You can cut the machismo on cooking threads, but you'll need a 9" grinder. Cooking and eating good food is one of life's great joys, and don't gimmie any of that metrasexual shit. Everyone should learn to cook, whether in a crock pot or not - get a book or google it up and find the time.
The best stew I ever had was mixed game in a restaurant in Boston, heavy on the pork. It wasn't the pot or the meat that made it good, it was the balance - not too greasy but rich, not too spiced but flavorsome, not too dense but hearty.
Also, women love a man who can cook. Get with the program boys. You'll get more lovin' and she'll do the dishes.