Hmmm. I had something very similar, if not the same model, in a rental flat in Berkeley in the 80's. It worked well enough, but the pushbuttons were impossible to keep clean - although they did seem to work even when sticky. Part of the problem was my preference for gas, but I have to admit I was able to prepare a very nice slow-cooked sauteed fish for some guests once, and it did just fine with a Thanksgiving turkey dinner another time.