I purchased this cooker{aka crock pot} several months ago to replace my old crock pot that died and I am very satisfied with the performance of the product to begin this product it has a warming feature which is perfect for me because the only thing that I use my crock pot for is to make chilli so I can cook and serve the chilli all out of the same pot and not worry about the chilly burning from being overheated second the lid has a rubber gasket which is quite sticky this gasket helps to reduce the chances of spils due to splashing while you are trying to move the crock pot from point a to point b third thing I like about it is that it is durable and easy to clean and I really recommend this product to everyone