BW I saw one on the Breville site today with a stainless steel pan designed to go on the stove & in the oven as well, so you can brown meat before cooking on the stove or brown off to finish cooking in the oven - only one pot!! Great idea, wonder how well it would work in reality.

I think mine's a bit behind the game - bought in 1994 - has a plastic lid (I would imagine glass lid is much better for starters) and I also think the element must be primarily at the bottom...isn't it wrapped around the outside for newer cookers?