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Gift Ideas to Make the Holidays Happier from Hamilton Beach

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NOTE: The following giveaway is open to Canadians only.

There are three categories of gifts I *always* struggle with: hostess gifts, gifts for college kids, and gifts for myself. Think about it: the hostess gets a bottle of wine, the 20-something gets a gift card and I get, well, nothing – because I always forget to treat myself. It’s predictable, it’s BORING, and it’s time to switch things up!

This holiday season, I’ve selected my favourite items from Hamilton Beach that are sure to please the special people in your life. Practical, affordable and always a hit with foodies of all skill levels, be sure to put these must-haves on your last minute shopping list!

Breakfast Wrap Maker. It’s the handy breakfast appliance you don’t know you need until you have it… and then can’t live without it. Now you can enjoy a piping hot breakfast wrap ready in just five minutes with the Breakfast Wrap Maker. This convenient appliance is easy to use and it does all the cooking for you – so why skip breakfast or run to the drive-thru?

And even though it was designed to cook wraps, it can do so much more – stuffed pancakes, omelettes, crepes and even personal pizzas are possible. Be sure to check out Julia Gabriel’s DIY Crêpe Bar using the Breakfast Wrap Maker – and enter for a chance to win, too!
Breakfast-wrap-2The Hamilton Beach Breakfast Wrap Maker retails for $59.99 and is available at Walmart or online at hamiltonbeach.ca. It makes a great gift for college kids! 

8 Quart Slow Cooker in Metallic Red. Have you ever seen a more festive slow cooker? Now *this* is a small appliance you won’t mind showing off throughout the holidays! The 8 Quart Slow Cooker is sized just right for feeding a crowd, satisfying the appetite of a large family, and saving leftovers for lunch. Each one is outfitted with oval-shaped stoneware that’s ideal for cooking a whole chicken or roast to tender perfection.

And, as always, every slow cooker by Hamilton Beach features a dishwasher safe stoneware insert and glass lid for fast, easy cleanup. Grab the recipe for Stephanie Holmes’ Sinful Slow Cooker Chocolate Pudding Cake, and enter to win a Metallic Red Slow Cooker!
IMG_5833-1024x683The Hamilton Beach 8 Quart Slow Cooker in Metallic Red retails for $59.99 and is available at London Drugs or online at hamiltonbeach.ca. It makes a wonderful hostess gift!

Connectables Slow Cooker. This gift is for YOU. Tell me: what happens when you’ve got more than one slow cooker at a party? Who decides which dish wins the countertop? It’s time to unclutter the potluck table with the innovative Connectables Slow Cooker. It’s 20% narrower than standard 4-quart slow cookers, and the handles fold down for clutter-free serving.

But here’s what clinches it for me – with the extra power outlet built right into the appliance, you can place multiple slow cookers side-by-side for additional serving capacity or connect additional electrical devices while utilizing just one power outlet. Now that’s good thinking.

Try this super simple recipe for Slow Cooker Kheer (rice pudding) from Raj Thandhi, and enter for a chance to win a Connectables Slow Cooker, too.
pic4The Hamilton Beach Connectables Slow Cooker is available online at hamiltonbeach.ca.

So, have I made your last-minute shopping list a little lighter? I certainly hope so! And, just for being an amazing reader this year, here’s your chance to win YOUR CHOICE of the amazing Hamilton Beach small appliances featured above! Simply fill the form with your qualifying entries, and I’ll draw for a winner in the new year. Hope your Christmas is merry and your holidays are bright!

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  1. l p

    8 Quart Slow Cooker in Metallic Red would really help with all the things to be done in the next 3 weeks. having tasty, nutritious meals that almost make themselves is great. thanks

  4. Shannon B

    I love the 8 Quart Slow Cooker in Metallic Red. My current slow cooker gets used a few times a week and has seen better days!

  5. Aneta Alaei

    The Hamilton Beach 8 Quart Slow Cooker in Metallic Red because ours is a ghetto fabulous knob styled one that was a hand me down AND the red matches my decor

  6. Lee-Ann

    I would love to win the The Hamilton Beach 8 Quart Slow Cooker in Metallic Red. I just replaced mine on Thursday (Hamilton Beach lock and carry), but my daughter just moved out and needs a crock pot. All of her small appliances are red so this would be perfect for her!

  9. Jay M

    I had no idea they made something like the Connectables Slow Cooker! This is a great idea! Just last week, I had my rice cooker on a chair in the dining room because I had no where to put it. (I tend to do big kitchen days…cook and freeze, cook and freeze).

  12. Sherri Ford

    I’d like to win the Breakfast Wrap Maker. I love wraps and maybe this appliance would keep me from skipping breakfast!!

