crockpot: best brand?? why??

You have the right "brand" of crock pot but most people don't realize that crock pots come in different "wattage's". There are different ranges of wattage, 75-150, 100- 250, etc. If you look at the bottom of your pot you'll find the range that you have and may need to purchase another pot in a lower range which will help in various applications. Personally, I own 4 CP's, all with different wattage ranges. Here is a tip for you and those who may read this answer, on high setting the internal temp of your cooking product will be 180 degrees at the 4 hour mark, if it gets to that temp before the 4 hours then your using the wrong temperature setting, have a low mass product your ccooking or you're using a high range CP.

back to basics is very good appliance company and i even have one of their crockpots and i have never had a problem with it.HOPE THAT HELPED