Is the food cooked in a stoneware pot after it is seared in the aluminum insert?
1795023
There is just the aluminum insert. It has cooked everything better than the old crock pot I had.
1795024
Yes, you put the aluminum insert into the stoneware pot after searing and continue cooking. You need to let the insert cool after searing, so the food does not over cook in the crockpot. It works great.
1795025
there's only one insert. the aluminum one goes straight in the crock pot to cook. I much prefer it, because it's extremely light weight and cleans much easier than the ceramic insert of my last crock pot (which kept cracking, fyi.) I love this crock pot so far!
1795026
No...there is no crock. This pot cooks well...but the no-stick interior is disappointing. The surface is not holding up to the searing of meat. I love all the rest of it...you'd think for the price, it could be better.
1267072
Yes. As long as it fits inside. It won't absorb heat as effectively as the darker granite wear, but the hot air within the oven will eventually heat it up and get the job done. So it may take longer to start the cooking process, using aluminum.
803651
The removable insert where the food cooks is stoneware . The interior of the cooking unit where the insert sits is aluminum and the external portion is stainless steel. Hope this helps
2150677
I would say no. Under Important Safeguards, #9 says do not place on or near a hot gas or electric burner or in a heated oven (it doesn't say stoneware, but I assume that's what it means).
62487
Absolutely not... the All Clad stainless is great to cook with, knowing it will not impart unwanted flavors into the food being cooked...
819369
Maybe I misunderstood your question. Yes the stoneware does get very hot and you will need to use a potholder.
1128150
Yes, the bottom of the pot is aluminum. It heats evenly and I love to cook in it. Great for green beans, mac and cheese or boiling noodles. Leave the strainer/fry basket in place and it's an automatic strainer. Love mine!
253174
No, you cannot brown meat in the ceramic insert. I bought the aluminum so that I could brown meat, sauté veggies, etc. on the stovetop.I really do enjoy and recommend the aluminum. It is also nonstick, lighter and easier to clean than ceramic.
1577772
The removable pot appears to be made of aluminum covered with teflon. It sits in a heavy metal (perhaps cast iron) casing around which is wrapped the brushed aluminum exterior that's visible in the picture. Appears to be solid construction.
681543
Not inside the pot or on the lid. Everything that touches food is 100% stainless steel. The exterior cladding on the bottom of the pan could be aluminum, but it's difficult to tell. The pan is really a good pan and well built, with a good quality stainless steel.
1435418
The pot is aluminum with a ceramic coating on the inside. I am however, getting some shipping of the ceramic coating; so I'm not too pleased with the product. Jim
1105770
I am not a chemist but it seems to me if aluminum were coming from the base metal of the cookware then the non-stick coating should show some sign of damage, wear, loosening, or some other evidence of it. To date mine shows none of this.
1438814
I have used the stoneware insert in the oven to heat things, but you can't put it in the oven when it's cold. i.e. right out of the fridge. I cover it with aluminum foil, rather than using the glass lid. I'm not sure if the lid is designed for the oven, so I don't take a chance with it. Also, I wouldn't recommend putting the stoneware into the crockpot holder right from the oven. Hope this helps you!
889888
The stainless steel is just the exterior of the cooker. The part that touches your food is currently a glazed stoneware. They anticipate coming out with an unglazed model by the end of the year. Nothing aluminum touches the food.
1788612
The base of the pot is about 1/4 inch thick and it seems to be a separate piece that is somehow connected to it. Maybe there's aluminum in it, I don't know
615086
No the inner lining including the bottom, is all one piece and made of aluminum. It does not bother me. I do not see how that affects the food in the inner pot. It does get dirty and stained easily which I keep clean by adding some vinegar to the water inside every now and then.
1343252
It means that there is an aluminum disc encapsulated by stainless steel in the base. Aluminum does not touch your food, but helps to disperse heat evenly across cooking surface.