Product Description

This programmable slow cooker cooks for up to 10 hours and automatically shifts to warm to prevent overcooking. The electronic management system with a precise temperature sensor and digital display guarantees superior accuracy at all five of the cooking settings: simmer, low, high, auto and buffet. The rectangular shape of the 7-quart ceramic pot accommodates soups and stews, plus roasts and other large items. Glass lid seals in moisture while giving a birds-eye view of what's simmering inside. Ceramic insert and lid are dishwasher-safe. Model number: KSC700.

Product Features
• Electronic temperature sensor monitor
• Reserve power regains optimum cooking temperature if lid is removed or power goes out
• Programmable digital timer for up to 10 hours with LCD display and indicator lights
• Pot trim is flared to catch drips while liner fits snugly to prevent food from getting trapped
• Large handles and rugged reinforced housing for no-spill, easy lifting
• Incremental marking on pot's interior to measure ingredients or plan for leftovers
• Form-fitting, removable soft silicone seal on glass lid locks in moisture to keep food tender
• Wall standoff bumper
• Large, non-slip rubber feet
• 5 temperature settings; buffet, simmer, low, high and auto
• 400 watt heating element
• Integrated cord storage stores neatly on the bottom of the slow cooker housing

Includes
• 7-quart ceramic pot with flared rim design and lid
• Illustrated instruction book and recipe guide with 14 recipes

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #124121 in Kitchen & Housewares
• Color: Onyx Black
• Brand: KitchenAid

Features

• Food-temperature alert electronic temperature sensor monitors the cooking process and alerts you if the temperature drops below the usda-recommended range.
• Can quickly regain optimum cooking temperatures if the lid is removed during cooking or if there's a power outage.
• The programmable digital timer and eye-catching lcd display make it easy to set cook times - from 10 minutes up to nine hours, 59 minutes.
• Designed to minimize spills, the pot rim is flared to catch drips while the liner fits snugly to prevent food from getting trapped.
• The large handles and rugged reinforced housing make it easy to lift without spilling.

Customer Reviews

BEWARE!! - My crock cracked during 3rd use
After my experience, I looked up KitchenAid's website. There they have a forum and a special thread for those who have had their crocks crack. Some people are on their 3rd replacement and the crocks are cracking in the same place every time.

MY REVIEW:
I bought this KitchenAid slow cooker in black and I really had to talk myself into buying it because it was so expensive. I kept telling myself you get what you pay for. Well, tonight I want to cry because I had just started a pork roast to cook overnight. After leaving the kitchen, my husband and I both heard a loud pop. I went back and found my slow cooker leaking liquid all over the place. I took out the crock, turned it upside-down and found a winding crack all along the bottom.

I've only owned my KitchenAid slow cooker for about 2 weeks and the crack occurred during the third time I used it. At this point I don't know if I want a replacement slow cooker directly from KitchenAid or whether I want to return the slow cooker to Amazon for a refund. If I got a replacement, I would be nervous to leave it on overnight or when I leave home, which is the whole benefit of having a slow cooker. Worrying about your slow cooker that has a retail price of $150 doesn't seem like a very good value to me.

Great slow cooker
After my old Rival slowcooker stopped working, i decided to get one that didn't boil or run so hot. And I wanted a bigger one.

The KitchenAid one cost more (take 25 off with Amazon) but I like that it has a simmer setting that is great for soups.

Pluses: Huge. The lid seals to the pan so no steam escapes. Digital timer. Looks nice. Programmable timer. Cool on outside. Maintains proper temperature.

I've cooked twice with it and the results were excellent.

The prior reviewer commented it was too heavy to take to potluck with her. Well..yeah. Get something smaller for that. It's absurd to rank this product based on that.

excellent slow cooker
My less than 2yo rival slow cooker died, so I started shopping and this Kitchen Aid had so many great features. I love the large capacity for family meals. For its first test run I made the Chipolte Chicken Drummettes recipe that came with the cooker. They were excellent; we especially liked the countdown timer for when the kids were asking how long until dinner!
Then Sunday my family decided about 1 in the afternoon they wanted stew for dinner, so I put it to the test loaded it up with veggies thawed, browned added the meat and kicked it on high temp. at 2 pm by 6 it was looking good. Now for the real challenge cooking dumplings on top. Mixed my dumplings plopped them on left the lid off for the first 10 minutes of cooking plopped the lid on for 10 more minutes of cooking and they were done! This is the first slow cooker I've ever owned that could actually cook the dumplings in just 20 minutes (my rival took an hour and still parts were doughy) Stew was excelent evenly cooked, and on high temp no burned spots.

Ceramic pot is easy to clean- seal on lid easy to remove and wash plus the seal kept steam from condensing on cupboard above cooker too.
As to the weight of the product, yes, it is heavy but it is the ceramic pot adding most of the weight any ceramic crock or bowl of 7 quart size is going to be heavy.