I really love this crockpot. I love how big it is so I can make a large family dinner or larger quantities for freezer meals for a month. This crockpot is easy to use, you plug it in, select the temperature that you want from low or high and then you can set a timer in 30 minutes intervals for how long you want it to cook at that temperature. When the time is reached it will switch to warm to keep your food warm. I also like that this crockpot is easy to clean. I cooked beef stew and Asian chicken in this crockpot and both turned out amazing. It’s great that it shuts off on its own so my food doesn’t burn. The only thing I would change about this crockpot is that I wish that the lid locked down for traveling and that there was somewhere to store the power cord. But overall I love this crockpot, the timer is great. I would recommend this to anyone looking for a family sized crockpot or to cook large meals.