For me, not as good as the older models, but still a quality product.
Pampered Chef is noted for offering quality products. I find this one I just ordered to be too much larger than the old one I've had for years and more complicated to use, although it's not really THAT complicated, it's just that I'm accustomed to my old one and feel that using a timer should be self-explanatory by the labeled buttons rather than having to access the instruction booklet.