Stainless Steel Hot Pot Insulated Food Warmer, 3.75-Liter/3.96-Quart

I have only used this for one purpose - to make yogurt. I don't have a pilot light in my stove and all the other typical methods weren't working during the cold winter months. Enter this insulated casserole dish. I warm it with hot water, add my 110 degree inoculated milk, cover and put in the oven - just because it won't get bothered there.It works perfectly every time. At the two hour mark, the temperature is about 105 - so only a 5 degree loss in 2 hours. After 4 hours, it's usually around 100 degrees.I will definitely use this when people come over, too. How nice to put the rice in this and get it on the table, for example, and not worry about it becoming cold.

I bought two of these in different sizes so I can make my husband's lunch in the morning and deliver it to him at work. It is still hot for him to eat around 1-2pm, when he likes to eat lunch. I wasn't sure how large the 1L size would be but it's perfect for a hearty lunch portion.I also bought the 2.5L size which I use for dinner. My children and husband come home at various times and they each eat from the hot pot whenever they get home. It sure beats leaving the stovetop on. It allows me to clean up fast and enjoy a clean kitchen for the rest of the evening, and I don't have to reheat the food which feels like leftovers. I'm going to buy more of these because they are working very well for our lifestyle and my dishes usually have more than one component that needs to stay hot.They are perfect for BBQs. Store food off the grill in these hot pots while you grill other stuff. Everything stays hot and you don't have to worry about flies landing on your food.Edited 7-4-14:I downgraded this product from 5 stars to 4 because the larger capacities do not work as well as the small ones. The small ones will hold temperature for 3-4 hours, but the bigger pots lose temperature much more rapidly - lasting only about 1-2 hours depending on what you have put in them.

i wouldn't call this insulated. Its made in India, and it was very inexpensive. seems they don't realize that Americans put everything in the dishwasher. as such i put this in the dishwasher and found it full of water when it came out. I spent days shaking out the water. its not sealed. so the water gets in and you cant get it out except for shaking it,, (IF YOU LEAVE THAT water in the container its eventually stinks and that is just nasty) I am so glad i didn't buy the big one... i would have wasted more money on this. great idea, but poorly made.

This casserole's lid does not lock. This should have been clearly mentioned in the product details. How can it keep food warm without a lock???

This insulated pot keeps hot foods really hot. For example, I placed cooked rice in the bowl, covered it, and did not serve it for an hour and a half. When I lifted the lid, steam rose! The rice was piping hot. I have also taken this bowl to pot luck dinners and served hot food while others had luke warm servings. I would recommend this highly. As a note, both the lid and pot must be hand washed. I recently purchased this pot as a gift as I know it will be appreciated.

Just received this pan so haven't used it yet. Right now, I am happy. You can tell it is insulated well. The size is right for what I need it for. Great size to transport side dishes, vegetables.potatoes etc. you could put a small casserole in it but not anything huge. I washed it and it did not leave many water marks on it. It has a shiny surface. Nice Pan! Do not know how long it will keep food hot. May update later.

Received this product very neatly packaged with bubble wrap and the quality is great unlike the cheap plastic ones. On the product page on Amazon it says 'Butterfly India' but it doesn't say 'Butterfly' word or the symbol anywhere on the box or on the product itself. I got a similar 'Butterfly' brand bigger one from India and this looks exactly of same quality and construction except the one I got has a butterfly figure/symbol on the bottom but this doesn't, that said not sure if this is sister company or so and of course, that doesn't worry me at all as the product itself is shows the quality.will post an update later with its performance.Edit -Update : used it to keep the breakfast (8 regular size Idlies, south Indian rice and lentil batter steamed in Idly plates)and after 30minutes, the items in it were hot. will see if try something for long time. Satisfied at this time.

The lid slides off easily so moving the container around is problematic.And even with this little glitch, I love the pots. They work exceedingly well in that the food in them maintains it's temp. for a very long time. Thanks for having these pots available. We waited a long time to find them.