Russell Hobbs RHSC650 Questions & Answers

Brian, just wondering if you have the right model number. I have a RHSC650 and the only controls are low, high, and keep warm. Russell Hobbs have an excellent service centre, and I'm sure they can help you.
Cheers, Andrew Moore

As bucaneer says, this model RHSC650 has only low, high, and keep warm. Have another look at the model number and let us know, maybe we can help track down the information you need.

I don’t think so. I sear in a pan first then transfer to the slow cooker.

It seems that the pan is made of aluminium, a metal that is not iron or nickel, and so would not work on an induction cooktop. We have a ceramic cooktop, where the heat energy comes from what are essentially really hot light bulbs, whereas the induction cooktops work on the principle of inducing a current magnetically (and therefore heat) through steel cookware. Stainless steel good, aluminium bad. Hope this helps.

Sam, I have not heard any thing like this, but the Russell Hobbs RHSC650 does not have any ceramics. I also love it with one reservation. It's low setting cooks like high on other cookers I have owned. Instead of 8 hours, mine cooks everything in 3-4 hours. However, the food tastes sensational and the fact that it automatically switches to "keep warm" for the next 10 hours negates it's faster cooking times. My first cooker was cooking fast, so I contacted them and they were wonderful, replacing it in super fast time, but the second one was the same, so I decided to live with it and did not pursue it any further.

I have the unit in question, and I can say with some certainty that I have no concerns with aluminum mixing with my food nor with lead. I understand the concern with lead poisoning, as I have a minor in chemistry and I would have no problem feeding my extended family from this cooker. The glass lid is, well, pure glass. And the base is what I believe to be non-stick Teflon coated. It runs a bit hotter that your usual slow-cooker, but apart from that it would be an excellent purchase.

Hi Sam, I just purchased mine and it is still in the box as I am a little hesitant to use it as I have the same concerns as you. I have recently read that ceramic or ceramic coated bowls, (which this is ceramic coated) when heated to high degrees, which this does can cause lead poisoning. In California they have labelling to determine if you product is safe but unfortunately there is nothing here and most companies obviously just claim they are safe???

Not really. Not enough room for kebabs and muffins need a muffin tin and it’s better using an oven.

Keeps it warm.

No it doesn’t have a feature like that.

Hey.
Only used it the once so haven’t tested other functions. Will have a look later and get back to you.

no

Hi Cass. You can cook anything for as long as you like. Happy cooking!!

Thanks Dawny!

Hi, you can’t set it from Low to high or high to low, but the cooker will automatically switch to ‘keep warm’ once the set time runs out. So you can cook your meat for 4 hours on high and then it will stay warm until you get home. Hope that helps!

Hi there. If you are going to cook it for 10 hours, just do it on SLOW. You don't need to change the cooking time at all. I have found long cooking times benefit from being on SLOW. Hope this helps.

Hi Bob, I’ve never browned it directly in the pot - just in a frying pan and then tossed it in. This might be a question to send the manufacturer. I hand wash the pan, it’s super non stick so it’s very easy.

Hi there. Never use the internal pot on the stove or any where else. It is just meant for inside the slow cooker. Brown your met in a normal fry pan.

This model has the searing function. Take pot out and use on your gas or electric stove as if a frying pan. After browning place back in unit. (Not suitable for convection electric stoves).
It does tell you this in the promotion and user manual