Start with Hamilton Beach 33240 if width and depth are tight, four quarts fit the recipe and someone can switch the dial to Warm. Its body is 12.1 inches wide, 9.5 deep and 10.4 high. Choose 33664 for a lower shelf and a larger manual crock. Choose 33670 when automatic Warm and the included carrying strap matter enough to give it more shelf space.
The 33240 body uses about 32% less width-by-depth shelf area than 33664, based on manufacturer measurements. It is 1.5 inches taller and needs a manual switch to Warm. Check the shelf opening, lid access and your usual recipe.
It stands 10.4 inches high, and someone must turn the dial to Warm when cooking finishes.
Choose Hamilton Beach 33664 Folding Handles 6QT instead when
The shelf is short rather than shallow, and a six-quart manual crock fits your cooking. Its body is 8.9 inches high, with folding handles whose measured position is not specified.
Compare width, depth and height with the dinners you actually cook. A four-quart round cooker can need less shelf area while standing taller than a six-quart model.
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What the facts say
What the comparison shows
Useful conclusions from the current slow cookers comparison, followed by the checked facts used to reach them.
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Measured difference
Among these four finalists with manufacturer body measurements, 33240 has the smallest width-by-depth rectangle. It is about 32% smaller than 33664, but 1.5 inches taller. A short shelf can reverse the choice.
Hamilton Beach 33240 Round 4QT
115.0 sq in body rectangle
Hamilton Beach 33664 Folding Handles 6QT
169.1 sq in body rectangle
Hamilton Beach 33670 Programmable Portable 7QT
207.7 sq in body rectangle
Hamilton Beach 33765 Defrost 6QT
201.8 sq in body rectangle
Comparable models
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Compared set
4 models
Source records
5 for the products shown
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Calculation noteBody width multiplied by depth, not occupied curved surface or operating clearance. The comparison covers these four measured finalists only. The manufacturer does not specify the handle position used for 33664 dimensions.
Facts and source records used for the products in this recommendation
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Hamilton Beach 33240 Round 4QT
No positive match recorded for these needs
Four-quart round stoneware vessel with manually selected Low, High and Warm.
Body dimensions are 12.1 inches wide, 9.5 deep and 10.4 high.
Crock and glass lid are dishwasher safe.
The exact product page permits oven and microwave use of the crock. This is not permission for the glass lid or base.
Six-quart stoneware with timer choices from 30 minutes to 24 hours in half-hour steps.
Dedicated Defrost works with Low or High, followed by automatic Warm.
Remove outer packaging, absorbent pads and chicken innards before the documented frozen-food method. Repackaging before freezing can make this practical.
Body dimensions are 17.1 inches wide, 11.8 deep and 11.4 high.
Crock and lid are dishwasher safe excluding the Sanitize setting.
Measure the shelf opening in three directions, then check the cooker’s working position separately.
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The smaller footprint can come with extra height
Hamilton Beach lists 33240 at 12.1 by 9.5 inches across its width and depth, compared with 14.7 by 11.5 for 33664. Multiplying those dimensions gives about 32% less bounding-rectangle area for 33240. Yet it is 10.4 inches tall, compared with 8.9. A shallow cupboard can favor the smaller round cooker while a short shelf favors the larger oval one. Neither quart capacity nor a single compact label captures both cases.
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Folded handles should not become invented shelf savings
33664 has folding base handles, but Hamilton Beach does not specify their position in the published 14.7-inch width. Treat that as the stated body size and confirm the actual fit if the opening is close. Subtracting an imagined handle width would produce a more attractive number without reliable evidence.
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A larger pot may fit a lower shelf
Seven-quart 33670 is 10.6 inches high. Six-quart 33765 is 11.4 inches high. The larger cooker is therefore 0.8 inches shorter, but it is also half an inch wider. Both are listed at 11.8 inches deep. That can help a family choosing around a low shelf, provided the 33670’s fixed 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10-hour selections fit the recipe. A five-hour instruction is a reason to give the taller 33765 another look.
