Crock-Pot Electric Lunch Box, Portable Food Warmer for On the Go, 20 Ounce, Black Licorice, New Black Licorice Lunch Crock

I have had this item for years and love it! I have several dietary restrictions so I use this almost every day. The evening before, I fill the inner container with leftovers to take to lunch the next day. The next day, I plug it in as soon as I get to work (7:00 AM) and it is ready to eat when I need it (but at least an hour later). I’m a special education teacher so I don’t have 1 long lunch time, but have to eat during small times throughout the day. I leave it plugged in all day and eat when I am able. The food does not burn and is hot all day. I’ve purchased one other lunch- warmer product, and the food all burned within an hour of plugging it in. This crock pot product is my favorite! I purchased a second crock pot warmer only because I needed the inner container (I lost the lid for my original one). But that works well because then I leave 1 warmer at home to use on the weekends and 1 at work. I do wish it was possible to buy the inside container and lid separately. Though, a tip, if you lose the lid you can just use aluminum foil. After at least 5 years, the warmer lot won’t screw on anymore so I will purchase another for that reason, but even with the lid not screwing on, it still warms my food just fine.

Muy útil solo que si lleva su tiempo en calentar.

Práctico, ligero, fácil de lavar y de usar. Calienta la comida rápido (20 min) a comparación de otros productos similares. Sin duda una excelente opción para calentar tus alimentos en temporada de COVID-19 ya que no están permitidos los microondas en el trabajo.

I work, for the most part, on the road and I've seen all too often how easy it is to get caught in the fast food life style. I simply refuse to eat out for lunch while working. It's costly and, depending on where I am, often there are no healthy choices nearby. So for years I would bring boring cold sandwiches in my lunch bag because I never knew if I'd have access to a microwave or, even if I did, what its level of cleanliness was. One winter day I had just had enough of the cold sandwich so I checked Amazon to see options for portable food warmers and discovered this wonderful device. I'm not joking when I say the Lunch Crock changed my life. With the use of a power inverter, It makes it possible to bring such healthier foods to eat on the road. I've brought everything from organic canned soups to a mix of homemade lean meat, rice, and veggies. I'm sworn off of all artificial ingredients, flavor enhancers, so called "natural flavor" additives, and most processed foods in general. Without this, I don't even know what I would be eating. Ok, enough about why I use it, let's talk about how it works. The food container is a removable and dishwasher safe bowl that fits an entire can of soup easily. You wouldn't think so by looking at it, but it holds more than I can comfortably eat in one sitting and I'm 6'1" and 260lbs. Generally I think it's safe to say it holds about 2 servings. Keep the bowl in the fridge or insulated lunch bag until at least 30 minutes before you are ready to eat. Pop the bowl in the Crock Pot, secure the cap, and plug it in. Usually in about 30-45 minutes, depending on the food and the amount, you will have a hot meal. Soups tend to take longer than loose solid food but you can pretty much put anything in there and it will heat it up. It's designed only to heat and never over cook so you can technically leave it on for hours before eating but keep in mind the food will be very hot if you do so. Cleanup is fairly easy. Everything but the base unit itself is dishwasher safe which includes the metal food bowl, rubber cap, and outer plastic cover. These are also easily cleaned by hand although sometimes the rubber cap picks up odors from the food and is better cleaned in the machine. The base unit usually just gets dirty on the rim and outside if eating something messy, but again, easily cleaned by hand. A couple of points to note from experience. * The inner rubber lid will usually pop off during heating. This is normal and is even stated in the manual as nothing to be concerned about. You can try to pop it back in but because it expands with heat it might not stay in, once cooled it will fit snugly again. * There are various different SKUs for this product that all appear to be the same design but just with different color styles and then color choices within each style. My father bought one with a slightly different model number, but functionally it's exactly the same. The one difference I noticed is that his rubber cap does not fit as tightly as might does and has lead to the occasional spill when the bowl accidentally tips over. Mine doesn't spill. * I actually had to return the first unit I bought because the power cord was just a little too short to wrap around and secure the plug underneath without a some stretching which eventually caused the wire insulation to split where the cord attaches to the base and expose bare wire. This is not safe when running 50W at 115V. Again, comparing to my father's unit, I noticed his cord was significantly longer and effortlessly wrapped around the unit. The replacement unit I received did have the longer cord and has not split at all after months of use. Nevertheless I advise keeping the beginning of the cord in its natural orientation of resting flat under the unit and not bending it away from the base. * If you are using an inverter as I am to power this in a vehicle make sure it can handle more than 50W which is what the sticker underneath the base states for the power consumption. I've recommended this to everyone and anyone. Some have even jumped on the bandwagon and were equally happy. If you want to have home made lunches or just not incur the daily expense of dining out, getting this is a must.

This is a brilliant little invention. I cannot tell you how much I love this thing. No more waiting in line for the microwave in the breakroom at lunch time. Turn this baby on when I arrive and lunch it piping hot by noon. Cleans up really easily, I've never had anything stick too badly, even after heating it up numerous times. For me, the "max" line is a bit much food, but my sister (who owns one also) says it's not enough for her, so people with big appetites might find it a bit small. Also, if you are carrying soup or other very wet items, be careful of the top lid of the metal insert, it doesn't have a super tight seal, and sometimes if it gets tipped over, it'll spill.