What do you call a slow cooker that's been on since 7 a.m. but dinner's still pizza delivery?

I plugged it in before carpool, added the roast, the carrots, the "set it and forget it" confidence.

Came home to a kitchen that smelled like a five-star bistro and a pot full of something that looked like it survived a small flood.

Punchline

Backup planning.

The slow cooker did its job. I just forgot to add enough liquid — or check the recipe past the title. Either way, the pizza guy knows our order by heart now.