We bought this a few weeks ago.  We are gone from dawn until almost dark nearly every day, with work, school, and sports.  None of our previous slow cookers would work well for us.  Either they were too hot, cooked very unevenly, or dried out the food.  THIS COOKER IS A LIFESAVER!  Very easy-to-use controls. The display is bright enough to read across the room.  Food is cooked very evenly with no scorching and no drying out.  Temperature settings give the widest actual range we've seen.  The crock cleans up very easily, especially since there is no scorching.  The hide-away cord is nice too!  We love it all!  Excellent, just like our Kitchen-Aid stand mixer!