I personally have no doubts that the Rival Crock Pot slow cooker long ago became a ‘must-have’ appliance for many North American domestic kitchens, though I in all honesty think that most devoted, avid crockpot users are almost certainly not terriblyknowledgeable of one of the more up to date Rival Corporation innovations, the Rival Crock Pot BBQ Pit.

Taking into consideration the unusual makeup of this novel appliance – it is being marketed as an indoor option to the long-established outdoor grill after all – I am not at all taken aback that it brings with it a bit of a learning curve, and should in all probability not be used right out of the box without at any rate a percursory browsing of the included instruction manualI myself have yet to personally come up with any reasoning for somebody deciding to go and use the bbq pit appliance without the included meat rack, which I think is agood thing since cooking any meats without using the meat rack likely will result in your rersults not being very dry cooked and instead seeming more liquidy or stewlike.

One more detail that I have found is that you will almost certainly have superior results with any meats that you desire to cook if you make the effort to dry them out a tad before you grill them.

After trying out the Crock-Pot BBQ Pit a few times I found that, like most other kitchen appliances, it has a number of design highlights and weaknesses.

The counter-top model of the BBQ Pit is an evident key boon. That point makes the appliance very user-friendly as well as makes the concept of indoor barbecuing doubly appealing since it’s giving a potential novice bbq cook the alternative of being able to practise barbecue-style cooking right there on their counter top.

And, to be truthful, the home barbecuer or crock pot user who cares about having convenient acces to barbecue even when it is not a viable outdoor option, is likely a large part of this appliance’s target market. Isn’t it selling the point of being able to straightforwardly, and with minimum effort, bring an outdoor tradition and practise indoors – at least to some degtree? One more plus would have to be the aforementioned included meat rack which can be adjusted to two different positions which you choose depending on whether you are likely going to be slow-cooking something like ribs, steaks, chicken or something else.

Another thing about the appliance that really impressed me was that the stoneware insert was easy to remove from the base unit and that it was also designed to be both oven frindly and dishwasher friendly.

That is something that cannot help but make such a kitchen appliance more adaptable and appealing to the buyer. To be honest, I think that Rival has been making a concerted effort to establish these features into a number of its more recent slow-cooker offerings.

Of course I also mentioned that the BBQ Pit has some inherent design flaws or at least weaknesses. I am aware that the bbq pit crock is being marketed as a workable indoor alternative to an outside barbeque, and in order for it to accomplish that goal it would likely have to be of some size to adequately accomplish its objective.

However, this is an appliance that will require some serious space on your kitchen counter-top when it’s being used and when not in use you would probably want to store it somewhere out of the way, and if you are at all strapped for space in your domicile then this could be a prospective problem. An added weakness of the appliance – although to be fair this may just be the nature of the beast, is with the stoneware insert, or to be more precise, how dirty or messy the insert surface can get from burned on foods after food preparation and how tough it can be to clean it all off afterwards Getting the insert clean doesn’t have to be a real hassle if you put it into your home dishwasher, however if your dishwasher is just too small to fit it in and it isn’t therefore really an option, then cleaning it can become achore.

If you find yourself in the situation of hand cleaning the oversized insert, one thing you can try is to clean the insert with a mixture of wayer and baking soda – an effective, yet less harsh solution. I have read that if you coat the insert with spray cooking oil then it might make clean up afterwards easier. Anything else? Well, there is one more thing that I consider to be something of a downside with the appliance; there are no external handles on the lower half of the exterior of the heating unit, and this can make for an uncomfortable situation if you should decide that you actually need to move the BBQ Pit once it gets hot. Because of this you need to be sure that it is okay for it to stay where it is before you get cooking.

The BBQ Crock Pot unit measures in at something like 20 inches by 16 inches so as I made reference to earlier, you will find that it takes up a fair bit of your kitchen’s counterspace. I suppose that in some way, this actually contrinutes to a feeling that by using a larger sized appliance, that you are in some sense really somehow preparing something authentic.

Then again, I do not if truth be told anticipate a lot of regular barbecue enthusiasts adopting this practice of barbecuing when their traditional outdoor propane or charcoal bbq grill is an available option. But because of the Rival Corporation’s winning track record with slow cooker appliances It will be curious to see how keenly this new Rival Crock Pot BBQ Pit catches on with Crockpot enthusiasts in particular and consumers in general.

