Honestly I love this slow cooker. Coming from a non-slow cooker home, I feel like it takes the ease of cooking meats or meals for you and keeps them hot! It is perfect for a long work day, and you can program it for when you come home and you have a hot cooked meal to make it easier on you. Cleaning wise = awesome. I have never tried doing the "sous vide" option yet, but I got to learn. It's a first time for everything, but I am happy as it is.