I will share my own crockpotting experience. I've periodically smelled the scents of slow-cooking meats and veggies from the crockpot where (my fav, especially as the rains and cold return) beef stew is forming and thought to my self: I can do that!
So, I did. I bought a big slab of prime rib and put it in the crockpot (commandeering it away from the little lady) and chopped up potatoes, carrots, onions, garlic.....then doused it with water and seasonings. I didn't really want to use a broth mix, so I just let it stew in its own juices all day.
That beef ended up falling apart gloriously when I finally forked it around in circles in that hot, oval-shaped pot. And the taste was so good, I was very pleased.
I liked how I didn't really have to do anything, I could just dump it all in a container and walk away and the magic would happen on its own. Nice to see it go from raw to rapturously roasted all on its own.
I have only crockpotted once, though. I should do it again.