The catch
Hamilton Beach 33670 Programmable Portable 7QT
There is no way to enter a five-hour cooking time directly, and no ready-at clock is documented.
Side by side
Hamilton Beach 33670 vs Crock-Pot MyTime: MyTime takes cooking durations that fall between Hamilton’s fixed presets
Quick verdict
33670 is the pick if an established 2, 4, 6, 8 or 10-hour recipe fits and its current offer costs less. A Lid Latch strap is included, and cooking changes to Warm. Crock-Pot MyTime CPSCVTS70LL-S is the pick for a suitable dish scheduled to a chosen mealtime, or for a Manual duration that falls between the Hamilton Beach presets. Read the food and fill instructions before using Schedule Meal.
Before you buy
Why, and what it costs you
With an early meeting, finer timer control can be worth more than capacity
Say a familiar recipe takes five hours and nobody is home when it ends. MyTime’s Manual controls can take that duration and then go to Warm. 33670 accepts only even-hour choices, so picking four or six alters the cooking itself and not merely what the display shows. Both pots carry the same seven-quart headline. The problem here is a control mismatch, and it is no reason to round the recipe.
Where this comes from
The MyTime Manual instructions as they stand allow 15-minute increments, whereas HB has fixed selections. The five-hour recipe is a hypothetical established method and not a cooking recommendation for any food.
The catch
Crock-Pot MyTime CPSCVTS70LL-S 7QT
Even with the longer Manual timer, Schedule Meal tops out at twelve hours. The guide recommends no more than four hours on Warm.
Hamilton Beach 33670 Programmable Portable 7QT
- Why pick it
- An even-hour preset suits your recipe and its current offer costs less than MyTime, so it deserves a look.
- You need the included carrying strap and automatic Warm and see no point paying for clock scheduling you would not use.
- The catch
- There is no way to enter a five-hour cooking time directly, and no ready-at clock is documented.
Crock-Pot MyTime CPSCVTS70LL-S 7QT
- Why pick it
- Your suitable meals are planned around a requested serving time inside twelve hours.
- The five fixed HB presets do not offer the Manual duration your familiar recipe needs.
- The catch
- Even with the longer Manual timer, Schedule Meal tops out at twelve hours. The guide recommends no more than four hours on Warm.
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What this page compares
These portable slow cookers both hold seven quarts. Fixed timers, a five-hour recipe, requested mealtimes and what the travel lids do not promise are where they differ.
Both of these seven-quart portable cookers are aimed at the same buyer, someone cooking larger shared dinners and potluck dishes. The real upgrade question is a basic fixed timer against MyTime’s food-type scheduling and finer Manual control.
Which one fits
Pick the situations that sound like you
Your recipe works with a preset and HB’s current offer costs less
Timer, Warm and carrying strap are all taken care of by 33670.
- Hamilton Beach 33670 Programmable Portable 7QT
- Better fit
- Crock-Pot MyTime CPSCVTS70LL-S 7QT
- Good
Enter your established five-hour recipe as is
MyTime’s Manual controls reach durations that fall between HB’s presets.
- Hamilton Beach 33670 Programmable Portable 7QT
- Caution
- Crock-Pot MyTime CPSCVTS70LL-S 7QT
- Better fit
Time a suitable dish to a mealtime you request
MyTime has food-type scheduling that stays within twelve hours.
- Hamilton Beach 33670 Programmable Portable 7QT
- Depends
- Crock-Pot MyTime CPSCVTS70LL-S 7QT
- Better fit
Bring a finished seven-quart-format dish somewhere else
Each comes with transport provisions. Follow their handling rules.
- Hamilton Beach 33670 Programmable Portable 7QT
- Similar
- Crock-Pot MyTime CPSCVTS70LL-S 7QT
- Similar
In practice
Differences you will notice
With an early meeting, finer timer control can be worth more than capacity
Say a familiar recipe takes five hours and nobody is home when it ends. MyTime’s Manual controls can take that duration and then go to Warm. 33670 accepts only even-hour choices, so picking four or six alters the cooking itself and not merely what the display shows. Both pots carry the same seven-quart headline. The problem here is a control mismatch, and it is no reason to round the recipe.
