Rival Crock-Pot Slow Cooker
by Rival
8 endorsements on r/BuyItForLife first recommended in Jan 2025
Classic countertop slow cooker from Rival, the original Crock-Pot brand, built with a removable stoneware crock insert for easy cleaning.
Added Jul 5, 2026, Updated Jul 6, 2026
Why it's buy-it-for-life
Redditors report inherited Rival Crock-Pots from parents and grandparents still in daily use decades later, with some units running 50-plus years before finally failing. The removable-crock design and simple mechanical controls make it easy to keep running long-term.
What redditors say
Recommended on reddit as recently as January 2025
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- 2r/BuyItForLife comment
Definitely BIFL.
- 2r/BuyItForLife comment
I have the same one! My grandmother gave it to me as a housewarming gift... It still works beautifully
- 2r/BuyItForLife comment
Yes it works, but it was terribly inefficient.
- 2r/BuyItForLife comment
My mom had one like it from the 70's, it finally gave up the ghost in 2024.
- 1r/BuyItForLife comment
I have the same one! Thrifted it during covid
My hand-me-down Crock Pot. Was a wedding gift to my parents. You'd have to pry it from my cold, dead hands.
Not only BIFL but also beautiful illustrations and history!
Don't try to slow cook a frozen chicken in it.
They don't make them like that anymore.
We have my wife's grandma's and it is never going to die.
That lid will eventually crack. I would try to search for a newer but used lid in better condition.