Would you ever use one of those timers for the plug?
I could be gone from the house about 11 hours on an average day, which is about 2 hours over the recommended time on most recipes.
I’ve cooked things twice on the High setting of my slow cooker and both times the sauce has been welded to the pot afterwards. Going to have to do serious scrubbing to get it off.
Cooking that slow gives you a lot of leeway. The problems arise when some of the ingredients get above the juice line, particularly the meat. After a few goes, you’ll know your stews. And just steep theat fucker for a little while to clean. The Leftovers provide dinner for a second day usually anyway. Well worth 2 minutes with a scourer.