As an owner of a Crockpot, I'd recommend a different brand! The first one failed and was replaced under warranty. The second one, the "time left" LCD is broken. My parents have same model, same fault. when you think how people have 30-yr-old calculators with working LCDs, failure after 2 yrs on a Crockpot is unacceptable. 15 yrs ago though, we had a Morphy Richards. The element on that failed, probably just put of warranty. I don't know if there's actually a quality make of slow cooker. Seems like to some extent they're throwaway devices like kettles or toasters. which can negate electricity cost savings to some extent.