How long does the crock pot stay heated after it's unplugged? My HS kids can't plug it in at school, so it'll have to last from 7 am to 11:30.
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This wouldn't be a good option. My oldest son uses a thermos I got him and he loves it. Even after six hours its piping hot. Search for Thermos Stainless King 16-Ounce Food Jar by Nissan 1,002 customer reviews List Price: $39.48 Price: $23.99 You Save: $15.49 (39%)
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Becky, I am sorry it would only stay hot 30-60 minutes at the most if not plugged in. Diane
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Even if left in the carrying heater, the inner metal pot only stays hot for 1 hour or so. Remember it is a heater, not a cooker.
577311
Becky, I suggest you pack your kids' hot lunches in thermos bottles, which will keep them piping hot for several hours.
577312
This wouldn't be a good option. My oldest son uses a thermos I got him and he loves it. Even after six hours its piping hot. Search for Thermos Stainless King 16-Ounce Food Jar by Nissan 1,002 customer reviewsList Price: $39.48Price: $23.99 You Save: $15.49 (39%)
577313
Have not checked the temp after that long but doubt it will stay warm for 4-1/2 hours. I would say more like 30 minutes.
577314
I don't think it would stay hot for quite that long. I usually eat my food about 30-60 minutes after unplugging it. But, I haven't tried!
2186123
Yes, it automatically shifts to WARM which should be about 160°F and stay there until the unit is unplugged. I just used my unit to keep my chili WARM overnight, so it was ready to eat in the morning. You also might be interested to know that if you unplug the CrockPot itself but leave the iStir plugged into the wall outlet it will keep stirring the contents even though the CrockPot is not plugged in.
1657652
Heat should not escape from the lid. I had mine for just over a year and then it just died. I replaced with a much cheaper crock pot and have had no issues.
397675
No, but you can plug it in to a timer plugged into an outlet (like for lights) and it works perfectly! I put stuff in my crockpot in the fridge overnight so its really cold, then set the timer to come on (most I've ever had it wait was 2-3 hours). This is a great crockpot - heat level is right and I love that it switches to warm when your stuff is done.
535803
I leave mine on for around 15 hours, but have not left it on any longer, I never leave the house with a appliance on. But it does not take that long to heat a full pot, it also has a reboil button and a 6 hour delay feature. I really like this pot.
716176
Although I have never done a chuck roast in this crock pot, I have cooked a corned beef which was tender in 4hrs on high. You will see the liquid actually boiling if you are cooking on high in this crockpot. I usually use low for a standard 8-10 hr cook. Unlike the previous responder, I have found this crockpot to be hotter on all settings than the old one I used, which was Rival, I believe.
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My daughter is 12 year old and has been bring lunches for about 6 months now without any problems. The hot plate is surpringly hot (~170°F or ~77°C) so it's not up to boiling point. We always use glassware. She would plug in the warmer about 30-45min before lunch. If you have a soup, plug it for about 1-1.5hr before. Just use a paper towel to handle the glassware. The powercord can be better designed such as having a coil powercord.
171717
I don't know, I never leave mine plugged up, I put it away. It heats up in seconds, no need to leave it plugged. No other solution.
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When the selected time has passed, the element is switched off automatically from what I can tell. However, food stays very hot and for a long time (couple hours), especially if you keep the lid on and leave the stoneware sitting in the crockpot.
176649
You have to plug it in to warm the food. You take the insert home, fill with food that can be reheated such as soup, and other canned meals and then place in the crock pot to heat. The base stays at work or school, but you do need to plug the base in.
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I keep this plugged all the time. I turn it on when I place a cup and leave it for several hours. Usually I have it on for 3-4 hours, but there are many times that I left it on more than 5 hours, and it seems to be fine. I even left it on over night by accident, but it was fine, ...although I don't recommend it.
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We have used the 3qt pot to reheat leftover stew. If you put something in it in the morning and want it warm by dinner, I'd use the 'warm' switch. If you need to warm it up in a couple hours, I suppose you can use high, but I've never used it for a quick warm up. It has a high, low and warm switch on it, so I'm sure you could adjust it to work in your favor. Regardless, we have enjoyed this size of crock-pot.
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I see this question all the time. While this Crock-Pot will move to warm when your set cook time is done, you can not set when it will start. I don't know that any slow cooker will do that because it's a health risk. To do so would mean food is left sitting out without refrigeration or heat for a period of time, just waiting for the Crock-Pot to turn on. That's time for unappealing things to happen to your food, and perhaps to you. I just set mine to the low temp for a longer cooking time, knowing it will kick over to warm when that's done.
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Plug it into a timer- My regular crock pot cooks fast so I just plug it into a lamp timer and it all good.
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Dear Customer，Thank you so much for your interesting with our product.Yes, you are right. it works like slow cooker. but it does not use electricity .You put inner pan on the stove first and make it boiling ,then transfer it inside the pot. It can keep warm about 6 hours.Hope it is helpful for you.Thanks, have a good day!
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When I have used my hot packs, they have kept the food hot to warm for several hours say maybe 5 hours or so. Depends a lot on if the package is opened a lot. The more it is opened the less time it will stay hot. The person who said the hot pack is HOT when taken from the microwave it correct. But if left in the container, it should be okay for a child to touch by lunchtime.
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I have left it plugged in for more than 3 hours cooking a can of chili. It started to dry out a little on the top where the chili touched the pan. It made it a little harder to clean but the food was fine.