Hamilton Beach 33240 is the starting point when width and depth are tight, four quarts suit the recipe and someone can switch the dial to Warm. Its body measures 12.1 inches wide, 9.5 deep and 10.4 high. For a lower shelf and a larger manual crock, choose 33664. Choose 33670 if automatic Warm and the included carrying strap are worth giving it more shelf space.
Going by manufacturer measurements, the 33240 body takes up about 32% less width-by-depth shelf area than the 33664. It stands 1.5 inches taller and needs a manual switch to Warm. Look at your shelf opening, lid access and usual recipe.
The whole appliance gets through the shelf opening
Fits in width, depth and height alike
The catch
It stands 10.4 inches high, and someone must turn the dial to Warm when cooking finishes.
Go with Hamilton Beach 33664 Folding Handles 6QT if
Your shelf is short and not shallow, and a six-quart manual crock fits your cooking. Its body is 8.9 inches high, and the measured position of its folding handles is not specified.
The recipe and the way cooking ends stay practical
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Set width, depth and height against the dinners you really cook. A four-quart round cooker can take less shelf area and still stand taller than a six-quart model.
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By the numbers
What the data shows
What we found across the slow cookers we compare, plus the checked facts behind each finding.
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The gap in numbers
Among these four finalists with manufacturer body measurements, 33240 has the smallest width-by-depth rectangle. It is about 32% smaller than 33664, but 1.5 inches taller. A short shelf can reverse the choice.
Hamilton Beach 33240 Round 4QT
115.0 sq in body rectangle
Hamilton Beach 33664 Folding Handles 6QT
169.1 sq in body rectangle
Hamilton Beach 33670 Programmable Portable 7QT
207.7 sq in body rectangle
Hamilton Beach 33765 Defrost 6QT
201.8 sq in body rectangle
Models with this figure
4 of 4
Show the facts and the math
Models in the comparison
4 models
Sources
5 covering these models
Product data updated
How we calculatedBody width multiplied by depth. Occupied curved surface and operating clearance are excluded. The comparison covers these four measured finalists only. The manufacturer does not specify the handle position used for 33664 dimensions.
The facts and sources behind each product in this recommendation
Product
Needs it meets
Facts we checked
Sources
Hamilton Beach 33240 Round 4QT
None of these needs is a documented match
A round four-quart stoneware vessel, with Low, High and Warm selected manually.
The body is 12.1 inches wide, 9.5 deep and 10.4 high.
The crock and the glass lid are dishwasher safe.
The exact product page allows the crock to go in the oven and microwave. That permission does not extend to the glass lid or base.
Timer choices run from 30 minutes to 24 hours in half-hour steps, with six-quart stoneware.
Defrost has its own setting, used with Low or High, and automatic Warm follows.
Before using the documented frozen-food method, take off outer packaging, absorbent pads and chicken innards. Repackaging ahead of freezing can make that practical.
The body is 11.4 inches high, 11.8 deep and 17.1 wide.
Crock and lid can go through the dishwasher, but not on its Sanitize setting.
Take the shelf opening’s measurements in three directions, then look at the working position of the cooker on its own.
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A smaller footprint may mean more height
For width and depth, Hamilton Beach lists the 33240 at 12.1 by 9.5 inches and the 33664 at 14.7 by 11.5. Multiply those dimensions and the 33240 comes out with about 32% less bounding-rectangle area. But it stands 10.4 inches tall, against 8.9. A shallow cupboard can favor the smaller round cooker, while a short shelf favors the larger oval one. Neither the quart capacity nor a single compact label covers both cases.
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Do not invent shelf savings from folded handles
The 33664 has folding base handles, yet Hamilton Beach does not say where they sit in the published 14.7-inch width. Take that figure as the stated body size, and confirm the actual fit if the opening is close. Subtracting a guessed handle width would give a nicer-looking number with no reliable evidence behind it.
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A bigger pot can still suit a lower shelf
The seven-quart 33670 stands 10.6 inches high, while the six-quart 33765 stands 11.4 inches. That makes the larger cooker 0.8 inches shorter, though it is also half an inch wider. Both are listed at 11.8 inches deep. A family choosing around a low shelf can benefit, as long as the 33670’s fixed 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10-hour selections fit the recipe. If a recipe calls for five hours, the taller 33765 deserves another look.
