I'm relatively new to cooking after 20 years of long commutes and too much work - now I'm starting over and really enjoying myself! So many choices...I think things that I can cook in the crockpot - I love that you can dump a whole bunch of ingredients in and something wonderful comes out at the end :) I have indeed burned boiled eggs in the past -once- trust me you Don't want to do that! New pan - all windows open - and your cats won't speak to you for days... ;)