I have a horrible habit of forgetting what time I out something in the crockpot in the past but it love that this slow cooker has a timer so you can keep track of how long the meal has been cooking which is such a great feature. I love the handles that have the locking hooks on them for the lid to give a secure closure if you needed to move the slow cooker, works great cooks super fast on high temperature. I love it [This review was collected as part of a promotion.]