Yes, in my mind close to a crockpot. I have a large one for yearly holiday family dinners...had to buy when we moved to this house..old one I had two kitchens, one in basement for canning and overflow baking...not here though.....it does cook "moister"' I only use for poultry, large roasts, did ham once...I am pleased with what it does.....but I do miss my summer kitchen!