  13. Penny R

    I would love to win the Breakfast Wrap Maker because it sounds like it would be easy to use, and make a fun and tasty breakfast.

  14. Meg

    I would choose the 8 Quart Slow Cooker in Metallic Red, because I just love the red finishes that Hamilton Beach is using on these pieces. And a slow cooker has so many uses!

  19. Becky Best

    I would love to win the Breakfast Wrap Maker, I want to start eating breakfast as a New Years resolution, and this would make it easier and more enjoyable. I’m not a cereal fan. :)

  21. Melia Whyte

    i would love the 8 qt slow cooker because mine is on it’s last legs, but i have also been coveting the HB ice cream maker for years! it’s on my secret wish list

  22. Amanda Masters

    Breakfast wrap maker, because its unique and with a little guy coming very soon I need quick, hot, good breakfasts to start my 7 year olds day off right. Love this!

  23. Jennifer Abbott

    I would choose The Hamilton Beach 8 Quart Slow Cooker in Metallic Red because I gave mine away and no longer have one and would love to cook in this one.

  26. kristen visser

    My choice would be the 8 Quart Slow Cooker!!! I have always wanted a slow cooker! so many different things you can make using one and I have had such a craving for beef stew. weather calls for it

  30. Alayne Langford

    If would choose the Hamilton Beach 8 Quart Slow Cooker in Metallic Red not only because it is a mouthful but I would gift it to my daughter who has this baby on her wish list! ????

  31. Judy Cowan

    I would love the Connectables Slow Cooker, with it smaller size it would be perfect for our RV and I love the outlet built into it.

  32. Gillian Morgan

    I would choose the 8 Quart Slow Cooker in Metallic Red because I have been wanting a slow cooker for a while now.

  34. Lindsay O

    I’ve always wanted a slow cooker, so the Hamilton Beach 8 Quart Slow Cooker is on my wish list:) Thanks for the chance!

  36. Branka Stefanovic

    I would love the Breakfast Wrap Maker. I love making crepes for my family. It takes so long and it’s very hard on my wrist.

  39. Dana Miller

    I would like the 8 Quart Slow Cooker. It’s so convenient to make extra so there is some leftover to freeze or repurpose. The red is very festive!

  41. NJ Nowoselski

    I am looking at the 1.7 Litre Cordless Kettle (40993C) We are really drinking a lot of tea. The Keriug just doesn’t pass. The water just isn’t hot enough to steep the tea bag. Nor do the tea pods feel like your having tea. This Cordless Kettle looks amazing because it holds a lot of hot water. Cordless is just so convenient and safer too.

  47. Holly Daniels

    Breakfast Wrap Maker! Because we’re on the go a lot, and often don’t eat breakfast. This would be a great way to make something quick and delicious!

  48. Angela Mitchell

    I’d love to win the Breakfast Wrap Maker. It looks like and easy and quick for the rushed mornings.

    • andrea amy

      Oops…I forgot to include why. I would like to win because my 18 year old can only seem to cook with small appliances and we don’t have this one yet. :)

  50. Krista Embertson

    8 Quart Slow Cooker yes please! I am back in school at 46 along with my 21 year old daughter and son. My husband is the only one with a normal schedule. Slow cooker would allow everyone to enjoy a meal whenever they wanted after 5 pm. No more rushing home to cook meals. This would be perfect! thanks

  51. Chandra O'Connor

    I would choose the 8 Quart Slow Cooker in Metallic Red. I’d use this more than a wrap maker.

  52. Joan G.

    I’d like to try the Breakfast Wrap Maker – been a while since I made crepes and this looks like an easy way to make them.

  53. Donnas

    I’d like the Breakfast Wrap Maker – we could so easily be preparing breakfast while taking care of other morning chores

  56. Debbie Sherrer

    I would choose the Hamilton Beach 8 Quart Slow Cooker in Metallic Red. There is so many great ideas to make home cooked meals with a slow cooker. From stews and to desserts it can all be made easily.

  59. Lynda Cook

    I would choose the 8 Quart Slow Cooker in Metallic Red, I can make big batch cooking with that one!!

  60. Lynda Cook

    I decided I would choose the Red Kettle, I need a new one since I have been drinking more green tea and this one looks perfect!!

  63. Holly MacRitchie

    I would choose the 8 Quart Slow Cooker in Metallic Red because I love making slow cooker meals during the day, quick and easy.

  69. Melanie

    The Hamilton Beach 8 Quart Slow Cooker would be my pick as it would be really convenient in a busy life :)

  72. Amber Y

    I would love to bring home the Connectables Slow Cooker! I love using our slow cooker to bring dishes to pot lucks. So long as i know there will be room for it it’s my go to!

