A slow cooker sized for a dorm room, a first apartment or a crowded kitchen counter, wrapped in full-colour art of the Star Wars cast. Two quarts is enough for dinner for two or more, a week of lunches, or a side dish for a potluck, and three heat settings — low, high and warm — cover slow cooking, faster cooking and holding food at temperature once it is done. That last setting is what makes it double as a food server or chafing dish rather than something that has to be emptied the moment it finishes. The stoneware insert and lid are dishwasher safe. Load it in the morning, come back in the evening. Uses noticeably less energy than heating a conventional oven for the same dish.

• 2-quart capacity — dinner for two or more, weekday lunches, potluck sides
• Three heat settings: low, high and warm
• Warm setting lets it serve as a food server or chafing dish
• Dishwasher-safe stoneware insert and lid
• Full-colour Star Wars character art around the body
• Uses less energy than a conventional oven