ... well ... crockpotty.

And yet over the years slow cookers have come along (so we'd heard) and meal ideas finally branch beyond beans or beef stew, so with some investigation, we decided to try again. This would be the last try.

We picked this model because it would fit nicely in the corner of the...

Great slow cooker!
I bought this slow cooker after owning several versions of the Rival crock pot. I had no complaints about the Rival, but I LOVE this Delonghi! Received it before this recent spell of winter storms to hit the Mid-Atlantic and it has been working ever since! The programmable aspect is easy to operate and the 2 hour warming after cooking is a great bonus feature as well! So far I have made soup, pot roast, a chicken dish and a batch of beans in preparation for the Super Bowl. LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this slow cooker and worth every penny! Buy it, don't hesitate!

Designed for busy people, the De'Longhi 5-Qt Slow Cooker not only cooks to perfection, but looks good while doing so; just set it and go. The sleek, compact stainless steel design is accompanied by a white servable ceramic bowl, so you have less to clean up. You can be confident knowing that your meal will end up exactly as planned, no over cooking or undercooking with the 10-hr digital countdown timer; perfect for long work days or busy days running the kids around to after school activities. The compact design is small enough to still allow for ample counter space, so there is no sacrifice there. If the kids like to help with cooking there's no need to worry about them burning themselves, the cool touch stainless handles provide you some piece of mind. Cleanup will be a breeze with the dishwasher safe servable bowl and tempered glass lid.

• Just set it and go with the 10-hr digital countdown timer; perfect for long work days or busy days running around with the kids at sports practice
• Enjoy the ease of the servable ceramic bowl, take it straight to the table, so there is less to clean!
• You can take pleasure in the ample counterspace you'll still enjoy with the sleek compact design
• Feed the family or even a whole dinner party with the 5-qt capacity
• Be sure that you will always cook food at the perfect temperature with high and low settings and a 2-hr keep warm function