  73. Darlene Schuller

    8 Quart Slow Cooker in Metallic Red would be my choice. I love the convenience of a slow cooker! Those 1 pot/pan meals are the best!

  75. ivy pluchinsky

    I would love the Breakfast Wrap Maker because i make a lot of these breakfast wraps without using a maker, this would come in handy

  76. Jonnie

    I would like the 8 quart slow cooker in metallic red because I have three growing boys so I need to cook large portions.

  77. Jeannie Lam

    I would choose the breakfast wrap maker because i love all the different things you can make with it.

  80. Glogirl

    I’d love to have the 8 Quart Slow Cooker in Metallic Red as it would be big enough to do a chicken roast in it.

  81. Tina L.

    I would love to win the 8 Quart Slow Cooker because I don’t have one. I think it would make things more convenient for me.

  84. Shannon Langford

    I have been wishing for a slow cooker for a very long time now. I think a mama deserves this in her kitchen! Thanks for the chance.

  86. ginette4

    I would love to win the 8 Quart Slow Cooker, nothing sounds better than having your meal being cooked while you do nothing

  89. Nicole B

    I would choose the panini press. We just throw them in the oven right now so would be great to do them up right!

  91. Peter Tusa

    I would love to win the breakfast wrap maker so I could make breakfast for my wife and myself at home instead of going out for breakfast.

  92. Josie Tusa

    I would choose the breakfast wrap maker because that is one appliance that I don’t have and would come in very useful to me.

  93. Doris Calvert

    I would choose the I would choose the 8 Quart Slow Cooker in Metallic Red because mine is 25 years old.

  96. Lisa Neutel

    id love the 8 Quart Slow Cooker in Metallic Red because its bigger than the one i have and i want an extra slow cooker for our trailer

  97. Robyn Bellefleur

    I would choose the Breakfast Wrap Maker because it would make having breakfast at home a lot easier.

  99. Zoey Jiru

    I would choose the slow cooker because we have one that is older and smaller and this would be a huge upgrade for us.

  102. Maritess S

    I would love to win the The Hamilton Beach 8 Quart Slow Cooker. I use mine so often that when I take it with me on potlucks it looks so old.

  105. Lisa Hansen

    I’d like to win the Breakfast Wrap Maker because I’d like to make crepes and quesadillas quickly and easily for my family.

  112. Erinn Lishman

    I would love to win the Slow Cooker! I have three little ones and I’m going to be back to work soon so this would definitely come in handy for the upcoming even busier days!

  114. Angelehm

    Breakfast Wrap Maker would be fantastic for my daughter who likes to skip breakfast because it takes too long) then stands in line somewhere for a wrap. The brothers would love it too! And moi I might eat too (thats who she gets it from)

  119. joy

    i would like to win the breakfast wrap maker, so my daughter could make her own healthy breakfast – it would be fun!

  121. Ophelia @happygoluckyca

    Breakfast Wrap Maker as it’ll make breakfast prep so fun!! I’m so not a morning person, but this would change that for sure!

  123. Autumnetoile

    I would love the Countertop Oven with Convection & Rotisserie (31103C) because of its versatility. I could make 2 pizzas or roast a chicken or bake. So many options available!

  125. anna key

    I would love to win the Breakfast Wrap Maker because we love love love crepes, would love to try it out!

  126. patti lebold

    Countertop Oven with Convection & Rotisserie for sure!! family loves meat done up like this and we need one :D

  128. Jenn erin

    I’d love to get the 8 Quart Slow Cooker because it’s been on my wish list for a while! There are so many great recipes for slow cooker that I’d love to try.

  132. Jennifer L.

    I would love the 8 Quart Slow Cooker so I can start meals early in the day and have meals ready for dinner.

  135. Krista M

    The Breakfast Wrap Maker would make our mornings both easy and delicious! Plus we enjoy crepes so it would be perfect for our desserts too!

  137. lisa bolduc

    i have wanted a bread maker for a long time, I would love to try the HomeBaker™ 2 lb Breadmaker (29882C)

  139. Nicole

    I’d love the breakfast wrap maker – morning is always crazy time & this would help make yummy breakfasts.

  142. Karry Knisley

    I would like to win the Breakfast Wrap maker as it is a unique idea. Never would have thought of that.

  146. Cassie Fancy

    I would love to win the breakfast wrap maker , My 3 little ones, my husband and I would love it . Perfect appliance for us

  147. SweetPanda

    I would like to win the Hamilton Beach 8 Quart Slow Cooker because we never had a slow cooker and nowadays, there are so many recipes for slow cooker so it will be convenient for me to prepare meals

  149. Treen Goodwin

    I would choose the The Hamilton Beach 8 Quart Slow Cooker in Metallic Red , it would be awesome to make a huge batch of chili , we love chili and it would last for a few days :) thanks for the chance !

