Hamilton Beach 4 Qt Programmable Slow Cooker, Stoneware Crock with Removable Pot, Stainless Steel

Made stew for the first time in ages and it was excellent. Much easier in crockpot than stovetop. Very easy to clean and the weight of this smaller crock is easy to manage for cleaning. Still a bit heavy when fully loaded if one takes it out of the base to get food into storage containers but it was manageable. Crock was easy enough to clean even without a liner or light oil on the upper sides. Programming is easy and seems very accurate. I LUV that it drops from cooking to warm at the proper time all by itself. Lid works well but one does need to remember to lift the front up first. I don't have a lot of countertop space so didn't get the model with the lid rack. I think that's probably a great idea if you have room. Have never been disappointed with a Hamilton Beach product and wasn't this time either.