Works as intended. The flip handles on the side come in handy. The only demerit is the fact that the cover is not appropriately sized for the crock pot, which means that after a while, the cover begins slide and jump, releasing fluid out of the crockpot. I've experienced this while on the "low" setting after about 6 hours of slow-cooking, so I imagine it's worse if you are cooking something on high. I suggest keeping an eye on this the first couple times before just setting and forgetting.