| Men are notorious for not cooking. First, they have | | | | Cut some beef into cubes, open a can of potatoes, |
| mom doing all the cooking. Then, if they dare live | | | | a can of carrots, maybe some peas, toss in some |
| alone for a while, they cook for themselves, usually a | | | | beef bouillon cubes, a couple cups of water, turn the |
| small repertoire of meals that consists of ravioli in a | | | | crock-pot on low, and go. Really married to the idea |
| can, Spaghettios, rice and/or ramen noodles. | | | | of ramen or ravioli from a can? A crock-pot can do |
| Eventually, they meet that "special someone" and | | | | that too, only it requires much less interaction with |
| might do some cooking to impress said "special | | | | the cooking process than previously. |
| someone", at which point what they are actually | | | | Coming home of an evening is when you realize the |
| doing is finding their favorite restaurant that isn't | | | | benefit of this magnificent device, the crock-pot. As |
| "John's Pizza". From this special restaurant, they order | | | | you open the door, the aromas of a wonderful meal |
| their favorite meal and serve it on their own plates. | | | | greet you, beckoning you like a siren's song, with the |
| Finally, they marry that special someone and they no | | | | result being not crashing on the rocks but a delicious |
| longer have to cook again, unless it involves charcoal | | | | dinner. You will congratulate yourself in having the |
| briquettes and lots of starter fluid, and then they'll | | | | forethought to create a magnificent meal! |
| cook all day, every day, so long as there's fire. | | | | Another plus to using a crock-pot is the ease in |
| Men are hunter/gatherers, not cooks or chefs. They | | | | cleaning. Once the meal is done and the leftovers are |
| bring the meat, the women in their lives cook the | | | | put away, there's one piece to clean, the interior |
| meat. This is their primary thought process and they | | | | (usually ceramic) liner. You can leave the crock-pot |
| cling tenaciously to the idea when the truth of the | | | | turned on high and let water, with dish soap, sit inside |
| matter is this: if men really wish to impress those | | | | for a couple hours, then wipe. Another quick clean is |
| around them with their culinary skill, discover the | | | | to rinse it out and put it in the dishwasher; no muss, |
| crock-pot. Crock-pots are the single greatest | | | | no fuss. Cleaning the crock-pot after use is one of |
| innovation to hit the world in the 20th Century and | | | | the greatest features, reducing cooking implements |
| their versatility and ease of use is what makes them | | | | down to one "pan", a large spoon and perhaps a |
| so brilliant. | | | | knife. |
| With a crock-pot, men can cook a great variety of | | | | For men, a crock-pot is truly a change for the better, |
| meals, all designed to fill, be flavorful and please. | | | | permitting them to create meals that will impress. |
| Having a yen for barbecue chicken wings but don't | | | | Crock-pots, also called slow cookers, require no |
| have time at the end of a long, tiring day? Before | | | | recipes; simply ingenuity and a desire for more than |
| leaving the house in the morning, toss the wings in | | | | food from a can. Surprise your mom, girlfriend, wife |
| the crock-pot, cover them with your favorite | | | | or friends with a well-balanced, seemingly thought out |
| barbecue sauce, set the crock-pot on low and head | | | | meal that will look as though you spent hours or days |
| out the door. Hoping for something more substantial? | | | | planning and preparing. |