It is very small and does not warm food quick. Take about 10 min to warm soup from room temp.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from crock-pot.comBy Gregory, Consumer Care, June 19, 2017
Thank you for your feedback. We apologize for the inconvenience. The Crock-Pot® Lunch Crock® Food Warmer is designed to warm low and slow. We will forward your concerns to the product team, as we are constantly working on improving our products.
I started using it at work for a week, and love it so far. My lunch is hot in an hour and I don't have to go to the microwave in the pantry to heat it up. Highly recommend!!
I bought 2 of these and talked my coworker to purchase 2. It was the best decision we made. I can leave it on my desk at work and have it heat my lunch an hour before. I take the bowl home each night which is convenient and it washes well. My coworkers all want one now that they've seen it. No more microwaved food.
I bought three: one for myself and two from my working guys. The warmer only has one setting--on or off-but I'm impressed at how quickly and adequately it warms up my lunch. Someone else suggested leaving the warmer here and only transporting the inner sleeve so that's what I'll plan to do.
But, for my working guys who are often on job sites, I'm concerned that they won't always have access to electricity. But I know I'll be able to get rid of the leftovers faster as soon as I gift this to him on Father's Day.