All-clad is a trusted brand and we've been proud customers for quite awhile. Always reliable and good looking too. We are a very busy family of 5, both working parents, kids in school and homeschool so a slow cooker is a must have staple item in our home to make our days so much easier. The all-clad slow cooker is not only good looking but easy to use. Easy to set, easy to clean and cooks evenly. It's actually much more light weight than other slow cookers we've owned I'm sure in part to the aluminum insert which makes it sooooo much easier to clean. Overall we are very happy with this item. Price could be better but you're paying for a very high quality brand.