All plastic components come in transparent black, but the main body is available in either black or silver hues. More than 3 million Americans are following a gluten-free diet. Normally this would mean forgoing bread — and bread machines — altogether. However, some bread machines let you make delicious gluten-free bread at the press of a button. Instead of spreading out horizontally, Cuisinart Coffee manufactures this bread maker with a more vertical design to save space on your kitchen counter. In our analysis of 44 expert reviews, the Hamilton Beach Home Baker Bread Machine placed 6th when we looked at the top 12 products in the category.
The Company also has exposure to the higher-priced, higher-margin global commercial foodservice and hotel room amenities markets. The Hamilton Beach Set & Forget is a high-value programmable slow cooker with excellent cooking performance. It’s incredibly easy to set and gives consistent results every time. This was a favorite of ours for those meals you throw in the pot in the morning and let cook all day while you are busy working or playing.
The global commercial market is expected to continue to rebound strongly from pandemic-driven demand softness. Founded in April 1910 by inventor Frederick J. Osius in Racine, Wisconsin, the Hamilton Beach Manufacturing Company took its name from two men Osius hired, Louis Hamilton and Chester Beach. He hired Hamilton as the new company’s advertising manager, and Beach to work as a mechanic. Osius did not care for his own name, so he paid Hamilton and Beach $1000 each for the right to use their names instead.
That said, if you think you might want to do more than just slow cook, the Instant Pot Duo will allow you to also pressure cook, steam, sauté, and more. And if you’re flying solo and these all seem to big, the Crock-Pot 2.5-Quart Mini Casserole is simple but light, portable, and very cute. The features are easy to use, and the meals come out perfectly every time, all for a very reasonable price. New and veteran cooks alike will enjoy the programable probe and the locking lid, which has the added benefit of keeping fingers from sneaking a taste. This is a high value product and one we don’t hesitate to recommend for the slow cook enthusiast. Whether the Alexa-enabled model is worth its $65 markup over Hamilton Beach’s basic programmable coffee maker is debatable.
No matter what we put in the Set & Forget — meat, beans and rice, whole dinners — the meat came out tender and juicy, and the veggies were done to perfection. We did find that the sidewalls get hot, and this 6-quarter is heavy to transport, especially with a four-pound roast inside. But if you love your barbeque, this is the pot for you.