My slowcookers you can remove the dish to wash . Mine are bigger then a crockpot which is usually round and tall and won't separate to clean. A crockpot usually has an off and on. Mine are older models. My slowercooker has a low and high with a keep warm setting. It is much larger and oval shaped and could cook a good sized turkey actually. My mom bought me 1 of both, and some one regifted me the other 2 because they didn't like the person they got them from as a gift. I had more but gave them to others who needed them!!