I for my part possess no doubts that the Rival Crockpot slow cooker long ago became a ‘must-have’ domestic device for many North American home kitchens, nevertheless I sincerely consider that most loyal, ardent crockpot users are probably not terribly conscious of one of the more up to date Rival Corporation innovations, the Rival Crock Pot BBQ Pit.

Taking into account the atypical nature of this modern base unit – it is being marketed as an indoor substitute to the conventional outdoor grill after all – I am not at all surprised that it brings with it something of a learning curve, and should most likely not be used right out of the box without in any case a percursory browsing of the included handbook.

I have not personally conceived of any likely circumstance which would compel a Crock Pot BBQ user to abandon the included meat rack, but I found that it really worked well and that you will fare better by using it than by cooking without it since you might find that the results without the included rack are more stew-like in nature.

An additional issue that I have found is that you will in all probability enjoy better results with any meats that you decide to grill if you make the effort to dry them out a touch before you cook them.

After giving the BBQ Pit crock pot a test spin, I have started to figure out that the appliances seems to have a few basic strong points as well as a few design weak points.

The counter top construct of the BBQ Pit is an observable key benefit. This design makes the unit especially accessable and of course makes the conception of indoor barbecuing especially appealing since it is giving a potential beginner bbq chef the option of being able to practise barbecue-style cooking right there on their counter top.

And be honest, isn’t the novice likely the home user that this appliance is more geared towards? Is not selling the intention of being able to simply, and with minimal effort, bring an outdoor tradition and practise indoors – at least to some degtree? An added plus would have to be the aforementioned included meat rack which can be adjusted to two separate positions which you choose depending on whether you are likely going to be slow-cooking something like ribs, steaks, chicken or something else. Another thing about the appliance that really impressed me was that the stoneware insert was easy to remove from the base unit and that it was also designed to be both oven frindly and dishwasher friendly.

That is something that cannot help but make such a kitchen appliance more handy and appealing to the purchaser. To be honest, I think that Rival has been making a determined effort to establish these features into a number of its more recent slowcooker offerings.

Of course I also mentioned that the BBQ Pit has some inherent design flaws or at least weaknesses. I am aware that the Crock Pot BBQ is being marketed as a viable indoor alternative to an outside barbeque, and in order for it to accomplish that goal it would likely have to be of some size to sufficiently accomplish its aim.

Still, this is an appliance that will require some serious space on your kitchen counter when it’s being used and when not in use you would likely want to store it somewhere out of the way, and if you are at all strapped for space in your domicile then this could be a potential problem. An added disadvantage of the unit – although to be fair this may just be the nature of the beast, is with the stoneware insert, or to be more precise, how dirty or messy the insert surface can get from burned on foods after food preparation and how difficult it can be to clean it all off afterwardsCleaning the insert is no problem if you are willing and able to throw it into your dishwasher, however if you are the owner of a smaller sized dishwasher then you might not be able to fit it in. If you find yourself in the situation of hand cleaning the oversized insert, one thing you can try is to clean the insert with a mixture of wayer and baking soda – an effective, yet less abrasive solution. I have read that if you coat the insert with spray on cooking oil then it might make clean up afterwards easier.

Anything else? Well, there is one more thing that I consider to be something of a downside with the appliance; there are no external handles on the lower half of the exterior of the heating unit, and this can make for an awkward situation if you should decide that you actually need to move the BBQ once it gets hot. Because of this you need to be sure that it is okay for it to stay where it is before you get cooking.

The Crock Pot BBQ unit measures in at about 20 inches by 16 inches so as I made reference to earlier, you will find that it takes up a fair bit of your kitchen’s counterspaceI can imagine that this barbecuing appliance will – in some small way, let some home cooks get a taste and feel for something that maybe is not too far renmoved from the real culinary experience of home barbecuing.

Yet, I don’t in actual fact predict scores of conventional barbecue enthusiasts adopting this mode of barbecuing when their conventional outdoor propane or charcoal bbq grill is an available option. Nevertheless because of the Rival Corporation’s successful track record with slow cooker appliances It will be curious to see how keenly this new Rival Crock Pot BBQ Pit catches on with Crockpot enthusiasts in particular and shoppers in general.

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