Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

My old crockpot had seen better days and I was on the hunt for a new one. I did so much research to find one that definitely did not leach lead or other harmful metals or chemicals. I finally decided on the Vitaclay. I make my first meal in it, which would have taken 10 hours on LOW in my old cooker, in 3 hours. It is AWESOME!! I'm so pleased . It is everything I was looking for in this appliance. I'm looking forward to trying the steel cut oats and making my own yogurt! I would 100% recommend this if you have concerns about the make-up of your appliances. Update: I have to change this review to 2 stars. I loved the way this slow-cooker cooked. I really liked that I didn't have to worry about harmful chemical leeching into my food. However, the first clay insert cracked when I was making steel cut oats (with recipe from the Vitaclay cookbook). They replaced it with minimal effort - YAY. The replacement developed a fine line crack after only 3 uses. The company was less than helpful this time - even though I had only had the replacement for 3 weeks. They interrogated me on what recipes I used - where did I get the recipes from - and most importantly - how much liquid did I use. (For the record, all the recipes were for soups - so there was plenty of liquid!). They offered me a 50% coupon to get a new one. No, thank you! I called Amazon and they were kind enough to give me a full refund. It seems to me there is something inherently wrong with their product that they have not figured out yet. So be warned!!!