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Saving cupboard space does not solve an unattended finish
33240 and 33664 keep the manually selected heat setting until someone changes it. If the household is out at work or school when cooking finishes, that is a meaningful trade for their dimensions. Timed 33670 and 33765 change to Warm after cooking. The better fit may use more shelf space while removing the need to be present at the exact end of the recipe. Warm still has the limits in the supplied instructions.
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A storage measurement is not permission to cook inside the cupboard
The comparisons above use manufacturer body dimensions for storage. They do not include operating clearance, room to lift a hot lid or the space needed to move a filled pot. Follow the supplied placement instructions at an appropriate working position. No lifting-weight advantage is inferred from capacity or the material of the crock.
Check these before buying
Measure the cupboard opening as well as the shelf interior.
Check width, depth and height rather than choosing by quart capacity.
Leave operating space and hot-lid access according to the supplied manual.
Do not infer folded-handle dimensions that the manufacturer does not give.
Choose manual or timed finishing around who will be home.
What this comparison cannot tell you
The 32% figure compares bounding rectangles, not the curved bases or total required operating area.
This is a measured shortlist, not a claim that 33240 is the smallest slow cooker on sale.
No safe carrying weight, minimum recipe quantity or serving count is inferred.
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Our pick and alternatives
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33240
Hamilton Beach · 33240
33240 Round 4QT
A round four-quart cooker for a modest suitable recipe and a smaller storage footprint. The dial stays where you leave it, so someone needs to switch to Warm. Check the height of the cupboard as well as its width.
Winner whenThe 33240 body uses about 32% less width-by-depth shelf area than 33664, based on manufacturer measurements. It is 1.5 inches taller and needs a manual switch to Warm. Check the shelf opening, lid access and your usual recipe.
Decisive facts
Four-quart round stoneware vessel with manually selected Low, High and Warm.
Body dimensions are 12.1 inches wide, 9.5 deep and 10.4 high.
Trade-off
It stands 10.4 inches high, and someone must turn the dial to Warm when cooking finishes.
A six-quart manual cooker whose base handles fold down for storage. It suits cooking while someone is home to turn the dial to Warm. Folding handles help cupboard access, but they do not add an automatic finish or establish a locking travel lid.
Choose instead whenThe shelf is short rather than shallow, and a six-quart manual crock fits your cooking. Its body is 8.9 inches high, with folding handles whose measured position is not specified.
Decisive facts
Six-quart removable stoneware crock with High, Low and manually selected Warm.
Base handles fold down for storage and lift for carrying.
Trade-off
Someone must change the heat setting when cooking finishes.
A seven-quart cooker with a timer and included Lid Latch strap for taking a finished dish elsewhere. The five timer choices suit an established even-hour recipe, but cannot directly enter five hours. Cooking changes to Warm automatically.
Choose instead whenYou need a larger timed dish and the included Lid Latch strap. Its 10.6-inch height is lower than 33765, but the body is half an inch wider and its timer offers fixed even-hour choices.
Decisive facts
Seven-quart removable stoneware with Low, High and Warm settings.
Each heat setting can be paired with 2, 4, 6, 8 or 10 hours. Timed cooking switches to Warm.
Trade-off
Cooking time is limited to 2, 4, 6, 8 or 10-hour selections. A five-hour recipe does not fit directly.
A six-quart timer cooker with a dedicated mode for the frozen meat and poultry covered by its instructions. It still needs all packaging removed and the appropriate cooking-time adjustment. For thawed recipes, the half-hour timer steps give more flexibility than fixed even-hour presets.
Choose instead whenYou need a five-hour setting or the documented Defrost method and can accommodate its 11.4-inch body height. No included carrying strap is established.
Decisive facts
Six-quart stoneware with timer choices from 30 minutes to 24 hours in half-hour steps.
Dedicated Defrost works with Low or High, followed by automatic Warm.
Trade-off
Defrost is a documented cooking method with preparation and doneness checks. It is not a promise for every frozen meal.
The 33240 body uses about 32% less width-by-depth shelf area than 33664, based on manufacturer measurements. It is 1.5 inches taller and needs a manual switch to Warm. Check the shelf opening, lid access and your usual recipe.
The shelf is short rather than shallow, and a six-quart manual crock fits your cooking. Its body is 8.9 inches high, with folding handles whose measured position is not specified.
