I have always been a fan of using a crockpot. My previous pot lasted more then 10 years. This pot was not what i expected because i have had it for less than a year and i kept noticing that i would see burt liquid that seemed as if it was coming from the inner pot...on closer inspection i found that there was a crack all along the edge almost all the way around the entire bottom. Definetly not going to purchase this same crockpot again.