This device is simply no fantastique.Il a week without that I use (I've had a year). It is very convenient because most need to know to cook, just put all the ingredients together and start the slow cooker. you put on the road in the morning and your dish is ready for the midday (in high mode) or evening (in low mode). In addition, it keeps your food warm. It can replace multiple devices where space saving because you can do almost anything with: casseroles course but also jam rillette and his own house. E and more, it makes us to save on the purchase of food. You can also customize recipes according to their tastes. But be careful if you take a recipe out of a cookbook other than that of the slow cooker, remember the fact that there is no evaporation of water as in a traditional pot, so you have to decrease the amount of liquid. For mushrooms, I put dried (they rehydrate quietly with the cooking juices, um yum) as the fungi Canned go on bleach in the broth. And tomato and concentrate, I add them to the end. Do not hesitate for a second, my friend was skeptical at the outset, now it is conquered and became as addicted as me. It may seem a little expensive but it is a very good investment. I advised my sister and will perhaps buy a second for a friend who borrows mine me every time I go on vacation.