How we worked this out
The MyTime Manual instructions as they stand allow 15-minute increments, whereas HB has fixed selections. The five-hour recipe is a hypothetical established method and not a cooking recommendation for any food.
A potluck recipe you’ve perfected may not call for a meal-planning system
When the recipe already runs on an HB preset, 33670 covers the two conveniences that matter: automatic Warm and an included carrying strap. MyTime earns its extra value only if you use Schedule Meal or its more flexible Manual timer. If the current HB offer is cheaper, it can be the sensible buy for that established routine. Look at live offers and don’t assume either one is always cheaper.
How we worked this out
An if-then inference about value. It asserts no price difference, no better seal and no equivalent heating.
A ready-at clock can’t cover a return that runs late without limit
MyTime can plan an appropriate dish for a mealtime you choose, but a last-minute delay still raises the question of how long food is held. Its guide recommends no more than four hours on Warm. The 24-hour total cooking-and-warming cutoff on HB is a limit of the control and no recommendation to leave dinner for that long. If your evenings change often, plan food handling on its own terms and not around the most impressive timer number.
How we worked this out
Keeps manufacturer recommendations apart from maximum control durations. No specific safe holding duration is inferred for HB or for every food.
Option A
Hamilton Beach · 33670
33670 Programmable Portable 7QT
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.
- Best for
- An even-hour preset suits your recipe and its current offer costs less than MyTime, so it deserves a look.
Facts we checked
- Nominal capacity: 7 quarts
- Time input: 2, 4, 6, 8 or 10 hours
- Requested mealtime: No reviewed ready-at mode
- Travel package: Included Lid Latch strap
Option B
Crock-Pot · CPSCVTS70LL-S
MyTime CPSCVTS70LL-S 7QT
You tell MyTime when you want to eat and it plans suitable foods around that time. If the power goes out, the clock battery will not save the cooking program.
- Best for
- Your suitable meals are planned around a requested serving time inside twelve hours.
Facts we checked
- Nominal capacity: 7 quarts
- Time input: Manual timer or Schedule Meal
- Requested mealtime: Food, amount and mealtime within 12 hours
- Travel package: Locking transport lid
Spec by spec
Where they really differ
| Spec | Hamilton Beach 33670 Programmable Portable 7QT | Crock-Pot MyTime CPSCVTS70LL-S 7QT | In practice |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal capacity | 7 quarts | 7 quarts | A bigger recipe doesn’t give you reason to prefer either label. |
| Time input | 2, 4, 6, 8 or 10 hours | Manual timer or Schedule Meal | Set the time to match the recipe you already have. |
| Requested mealtime | No reviewed ready-at mode | Food, amount and mealtime within 12 hours | MyTime lets you plan by serving time. |
| Travel package | Included Lid Latch strap | Locking transport lid | Each calls for the exact handling instructions. Neither establishes how long a journey is safe. |
Trade-offs
What each pick costs you
With Hamilton Beach 33670 Programmable Portable 7QT
- Spills are reduced by the carrying strap, but it does not prove the cooker is leakproof in transit or set a safe journey length.
With Crock-Pot MyTime CPSCVTS70LL-S 7QT
- Its guide advises against more than four hours on Warm. Cooking settings are wiped if the power goes out.
Change of plan
When the answer changes
A preset works and the HB offer is cheaper
Go with Hamilton Beach 33670 Programmable Portable 7QT. 33670 handles the whole task and leaves out scheduling extras you wouldn’t use.
Flexible Manual timing or a requested mealtime fixes a problem you keep having
Go with Crock-Pot MyTime CPSCVTS70LL-S 7QT. MyTime has both controls, within the limits for food and holding.
By the numbers
What the data shows
What we found across the slow cookers we compare, plus the checked facts behind each finding.
Show the facts and the math
| Product | Needs it meets | Facts we checked | Sources |
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| Hamilton Beach 33670 Programmable Portable 7QT |
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| Crock-Pot MyTime CPSCVTS70LL-S 7QT |
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Hamilton Beach 33670 Programmable Portable 7QT
An even-hour preset suits your recipe and its current offer costs less than MyTime, so it deserves a look.
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Your suitable meals are planned around a requested serving time inside twelve hours.
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