Hold and Go Slow Cooker – GIVEAWAY
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Do you like to take your slow cooker on the go with you? The makers of the Hold and Go Slow Cooker recently sent me one of their units to give a try and I have to tell you, this baby has been with me to every potluck I have been to since!
Cris here. I have a confession.ย I have a lot of slow cookers…
No really. A LOT.
Now before anyone judges me… I do run a slow cooker website and cook regularly with 3-4 different slow cookers at a time. And, I like to try new features on slow cookers to share them with you… all in the name of being a resource for you. ย **Sigh** It’s a tough job, but someone needs to do it. I am here for you ;). (And yes, I realize those shelves are extremely messy… #RealLife)
So when the folks with the Hold and Go Slow Cooker contacted me and asked if I was willing to give their unit a try, I told them they could send it but that I would only share it with you if I liked it. They accepted the challenge and sent it along. (Note: While I did receive a unit to test, I did not receive any additional payment for this review.)
When it arrived, I was traveling a lot so it sat on my floor, in the box, until one day when my girlfriend called and said she was having some folks over and asked me to bring something… And then I realized I had the perfect opportunity to give this sucker a try.
I threw in the ingredients and didn’t really think a lot more about it. Then it was time to rush out the door. I was carrying my purse, water bottle and three bags of groceries and needed to get the slow cooker to the car when I discovered the ingenious design of the Hold and Go Slow Cooker… it can be carried with one hand. Heck, it can be carried on your arm if need be while carrying additional bags.
And, we aren’t talking carried anxiously teetering on one hand. We are talking securely, swing that puppy around and that lidย ain’t going anywhere kind of one hand.
I was impressed. It was easy to operate and the lid was super secure.
Then, when I got to the party I realized the handle turned into a lid holder.
Brilliant.
Hold and Go Slow Cooker
So what are my pros and cons with this unit?
Cons
- It is not programmable ๐
- With such a brilliant traveling concept, I wish it had a cord winder or a place to wind the cord.
Pros
- The 5 qt size is perfect for a lot of dips and party foods. It also makes carrying with one hand doable.
- That handle is ah-mazing. ONE handed carrying has me sold.
- Love the lid holder.
- The unit we tried cooks true to temperature and isn’t boiling hot on every setting like some units.
- The lid securing levers are super easy to use and are very secure.
The Bottom Line
If you take your slow cooker to potlucks, family gatherings or office parties often, I would not hesitate to recommend the Hold and Go Slow Cooker.
Hold and Go Slow Cooker Giveaway
The makers of the Hold and Go Slow Cooker offered to send one lucky Recipes That Crock reader a slow cooker all their own! To enter to win just comment below and tell me what you like to bring to potlucks, parties or family gatherings.
ENTER: Just comment below and tell me whatย dishย you like to bring to potlucks, parties or family gatherings?
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Daily entries (and bonus entries)ย are allowed and all entries are on the honor system.
Color and model is notย guaranteed. Contest ends at midnight on 11/20/2015. ย Winner will be notified by email and will have 48 hours to respond. Winning slow cookerย will be shipped to continental U. S. addresses only. Must be 18 to enter. GOODe Luck!
Affiliate links were used in this post. We received this unit for our honest review. All opinions are our own.
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I like to take a roast
Would love to try the crock pot and see how it does.
I usually bring homemade chicken & noddles
My favorite recipe would be Cheddarburger Skillet. It is very easy to make and can keep it warm in a crockpot. And it is very delicious, that is what I have been told!
I love to make cheesy hashbrown poatoes – they are a great side to almost every meal!
I bring one of three dishes – macaroni & cheese (baked in the oven with LOTS of cheese in it and on top), chicken casserole, or cheesy potatoes/hash brown casserole (whichever you want to call it)!
I like to take chili.
At work luncheons I’m always bringing soup, sloppy joes, hot dogs, shredded turkey, anything hot. Unfortunatly for me I have to bring my crock pot empty, and put my food in other containers as I can’t carry a crock pot full of food, and not have it go everywhere.
I love cooking with my crock pot. My family always looks forward to chili cheese dip for parties!
scalloped potatoes
I enjoy bringing anything I a slow cooker. I enjoy playing with recipes and expanding them to suit my family or friends pallets.
My favorite pot luck crock pot take along is potato soup which is always gone before everything else. I cook almost everything including bread in my crock pot and a handy one hand carry unit would be amazing to have.
Thanks!!
Easy dish to make in the crockpot
1 pkg Lipton onion soup mix
1 can of whole berry cranberries
1 bottle of french dressing
1 package of chicken tenders.
I like to take soups to family gatherings and pot lucks, all soups, any time of the year. Everybody loves soups!!
Frank
chicken wild rice hot dish
Calico beans
This sounds great, I take my slow cooker to a gathering quite often and could use one that I don’t have to worry about the food coming out while traveling. Favorite things to take go from beans, meatballs in different sauces and dips. Thanks for the review.
I shared this on Facebook.
I always bring Texas Chili which means No Beans. Anyone not from Texas is sure to think the whole no-beans thing is a bit silly and not really that important, but its oh-so-important to us. So why no beans? Robb Walsh provides the best answer:
โIn most of the rest of the country, chili has one purpose โ it is a hearty one-dish meal. But in Texas, chili has a wide variety of uses. It can be used straight or diluted as a sauce. Itโs a popular topping for tamales, to make it into a meal, you combine it with beans, tamales, tortillas, enchiladas, scrambled eggs, or any number of other things. Texans donโt have anything against eating beans with their chili. They just have a lot of other ways to eat it.โ
Heโs right on too. Growing up in Texas, chili was on top of everything. The snack-bar at my high-school served chili (and neon-orange cheese goo) on top of nachos, burritos, french fries and even baked potatoes (Iโm probably forgetting something). Restaurants topped enchiladas, burritos and chimichangas with chili. Even IHOP serves chili-topped omelets. Chili is to Tex-Mex what Parmesan cheese is to Italian-American food; its on top of everything.
Would love to have a slow cooker
I love your site. Cooking in a crock pot is great and so flavorful.
I take Cheesy Potatoes to pot luck dinners. They are always a huge hit!
I love to make a lasagna . I have the 9×13 slow cooker and I love it – Also meatballs or ribs
I love to bring grape jelly meatballs to potlucks, super easy and always a hit.
My favorites are either “Nancys” Brussel Sprouts, Corn Bread, or cheesy potatoes!!!!!