Excellent post.

I too am very much a lazy composter. I did try a tumble composter last year - not very useful.

I now follow a dual approach.

I always try to have a new raised bed on the go and use that for dumping all organic waste that is not likely to start growing again. Once about one third full I start filling with leaves, chippings and then finally a layer of ready to go compost. Then I start another new bed.

Everything else (nettles, grass clumps, weed roots, seed heads etc) I put into the chicken compound and let them do their job on it.

This approach may not be theoretically perfect - but it works, and is very time efficient.