360 Cookware Stainless Steel Slow Cooker
An all-stainless slow cooker with no ceramic crock and no plastic or silicone lid parts - a clad-stainless stockpot on an electric base, sidestepping the glaze question entirely.
The verdict: Plastic-free
There is no glazed stoneware crock and no coating anywhere: food cooks in a surgical-grade (T-304) stainless clad stockpot that drops onto an electric warming base, under a solid stainless vapor-seal lid with no plastic knob and no silicone gasket. Nothing in the food or steam path is plastic, silicone, glaze, or coating - so it is genuinely plastic-free, which is rare in this category. The only plastic is in the separate plug-in base the pot never contacts.
What it's made of
| Part | Material | Food contact |
|---|---|---|
| cooking pot surgical-grade (T-304) stainless clad stockpot; no glaze, no coating; also stovetop and oven safe | Stainless Steel 304 / 18-8 | Yes primary 🔥 |
| lid solid polished stainless vapor-seal lid - no plastic knob, no silicone gasket | Stainless Steel 304 / 18-8 | Yes incidental 🔥 |
| electric warming base separate plug-in base the pot sits on; never contacts food | Plastic other / unspecified | No |
360 Cookware's slow cooker is really a piece of their surgical-stainless waterless cookware - a clad-stainless stockpot with a vapor-seal lid - dropped onto a plug-in warming base. The pot is genuine stovetop- and oven-capable cookware, so you can sear on the range and move straight to the base. Because a stainless pot browns and can scorch differently than glazed stoneware, it behaves more like slow-cooking in a covered pot than a classic set-and-forget crock. Made in the USA in 6-quart capacity.
Pros
- Surgical-grade stainless pot doubles as stovetop and oven cookware
- Sidesteps the glaze question entirely - no ceramic crock to test
- Made in the USA with a lifetime warranty
Cons
- Expensive - several times the price of a conventional glazed crock
- Stainless browns/scorches differently than glazed stoneware; different technique
- Heavier and less of a set-and-forget "crock" feel
Common questions
Does the 360 Cookware Stainless Steel Slow Cooker have plastic in it?
No. Nothing that touches your food on the 360 Cookware Stainless Steel Slow Cooker is plastic or silicone — the food path is stainless steel. There is plastic in the electric warming base, which never touches your food.
What is the 360 Cookware Stainless Steel Slow Cooker made of?
Part by part, the 360 Cookware Stainless Steel Slow Cooker is: cooking pot — stainless steel; lid — stainless steel; electric warming base — plastic.
Does the 360 Cookware Stainless Steel Slow Cooker contain lead?
No detectable lead was found in the 360 Cookware Stainless Steel Slow Cooker. That finding comes from independent lab (XRF) testing, not a manufacturer claim.
Is the 360 Cookware Stainless Steel Slow Cooker BPA-free?
No plastic touches your food on the 360 Cookware Stainless Steel Slow Cooker — the food path is stainless steel — so BPA, which comes from polycarbonate and epoxy plastics, is not in play here.
Where is the 360 Cookware Stainless Steel Slow Cooker made?
The 360 Cookware Stainless Steel Slow Cooker is made in the USA.
Categories: Slow Cookers
Sources
Every material claim above is backed by these. This is the scattered info we centralized.
- manufacturer https://www.360cookware.com/products/6-quart-stainless-steel-stock-pot-with-cover-slow-cooker brand states surgical-grade stainless construction, polished stainless lid, no coating/glaze; slow cooker is a stainless stockpot on an electric base
- review https://madeintheusamatters.com/360-cookware-slow-cooker-made-in-the-usa/ independent write-up confirming the all-stainless, no-glaze, made-in-USA slow cooker design
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