Absolutely love this crock pot.  My husband was hesitant to use because our previous one was 'basic' and only had one knob for high and low.  He started using this with 'manual' function and has moved on to other more advanced functions as he became familiar with the product.  We love the size - there is only 3 in our family but often found that the other crock pot was too small.  This is perfect - love it.