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A space-saving cupboard fit does not fix an unattended finish
The 33240 and 33664 hold the manually selected heat setting until a person changes it. If the household is out at work or school when cooking finishes, that is a real price to pay for their dimensions. The timed 33670 and 33765 change to Warm once cooking ends, so the better fit may take more shelf space while sparing you from being there at the exact end of the recipe. Warm still has the limits in the supplied instructions.
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Fitting in storage does not mean you can cook inside the cupboard
For storage, the comparisons above rely on manufacturer body dimensions. Those leave out operating clearance, room to lift a hot lid and the space needed to move a filled pot. Follow the supplied placement instructions and set the cooker at an appropriate working position. Nothing about lifting weight is inferred from capacity or from the material of the crock.
Check these before you buy
Take the measurements of the cupboard opening and of the shelf interior.
Choose by width, depth and height instead of by quart capacity.
Allow the operating space and hot-lid access that the supplied manual calls for.
Do not guess at folded-handle dimensions the manufacturer leaves out.
Let who will be home decide between a manual and a timed finish.
What this page can’t tell you
Bounding rectangles produce the 32% figure, which ignores curved bases and the total operating area required.
This shortlist is built on measurements, and it does not claim that the 33240 is the smallest slow cooker on sale.
Nothing is inferred about a safe carrying weight, a minimum recipe quantity or a serving count.
4 options
The top pick and the alternatives
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33240
Hamilton Beach · 33240
33240 Round 4QT
This round four-quart cooker takes up less storage space and suits a modest recipe. Its dial stays wherever you leave it, so a person has to switch it to Warm. Look at the cupboard’s height as well as its width.
Top pick ifGoing by manufacturer measurements, the 33240 body takes up about 32% less width-by-depth shelf area than the 33664. It stands 1.5 inches taller and needs a manual switch to Warm. Look at your shelf opening, lid access and usual recipe.
Key facts
A round four-quart stoneware vessel, with Low, High and Warm selected manually.
The body is 12.1 inches wide, 9.5 deep and 10.4 high.
The catch
It stands 10.4 inches high, and someone must turn the dial to Warm when cooking finishes.
The base handles on this six-quart manual cooker fold down for storage. It works best when someone is home to turn the dial to Warm. Folding handles make cupboard storage easier, yet they give it no automatic finish and do not establish a locking travel lid.
Pick this instead ifYour shelf is short and not shallow, and a six-quart manual crock fits your cooking. Its body is 8.9 inches high, and the measured position of its folding handles is not specified.
Key facts
A removable six-quart stoneware crock, with High, Low and Warm selected manually.
The base handles fold down for storage and lift up for carrying.
The catch
At the end of cooking, you need to change the heat setting yourself.
This seven-quart cooker has a timer and an included Lid Latch strap for carrying a finished dish somewhere else. Its five timer choices work for a familiar even-hour recipe but cannot be set to five hours directly. When cooking ends it switches to Warm on its own.
Pick this instead ifA larger timed dish and the included Lid Latch strap are what you need. Its 10.6-inch height is below the 33765’s, though the body is half an inch wider and its timer has fixed even-hour choices.
Key facts
Settings are Low, High and Warm, using removable seven-quart stoneware.
Pick 2, 4, 6, 8 or 10 hours for any heat setting. Once the time is up, cooking switches to Warm.
The catch
You can only choose 2, 4, 6, 8 or 10-hour cooking times, so a five-hour recipe does not fit directly.
This six-quart timer cooker has a dedicated mode for the frozen meat and poultry its instructions cover. All packaging still has to come off, and the cooking time needs the appropriate adjustment. With thawed recipes, half-hour timer steps are more flexible than fixed even-hour presets.
Pick this instead ifEither a five-hour setting or the documented Defrost method is required, and you have room for its 11.4-inch body height. An included carrying strap is not established.
Key facts
Timer choices run from 30 minutes to 24 hours in half-hour steps, with six-quart stoneware.
Defrost has its own setting, used with Low or High, and automatic Warm follows.
The catch
Do not read Defrost as a promise for every frozen meal. It is a documented cooking method, with preparation steps and doneness checks.
Going by manufacturer measurements, the 33240 body takes up about 32% less width-by-depth shelf area than the 33664. It stands 1.5 inches taller and needs a manual switch to Warm. Look at your shelf opening, lid access and usual recipe.
Your shelf is short and not shallow, and a six-quart manual crock fits your cooking. Its body is 8.9 inches high, and the measured position of its folding handles is not specified.
