In todays world of high speed and less time it is very important to get good food cooked on time so for busy people a slow cooker is a miracle you can set it cooking in the morning and come home to a fantastic meal the sccpbpp605 crock pot slow cooker cooks for up to 6 people and gives the flexibility to plan ahead with custom defined cook times from 30 minutes to 20 hours the slow cooker comes with an easy to read digital timer that counts down the minutes as the food cooks when the co