10 Top Slow Cookers Win Viewpoints Reviewers' Choice Awards

CHICAGO, Oct. 31, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Viewpoints.com, a leading consumer ratings and reviews service, has awarded ten slow cookers with the prestigious Viewpoints Reviewers' Choice award.

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The Viewpoints Reviewers' Choice awards honor products based on the real world experience of consumers. To date, more than 250,000 people have shared more than 500,000 reviews of 35,000 everyday products on Viewpoints.com.

It's a high bar

These ten slow cookers have been chosen based on the feedback of more than 3,500 cooks reviewing 159 slow cooker models.

Hamilton Beach is the big winner with five models on our list.  

Winners of the 2013 Viewpoints Reviewers' Choice awards in the slow cooker category:

Hamilton Beach 3-in-1 33135 (Best Overall-Basic, 95/100) – ($70)
Hamilton Beach Set 'n' Forget 6-Quart 33967– (Best Overall-Programmable, 94/100) – ($60)
Hamilton Beach 6-Quart 33167 – (92/100) – ($40)
Hamilton Beach Stay-or-Go 6-Quart 33163 - (90/100) – ($40)
Hamilton Beach 4-Quart Oval 33141 – (87/100) – ($27)

Crock-Pot 4-Quart 3040-BC/3040-VG (Best Value, 90/100) – ($25)
Crock-Pot Cook & Carry 6-Quart SCCPVL603-S/SCCPVL603-R – (92/100) – ($40)
Crock-Pot 6-Quart Round 3060-W – (91/100) – ($30)
Crock-Pot 3.5-Quart 3735-WN – (88/100) – ($30)

West Bend 5-Quart Oblong 84915 – (90/100) – ($60)

"We know at least 70 percent of people regularly turn to reviews like those on Viewpoints to read what others are saying about the products they need. Viewpoints created the Reviewers' Choice awards to showcase those exceptional products with a strong history of meeting and exceeding consumer expectations," says Matt Moog, CEO and Founder, Viewpoints.

About Viewpoints Reviewers' Choice awards

The Viewpoints Reviewers' Choice awards are based entirely on consumer review sentiment, not lab-based tests or anonymous research surveys. Award eligibility is determined by positive consumer experience (as reflected in the overall product rating), reviewer reputation, review recency and review volume.

Viewpoints recently announced award-winning blenders and bread machines. Watch for Reviewers' Choice awards in other home, beauty and money categories in the coming year.

Viewpoints (http://www.viewpoints.com) features 500,000+ consumer reviews on 35,000+ everyday products for the home and garden, health, bath and beauty, baby and kids, plus money categories. Since 2007, both reviews and ratings have been available free of charge and without registration.

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