I purchased9 of these. 8 were gifts and 1 was for me. I used mine for the first time earlier this week. It was very convenient. I put my chili in it the night before. The next morning, as I was on my way out the door, I put the metal container, that was in the fridge, popped it into my warmer, and left. When I arrived at work, I plugged it in next to my desk. I ate the chili 3 hours later. It was very warm. However, the top of the metal bowl had popped up, I assume from the heat. I could not get it to close, so I was very glad that I wasn’t heating this in a moving car to avoid spilling it. (Yes, my van has an electrical plug in it). Also, the lid of the warming crockpot (mine is red) doesn’t go on so smoothly. I have to mess with it in order for it to get into the grooves the right way and close tightly. This is not a big deal if you are not in a hurry. I am eager to see if the other people who received these as gifts also had trouble with these 2 lids. Aside from these 2 minor issues, I really like it!
I bought the crockpots for my fiancé and adult daughters and they love them and had co-workers comment how nice they are. They plug them in when they get to work and nice and hot come lunch.
These were gifts and the recipients loved them and felt it was a great solution to an everyday problem. No more waiting for their turn at the microwave or having to go out for lunch.