  151. Brenda Lacourciere

    The Hamilton Beach 8 Quart Slow Cooker in Metallic Red because I love the convenience.

  152. Kim K

    I would love the slow cooker because it’s such a great appliance with so much cooking versatility!

  155. Jo-Anne Pfoh

    The connectable slow cooker because I already own the 1 x 2 quart one and it is to die for. I want to connect and really cook up a storm for easter :)

  157. September Dee

    The breakfast wrap maker sounds like a perfect way to start the day. I love crepes and this would be awesome and much easier than the way I make them now. Plus I could make many other wraps with it too! Brunch with friends and family will never be the same again. Thanks of the opportunity!!

  159. JOANNE FRANK

    I would like to win the Breakfast Wrap Maker alittle help at breakfast time is always good

  164. Bailey Dexter

    I would love to play with the crepe bar! Our family has to be gluten free & I make almost everything this would be great trying out new things!

  173. mousecat

    I would choose the 8 Quart Slow Cooker in Metallic Red – it would make supper times during those crazy weeknights so much easier and I’d be prepared on those sport nights!

  175. DeeDee

    I would choose the Connectables Slow Cooker. There are many family occasions over the year where this would be handy!

  176. Heather T

    The slow cooker would be ideal for our busy life. Would be amazing to put something in during the morning rush, and come home to ready made dinner!

  178. Karla Sceviour

    I would love the 8 Quart Slow Cooker (33184C)because I am in need of a new slow cooker,and this one looks fab!

  179. Alexis McCowan

    I would love to win the BREAKFAST WRAP MAKER! I would love to give this to my dad – he needs to have a good healthy daily breakfast so this would be so quick and easy for him

  180. Jennifer L.

    I’d love the slow cooker so I could start meals in the morning and have a hot dinner ready.

  182. Sheila Chapman

    I would love a new slow cooker , on New Year’s Eve I let my daughter borrow mine lol I believe I actually gave her it as it hasn’t made its way home lol so need a new one lol

  184. Erika Letson

    I would love to win the Breakfast Wrap Maker. I think it would be great for my large, busy family!

  185. Greg O

    I’d love to win their Flip Belgian Waffle Baker with Removable Grids, my brother has one and it’s awesome!

  189. Mary G

    I’d love to win the 8 quart slow cooker! I can see me making a lot of great dishes for my family.

  190. SUMMER PLEWES

    The slow cooker, because it is RED !! I would love a new Slow cooker in the house. This sounds awesome.

  192. Melanie B

    I would love the Breakfast wrap maker.. I love wraps for breakfast and this would make it way easier!

  193. Wayne Lecoy

    It would be great to win
    a Hamilton Beach small appliance.
    In response to your question of
    Which featured Hamilton Beach Small Appliance
    would you like to win, and why?
    I would like to win the 8 Quart Slow Cooker
    in Metallic Red because i don’t own a Slow Cooker
    and i enjoy making stews.
    Thank you for having this giveaway.

  194. Doreen Lamoureux

    The The Hamilton Beach Breakfast Wrap Maker . Always wanted to try this and boy your wrap looks delicious.

  195. Carol Oddy

    I like the breakfast wrap maker, would love to make some yummy things with this. I have a lot of strawberries to use up.

  196. Steph Bkn

    The Connectables Slow Cooker would be my just choice, counterspace is a premium in my house and this would be a huge help, how awesome that they came up with this idea! Plus, that rice pudding recipe looks to die for ;)

  197. Helena

    8 Quart Slow Cooker in Metallic Red. I don’t have a slow cooker and my kitchen is red. It would be perfect.

  202. Catherine R.

    I would love the Hamilton Beach Breakfast Wrap Maker so I could make omelets and crepes in it.

  205. Julie Farmer

    I would love the 8 Quart Slow Cooker in Metallic Red as I use a slow cooker a lot at this time of year!

  206. tasha may

    I would LOVE to win the 8 Quart Slow Cooker in Metallic Red! I have always wanted a slow cooker and this one would match my kitchen so well! Ty for the chance :o)

  208. June Murphy

    I would like the Breakfast wrap maker as it is so versatile. I can make crepes, personal pizzas, omelette a or pancakes.

  212. LUZVIMINDA GUNTER-SMITH

    The Hamilton Beach 8 Quart Slow Cooker in Metallic Red because ours is old and orrible, not working anymore and red match my kitchen please.