Automatic Stirrer Crock Pot Feature {Is it Worth It?}

This post may contain paid links. If you make a purchase through links on our site, we may earn a commission.

Have you ever seen the automatic stirrer crock pot feature and wondered if it is worth it? We have tested it out for months and have some insight for you.

Cris here.

Mikey (the hubs) always tells people that my crock pot collection is like Iron Man’s workshop– I have slow cookers of all shapes and sizes and features. We have tried crock pots that stir themselves, brown meat ahead of time, have oven friendly crocks, promise not to burn food, cook on your stove top and more!

Given that we run a site about slow cooking (and my obsession with new features) — when I see a new feature on a crock pot, I have to try it. So, naturally when I saw that there were crock pots out there that could automatically stir themselves, I was sooo going to try that and try it I did! I have stirred up everything from our popular Crock Pot Taco Soup to the most ah-mazing hot chocolate ever.

Automatic Stirrer Crock Pot Feature: Is it Worth It?

Do I like the feature?

Yes.

I love being able to set my soups up with this slow cooker and let it go on auto-pilot.
I love that it comes with two different paddles– depending on what you need to stir.
I love that you can remove the stirring unit completely if you don’t want it to stir.
I love that you can stir anytime without removing the lid by the push of a button– and that it automatically stirs every 2 hours.
I love that the plug lets you plug the stirring unit into the same plug so you only use one place on your outlet.
I love that it is a programmable slow cooker. (NOTE: Depending on model, some are completely programmable, while others just let you choose heat setting with fixed time)

Is there anything I didn’t like?

Yes.

I’m not in love with how the stirring lid fits on the top of the unit. My unit may have had a defective lid but the clips pop off all the time. This does not affect the ability to stir at all– nor does it affect any cooking performance, mainly it just bugs me. If there are clips, they should stay closed when they have been closed.
The stirring action does not scrape the sides. This isn’t a real huge issue, but I think it is something folks need to know before purchasing. It is great at stirring up flavors in most any recipe, but it will not be a solution for stubborn recipes that tend to burn on the sides if not tended to on a regular basis.
I don’t like that the time and heat settings are not independently programmable on some of the models. (This one IS independently programmable, if that is important to you.)

So, is it worth purchasing a new slow cooker?

Depends.

I would recommend the automatic stirrer crock pot feature to folks who need a new slow cooker and enjoy cooking a lot of soups or serving hot beverages for a crowd. If soups are your thing, this slow cooker was designed for you.
I do feel this slow cooker really enhances flavor combinations while slow cooking. So if you have a recipe that you’d love to be able to stir more throughout the day, THIS is the slow cooker for you.
Because this slow cooker also lets you remove stirring unit, it is a good option as a general programmable slow cooker as well.
I am not sure I would make this my primary slow cooker (because I have so many favorites), however, as a part of a collection it is definitely a nice option to have on the shelf.

Enter to Win

Would you like to win an Automatic Stirring Crock Pot and Gooseberry Patch’s Super Fast Slow Cooking Cookbook?

We are pairing this awesome slow cooker with an awesome cookbook thanks to our friends at Gooseberry Patch who sent us an extra copy for one of you!

If you win, Super Fast Slow Cooking will keep your new crock pot cRockin’ all day long!

TO ENTER: Just comment below and tell me what soup you would like to try in the crock pot should you win it?

BONUS ENTRY: Share this post with a friend or on social media and comment below that you shared it.

Daily entries (and bonus entries) are allowed and all entries are on the honor system.

Color and model is not guaranteed. Contest ends at midnight on 9/20/2015. Winner will be notified by email and will have 48 hours to respond. Winning crock pot and book will be shipped to continental U. S. addresses only. Must be 18 to enter. GOODe Luck!

1,381 Comments

Oh it would definitely be potato velveeta soup with carrots and celery!!!

I love corn chowder with lots of spices!

I love getting your recipes (and my Pinterest “It’s a Crock” section has many of them saved on it). I am told I make really good soups, and leftovers become new-again meals, many loaded with added veggies and beans for fiber. I would love a self-stirring crockpot to try making your Chicken Tortilla or a maybe a minestrone. How nice to have the flavors so nicely mixed & distributed without having to be there or lift a finger!!

We have soup with most of our evening meals to help boost veggie and “good fiber” intake. I would love to try the Zuppa Toscana, then tweak it just so it becomes mine instead of O.G.’s! It’s SOOOOO good (and it is the only way I have found to really enjoy kale).

Eager to try a new soup recipe which could really use a new stirring crock pot…….Hungarian Mushroom Soup.

I would like to try any soup, as I love most any.

But I think I would like to make my Clam Chowder first.

You really have a nice offer here!

I would make home made tomato soup and chili in my crock pot.

Taco soup

I would like to try and make pho. This crockpot looks awesome.

I would like to make bacon/potato soup.

I would love to try the Apple BBQ Ribs in my slow cooker

I would love to make my clam chowder in it.

Would love some yummy corn chowder in this pot!

Some beer cheese soup

I would like to make an alfredo chicken veggie soup.

Thanks for the up on the crock pot it should dose help I have wonder about the stirring crock pot so now I feel much better about getting one but would love to win yours.. Thanks Debi

I would make chicken and dumplings! Shared as well

I would like to try chicken dumpling soup in it.

Chicken fajita soup!

I’m going to try your taco soup! My go to favorite is lentil 🙂

Savory Bean Spinach Soup is one of my all-time faves! Slow cooker OR Crock Pot is an absolute necessity, whether it be soups, stew, chicken, etc.

I keep seeing recipes for tortilla soup that I haven’t attempted yet, but that would be the soup

I would like to try some Taco chili

Tuscan bean soup.

I would like to try the chili recipe in my new crockpot.

We love hearing from you, it totally makes our day! Please remember, our comment section is much like our dinner table... You dont have to like everything we serve up, but you do have to use your manners.

Automatic Stirrer Crock Pot Feature: Is it Worth It?

Enter to Win

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

1,381 Comments