I get a weird metallic smell & taste in food after cooking in this slow cooker. Has any one experienced that "crock-pot" smell&taste ?
1180580
YES! I bought this and a horrible smell was emitting from the unit, then steam or smoke or something from the base of the unit. i took the ceramic pot out to check if i accidentally left a piece of plastic and there was nothing. the steam/smoke was coming from the vents/grates underneath the base of the unit. was very strong gassy type smell. horrible. thought it was a fluke and bought a second one as exchange. same issue. ugh! wanted to like it because it looks nice, but the nasty smell is too much to handle and it seeped into the food since the lid is not air tight :(
1180581
I have used this crock pot numerous times and everything I cook in it comes out great. No strange tast of any kind.
1180582
I do not everything I cook using my Cuisinart slow cooker comes out perfect, i have had no problems.
1180583
Yes, check the outside of the crock for tiny hair line cracks. They are very hard to see and you might here a sizzling sound after awhile. For some reason the crocks don't last very long. Hope this helps
1180584
No. Not sure how that could be when the food is cooked in the ceramic liner pot. There's no metal touching the food and the top is glass.
158494
Never experienced that. I didn't even do the recommended vinegar "wash" pretreatment. Not sure how plastic taste can be an issue since cooking is done mostly in covered pots. I have baked cookies (2nd time used) and they were fine.
1666270
I have had no odor whatsoever from my Harsch crock. When you open it to check the fermentation, you will want to smell (ant taste) the fermented veggies to determine if they are "done" enough for you.
660896
This is helpful. I had wondered about the metal in non-stick pots and maybe that wouldn't be a problem. But my main soup pot is ceramic. Has anyone tried a metal immersion blender in those? or in a crock pot, which is also ceramic?
669642
Carlene, now that you mention it, mine has the same hole. I seen it before but never thought about it. My crock pot seems to work fine though.
1711091
Mine is only a couple of weeks old and I hear it popping when cooling down. I use a gas stove and I also smell a weird smell when cooking. Anyone else?
684814
Plastic smell goes away after a few uses. The temp dropping I don't think is normal. You might want to check if it's still under warranty. Hope this helps!
1463404
It is normal. As long as the stoneware absorbs the heat from the outer part and cooks correctly...it is fine. Your lid is fine. All my crockpots are the same. Good to let a little steam out while cooking is occurring. Enjoy your new crock-pot....I love mine.
135404
No there is no weird metal or plastic smell or taste. I purchased it for my tea addicts and critics at work and we all love it. It boils the water to almost perfection according to what tea we are brewing. I really recommend it.
195304
The feature I use mostly is cooking rice, I have such good crockpots, I only use them for slow cooking. I'm sorry to not be more helpful.
1478426
I bought it because of the same review. Compared to my previous slow cooker...medium on the new one corresponded to my low and high is high. The low setting is very low. For instance I can put bean soup on the night before and it can go all night and most of the day on low and I still have to move it to medium for a few hours. Hope this helps
2041533
Sounds like this cooker has a "coating" on the ceramic bowl; not so sure this is a good idea either. Most non-stick coatings are unhealthy.
1965379
This is not common. I have had one for about a year and it works well. The only problem is that the slow cooker function operates at to low a heat about 180 deg. It takes forever to cook anything using this function.
975421
Dude, sorry for that. I haven't cooked once, just soaked in water for one night and it started to rust. It's an awful awful wok, I have returned it.
1468217
I haven't noticed that kind of smell with this pan. Hmmm...not sure if there's a chemical reaction to certain foods with iron. Or maybe my sense of smell has declined. I clean the skillet with the chain mail scrubber and lightly re-oil the pan after each use. I'm not sure what else to suggest.
1444725
Hi there... I would, actually, becuase there was no smell to the rubber gasket at all... not even from the beginning. I wouldn't give up on this either, especially if it's the right size for you as I find it to be a great little slow cooker and use mine weekly!
2153780
Ours did that and later it messed up and we ended up exchanging it (unrelated problem). The new one did not have the smell/taste at all! I think there's something wrong with it.