Main trade-off
Hamilton Beach 33664 Folding Handles 6QT
It has no automatic change to Warm and no verified included lid latch.
Head-to-head
Hamilton Beach 33664 vs 33670: 33664 stores smaller, 33670 switches to Warm but cannot enter five hours
The short answer
Choose 33664 if someone will manage the dial and cupboard space matters most. Its listed body is 2.9 inches narrower and 1.7 inches shorter. Choose 33670 if a matching preset should switch to Warm while you are away, or you need the included Lid Latch strap. Its timer cannot directly enter five hours.
Before you choose
The reasoning and the trade-offs
School pickup can matter more than the extra quart
If cooking finishes while you collect children or walk the dog, 33670 can change to Warm after a matching timer selection. 33664 keeps the selected heat until someone turns the dial. For that household, the time away is the reason to choose the programmable model. Check the recipe first, since a five-hour instruction does not match 33670’s fixed even-hour choices.
What this is based on
Manual versus timed control crossed with a short absence. Warm is not assigned an unlimited safe holding time.
Main trade-off
Hamilton Beach 33670 Programmable Portable 7QT
The body is wider and taller. Its timer only offers 2, 4, 6, 8 or 10 hours.
Hamilton Beach 33664 Folding Handles 6QT
- Choose it for
- Someone can change the heat at the finish and a narrower, shorter body fits the cupboard better.
- A six-quart suitable recipe is enough and folding handles help everyday storage.
- Main trade-off
- It has no automatic change to Warm and no verified included lid latch.
Hamilton Beach 33670 Programmable Portable 7QT
- Choose it for
- Your recipe fits an even-hour preset and must change to Warm without you there.
- A larger seven-quart dish will travel with the included Lid Latch strap.
- Main trade-off
- The body is wider and taller. Its timer only offers 2, 4, 6, 8 or 10 hours.
About this comparison
Compare cupboard space, school-pickup interruptions and taking dinner elsewhere. Folding handles, automatic Warm and a carrying strap solve different jobs.
Both current Hamilton Beach models suit larger household meals. The choice is a smaller manual cooker that stores more easily versus a programmable seven-quart model with included carrying hardware.
Winner by situation
Start with what you need it to do
Put the cooker back on a narrow low shelf every day
33664 has a narrower and shorter published body.
- Hamilton Beach 33664 Folding Handles 6QT
- Better fit
- Hamilton Beach 33670 Programmable Portable 7QT
- Caution
Cooking ends during school pickup
33670 switches to Warm after a matching timed cycle.
- Hamilton Beach 33664 Folding Handles 6QT
- Caution
- Hamilton Beach 33670 Programmable Portable 7QT
- Better fit
Take a finished dish with included lid restraint
33670 includes its Lid Latch strap.
- Hamilton Beach 33664 Folding Handles 6QT
- Depends
- Hamilton Beach 33670 Programmable Portable 7QT
- Better fit
Stay home and use a simple manual dial
33664 directly matches that manual routine without needing a timer choice.
- Hamilton Beach 33664 Folding Handles 6QT
- Better fit
- Hamilton Beach 33670 Programmable Portable 7QT
- Good
What matters in practice
The differences that matter
School pickup can matter more than the extra quart
If cooking finishes while you collect children or walk the dog, 33670 can change to Warm after a matching timer selection. 33664 keeps the selected heat until someone turns the dial. For that household, the time away is the reason to choose the programmable model. Check the recipe first, since a five-hour instruction does not match 33670’s fixed even-hour choices.
How we reached this conclusion
Manual versus timed control crossed with a short absence. Warm is not assigned an unlimited safe holding time.
A daily storage problem can outweigh a rarely used larger pot
33664 is listed at 14.7 inches wide and 8.9 high, compared with 17.6 and 10.6 for 33670. That saves 2.9 inches of width and 1.7 of height before allowing for access. If the cooker must be put away after every meal, those differences can matter repeatedly. The published dimensions do not identify separate folded and raised handle positions, so no extra handle-width saving is added to the numbers.
How we reached this conclusion
Direct differences from manufacturer body measurements. No claim about total working clearance or separate handle-state measurements.
A handle that folds and a lid that is restrained solve different journeys
Moving the cooled cooker from cupboard to counter is where 33664’s folding handles help. Taking a finished dish to another house is where 33670’s included Lid Latch strap becomes relevant. Do not treat the two features as equivalent portability claims. A strap can reduce spills, but the filled pot still needs careful handling and a separate plan for food temperature during transport.
How we reached this conclusion
Exact included-hardware comparison. No leakproof, travel-duration or low-weight claim.
Choice A
Hamilton Beach · 33664
33664 Folding Handles 6QT
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.
- Best matched use
- Someone can change the heat at the finish and a narrower, shorter body fits the cupboard better.
Checked facts
- Control routine: Manual Low, High and Warm
- Body width and height: 14.7 wide, 8.9 high
- Handle and lid provision: Folding base handles
- Nominal capacity: 6 quarts
Choice B
Hamilton Beach · 33670
33670 Programmable Portable 7QT
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.
- Best matched use
- Your recipe fits an even-hour preset and must change to Warm without you there.
Checked facts
- Control routine: Timed cooking then automatic Warm
- Body width and height: 17.6 wide, 10.6 high
- Handle and lid provision: Included Lid Latch strap
- Nominal capacity: 7 quarts
Meaningful differences
What changes the fit
| What changes | Hamilton Beach 33664 Folding Handles 6QT | Hamilton Beach 33670 Programmable Portable 7QT | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|---|
| Control routine | Manual Low, High and Warm | Timed cooking then automatic Warm | Being able to leave the finish is the primary upgrade. |
| Body width and height | 14.7 wide, 8.9 high | 17.6 wide, 10.6 high | 33664 needs less shelf width and height. |
| Handle and lid provision | Folding base handles | Included Lid Latch strap | Storage convenience and transport provision are different features. |
| Nominal capacity | 6 quarts | 7 quarts | The extra quart matters only if the usual suitable recipe needs it. |
What you give up
Every choice has a cost
If you choose Hamilton Beach 33664 Folding Handles 6QT
- No included lid latch is established for this exact package. Folding handles are not a spill seal.
If you choose Hamilton Beach 33670 Programmable Portable 7QT
- The carrying strap reduces spills. It does not establish leakproof transport or a safe journey length.
Recommendation switch
The decision flips if...
Cupboard fit is the daily problem and someone manages the dial
Choose Hamilton Beach 33664 Folding Handles 6QT. 33664 has the smaller published body and folding handles.
Automatic Warm or the included transport strap matters more
Choose Hamilton Beach 33670 Programmable Portable 7QT. 33670 supplies those features, with fixed timer choices.
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.
See the checked facts and calculation notes
| Product | Needs matched | Checked facts | Source records |
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| Hamilton Beach 33664 Folding Handles 6QT |
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| Hamilton Beach 33670 Programmable Portable 7QT |
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