KitchenAidKSC6223SS 6-Qt. Slow Cooker with Standard Lid - Stainless Steel

This works great, I've cooked in it 2-4 times a week for the past few months. America's Test Kitchen has this as their best slow cooker, so I picked it up... they are right! I trust this one so much that I use it overnight for things like pot-roast.I kinda wish they did the latches, but not for the "cooking"... just easy transportation and storage, to keep the lid from moving around... but that would not make it cook any better.The fact that I can dial the time to be 30 min increments is huge, and then it will display the time in minutes (down to 1 min increments) . Then it will swap to "keep warm" once time is out... Plus they have a button for "low", "med", "high", "keep warm" and a separate "power" button. So, its more control then other slow cookers tend to have, (just "on" or "low" and "high"). It also looks nicer, IMO.Side note: Lookup "Slow Cooker Mississippi PotRoast" on youtube. It's the best!!!! (Go with like 10-12 hours on low for that "fall-apart" tender)

We bought this model for our home seven years ago. It has worked flawlessly and looks as good as the day we bought it. We recently bought a vacation property and based on our previous experience bought one for that location as well.

As described. Arrived on time. Quality product.

We purchased this slow cooker to replace an older model that had a non-stick surface.Pros:- Pricing- Easy to use- Ceramic pot insert- Good Size Pot- Neat cord tuck away under unitCons:- Easy Serve Lid (Ridiculous price)We have used this Slow Cooker for several months now and it has been fantastic. I read a lot of negative reviews on this item and decided to try it anyway as it was one of the more reasonably prices ceramic pots on the market. Two, I have several KitchenAid appliances and they seem to put out a solid product.Some reviews state that the slow cooker has issues getting things hot or cooking potatoes or veggies. My use of this product has been different. I can sear and brown meat in my slow cooker on high if needed before the slow cooking process. Other reported that they are unable to cook beans after hours of cooking. I also can report my unit does just fine in this area as well. We have made multiple recipes requiring the cooker to soften beans and it has powered through these recipes without any issues.All temperature settings work on my unit as designed and as yet this product has performed admirably and produced some delicious meals.The pricing for the Easy Serve Lid was $65 more. I paid $75 for the Slow Cooker with the Standard Lid. That is almost as expensive as the Slow Cooker. Does it have motion detection and open for you?!!?!? I don't get it .. that is my only real gripe with the product. My last Slow Cooker had a retractable cord. This does not but you can still easily stow the cord under the pot.So I have to give this unit 5 stars. I has been great so far and showed no signs of wear. I will update the review if that changes. But I definitely would buy this product again.

I purchased 2 of these slow cookers specifically because they are advertised as being 600 Watts and I wanted the extra power for my caramelized onions. To be extreme dissatisfaction, the units turn out to be lnly 360 watts, not nearly enough for what I need, and not very different from other slow cookers. Why is this unit advertised so incorrectly? This is not a typo. This is totally misleading advertising. I will be contacting KitchenAid for an explanation. Based on the wattage, this unit is way overpriced!