Crock-Pot Programmable 6-Quart Cook & Carry Slow Cooker, Moonshine Green review

The CPSCVO60LL-TGT is Crock-Pot’s six-quart Moonshine Green Cook & Carry One Touch model. Its main distinction is a combination: four fixed cooking programs, automatic Warm afterward, and locking clips for carrying the cooker once cooking is finished. The manufacturer’s exact page currently marks it out of stock, so this assessment describes the documented model rather than promising a seller or current inventory.

Four program choices, not an open-ended countdown

The control panel and Cook & Carry guide show four preset time-and-heat combinations: four or six hours on High, or eight or ten hours on Low. Press Select to begin a program; the selected indicator lights and the internal timer counts down, but the panel does not provide a numeric display of remaining time. When the selected cook cycle ends, the guide says the cooker switches automatically to Warm. That routine is useful when one of the listed periods matches your recipe, but it does not let you enter any arbitrary cooking duration, choose a delayed start, or add a second cooking stage. If you regularly need a more specific end time, compare the four-quart CPSCVC40LL-S, whose digital countdown accepts half-hour increments over a broader range. If you do not need a timer, the manual SCCPVL600-S-BR leaves the cook-finish decision to you.

Warm is a handoff for food that has already cooked, not another slow-cook setting. The Cook & Carry guide recommends no more than four hours on Warm. It also says that the cycle starts when a One Touch program is selected; the machine does not wait to begin cooking at a later time. This is different from a timed appliance with a start-delay feature, and the fixed schedule can be limiting if your meal needs a different duration. No probe-assisted slow-cooking or sous-vide function is documented for this model.

Lock the lid only after the cooking cycle

The clips make this configuration more transport-oriented than the four-and-a-half-quart CPSCVO45HL-BP, another One Touch model that has a hinged lid but no confirmed travel latch. For the CPSCVO60LL-TGT, the guide is explicit: leave the lid unlocked while the cooker is operating, then attach the clips for transport if needed. Carry the appliance from its side handles on the heating base, never by the glass lid handle. This is a useful way to keep the lid seated during an upright trip, not a reason to tip a hot cooker or treat its contents as spill-proof. Let hot food and steam settle before opening it.

At six quarts, the stoneware is a larger everyday batch size than a compact two- or four-quart pot, and Crock-Pot describes it for seven or more people. That is a nominal capacity, not a guarantee of portions: recipe volume and serving size determine how many people a meal feeds. The guide recommends keeping the insert between one-half and three-quarters full for typical cooking and warns against overfilling. The published empty weight is 12.6 pounds. Food and hot stoneware add to the load, so carrying the full cooker is a different task from moving the empty appliance into storage.

Counter and cleanup needs

The closed body is listed at 17.0 inches long, 11.8 inches wide and 9.8 inches high. The manufacturer does not state the clearance needed with the lid open, so the listed height should not be read as an under-cabinet fit measurement. The manual calls for a dry, stable, level counter and six inches of clearance from the wall and on all sides. Measure your counter-to-cabinet opening and the space needed to lift the lid if the cooker will stay under upper cabinets.

The exact listing says the removable stoneware and lid are dishwasher-safe and that the stoneware is oven-safe; it does not give a maximum oven temperature for this exact model. The linked guide also allows the insert in a microwave but not on a stovetop or under a broiler. The glass lid is not an oven or microwave dish. Let hot stoneware cool before washing and avoid sudden temperature changes. Unplug the unit before cleaning and wipe the heating base rather than immersing it.

When it fits—and when another model makes more sense

This is a reasonable configuration to compare if you want a six-quart pot, need clips for post-cook transport, and can use a small choice of timed High/Low programs followed by Warm. In the finder, the One Touch answer and the locking-lid answer both fit this exact model; selecting automatic Warm also fits its documented plan. A four-and-a-half-quart minimum capacity is met, but a six-and-a-half-quart minimum is not. A thirteen-pound empty-weight ceiling is met by the manufacturer-listed 12.6-pound weight, while a twelve-pound ceiling is not. If you require a specific height with the lid open, the unknown measurement cannot count as a confirmed fit.

Choose the hinged CPSCVO45HL-BP instead if serving from a lid that stays raised matters more than locking clips. Choose a digital countdown model if your recipes need flexible timing; choose a manual dial cooker if you would rather decide yourself when to switch settings. The CPSCVO60LL-TGT sits between those alternatives: more controlled than a manual dial, simpler but less adjustable than a digital countdown, and easier to carry upright than a hinged-lid model. The manufacturer currently shows it out of stock; no retailer availability or price is confirmed. This is a source-based assessment, not a report of hands-on use or laboratory testing.

Check the manufacturer’s exact-model listing and Cook & Carry Owner’s Guide 137517 Rev A_16EM1.