I bought this in conjunction with a stainless crock. ...
930126
I bought this in conjunction with a stainless crock.  It could be a little more stout but it seems to do the job and is much cleaner than the older unit.  Also , no electronics to worry about.

Nick
3965458
I'm giving it only four stars because even tho my daughter uses hers all the time, I got faked out when I bought it and ended up  getting the aluminum/teflon one when my whole intention was to get stainless steel!!!!  I just saw her using it and realized :-(.  It's been a long time now so maybe they improved the way the description reads because it looks obvious now, but I sure blew it and she's getting a stainless steel one in the next ten minutes :-).
46871
Live this little crock pot! I use it for steel cut oatmeal and it turns out nice and creamy! I would recommend this product!
3831491
It works as a  the slow cooker should and not boil the food  within 4 hours or less when set on low temperature setting as the crock pot brand was doing, which made me afraid to leave the house with the other brand .
2236957
I use my pressure cooker frequently and it cooks evenly, conveniently and easy to clean every time.  My only complaint would be with the rack as it has started to rust after only a few months.  I contacted Nesco customer service and was informed that once the chrome plating wears off it can start to rust.  Love the cooker but I'm going to buy a different rack....
372855
Much like another reviewer, I selected this cooker thinking it would allow me to replace both a steamer and our crock pot with one unit. However, it doesn't exactly fill that void entirely. This unit is great for cooking multiple varieties of rice and making basic soups, but I am experiencing a bit of an effort curve when it comes to preparing some of the more ingredient rich recipes in the cooking book provided. I will give Phillips props for including an actual full type cookbook like older appliances came with versus a small booklet with a web address for more.

This isn't quite as large as my crockpot, and it doesn't exactly suit my steaming needs as we use a double decker to steam both vegetables and chicken together but separately. As I use this more, I may find more workarounds that will allow me to prepare more two person meals in this unit and finally ditch the crockpot, but the steamer will definitely stay.
4054003
I had a 7 qt. Crock pot that cracked after a few years. I wanted the exact same thing and found this. It's only 4 qt and I saw a 7 qt one for 19.99 at walmart but I had already used this one :-( other than the cost it works fine :-)
1494957
I am with the many others who have said this is a nice looking slow cooker, but there is a problem with the heat level, I also purchased based on the Cook's Illustrated review and because I've had no problems with other products I've purchased based on their reviews, I didn't take the bad reviews here and on other retail sites seriously which is too bad because I've wasted my money.  I have owned three other fine slow cookers over the years from an ancient Crock Pot that my husband had when we married to an All-Clad slow cooker.  I bought this one to replace the All-Clad which was expensive, but at least it worked perfectly for many years.  I will have to junk this one after just a few uses because it won't cook anything I've tried --beans, meat, vegetables-- in anywhere near the time called for in the recipe and before the meal is ruined. In 30 years of using crock pots, my meals were always cooked in the time stated in the recipes but this one won't even cook carrots tender on High heat setting in six hours, much less the meat.  Unfortunately, I can't return it because the return period has passed.  The only thing I can see using it for is maybe a food warmer when I entertain, but it takes up too much space in the cabinet so it's probably going into the garbage can.
313334
I tied this on some stainless steel . It did not hold I am still evaluating this product. I have my doubts about how well it holds!!!!!!!
1308596
I am new to pressure cooking so I can only report what I know so far. I love the stainless steel insert..so that my food is not touching plastic or aluminum. I have made a roast successfully thus far. Very good. I attempted a brown and wild rice mix and that may take a little practice. I believe I made my mistake adding frozen peas and corn after it was done and pressure cooking a little more. Bad plan! The peas and corn were so over cooked that I threw the whole thing out. I originally was hunting for a rice cooker and ran across this. I'm hoping my rice making improves! I do think this is a great machine!
3687188
It works great as a crockpot . My problem is the weight of it as well as the size. I May not have thought about either at the time but the first thing I did was try it out with a nice big pot roast.  Trying to get it into the refrigerator when it was finished cooking found it all over my refrigerator and kitchen floor.  Add the weight of the crockpot full of the roast and vegetables and it wouldn't fit in the refrigerator where I thought it should.  One big mess!
It functions as it should.  It's larg size allows you to make a lot of food at once.
1059383
This is the perfect addition to the stainless steel rice cooker.  Recently, I cooked a pot of rice and steamed vegetables at the same time.  It worked really well.  Sometimes I store left over rice in the frig in the stainless steel pot making the pot unavailable for steaming. However, I have found that this steamer also works with other pots I have.  I highly recommend the rice pot and the steamer.
3157851
The outside covering is loose and flimsy material. My other "crockpot" coverings all adhere to the "crockpot" unit. This one does not. Hope that will not affect its operation. Have already used it (one time) and it seems to work okay. We'll see how long it lasts.
4347285
I like it but seem to have problems switching crock pot recipes to this, but I am not giving up. Once I get the proper conversion there will be no stopping me
1963754
I fist found this product searching for stainless steel and found this pot interesting with the double strainers and 8 qt capacity.  Even my wife put it to good use right away with a pot of chicken soup over the gas stove.  Just today thinking it's great to match up with all of my other induction cookware, I tried to heat up the soup on my induction unit and my unit flashed around indicating some errors.  Sure enough, I used a magnetic and it didn't hold.  I'll keep the pot around but it looks to head to the Good Will store someday sooner than later.....
1595534
After several unsuccessful meals cooked in a different slow cooker, we researched the market, and bought this Crock-Pot brand as a replacement. It works! Food cooks evenly throughout. The timer can be set up to 12 hours (real slooooow cooking), the unit itself is attractive in design, and if the recipe directions are followed, the food comes out as promised. Who knew?

Beware: the outside of the cooker gets extremely hot to the touch, and even the handles are too hot to handle without hot pads. Also, the shiny finish on the stainless steel cooker shows stains. I'd prefer a burnished finish, but the unit doesn't come in that finish.
1693018
I am getting use to using my insta pot. I am glad I bought the stainless steel insert.  I have had no problems with food sticking to it. Even if I did I prefer it to the non stick ones that are scratched up inside. I must admit I bought the big pot to make food to share with others. It is big. It does not fit in my apt. size cupboards so I store it in the box it came in and in another room.
I have no regrets purchasing this great appliance.