Rival 6 quart crock pot Review

I have had this rival crock pot for about 9 years, I absolutley could not live with out it. The possibilities are endless. Whether it's to make meals,keep food warm, or take to parties, it has been the item I take out of my pantry at least once a week. Now when the weather gets cooler, starting now I use the Rival crockpot more often. With a busy family of 7 this has been so helpfull.I can get the vegtables cut up the night before if I'm making a beef stew or other meal that has vegtables. In the morning I can cut up the meat if it's still defrosting. By the way it's easier to cut meat if it's still a little frozen. Than I add the stock, beef broth and seasoning and turn it on. It's so simple, my children love to walk in the door from school and smell the food cooking, sometimes my husbands says he can smell it outside the house before walking in. Another feature I love about this Rival crockpot is that it has 3 setting to choose from. High, for meals that you can cook faster in about 4-5 hours, and there is a low setting for meals that you would cook for about 8 hours. Thats the setting I use most. Than there is a setting that will cook on high for the first 2 hours than it switches to low for the remainder of the time. Even after turning the Rival crockpot off the food stays warm for a pretty long time. This is a great convienence for me since my children are in sports and practices end at different times. I know that even if my son comesin an hour and half after I have turned off the Rival crockpot his food will still be more than warm. One tip is that you should always use a crockpot bag. They are a god send. It makes for a delightful clean up. My husband does the dishes and when I forget to use the crockpot bags he wants to make me clean the crockpot. You just lift out the bag and toss it away. The crockpot can easily be washed clean with no scrubing or stuck on food.