Product Description

Slo-cookers are coming back into fashion. This book will get new users up to speed on how to turn a good idea into an invaluable necessity. It will also introduce excellent new recipes to those who have already experienced the benefits of using a slo-cooker.

Annette Yates has the know-how to take the mystery out of making the most of this kitchen wizard. She shows you how to set it to work and forget about it - until you're greeted by those sensational welcome home smells as you walk through the door at the end of the day.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #920 in Books
• Published on: 2001-11-14
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 128 pages

From the Back Cover
Making the most of your slo-cooker.

If you're a slo-cooking fan looking for fresh ways to get more from one of the greatest assets in your kitchen, you'll love this book.

And if you've never cooked with a slo-cooker before, then here you'll discover just what you've been missing and you'll stimulate your appetite for a whole new culinary lifestyle.

Slo-cookers have never gone out of style. But with most of us now having minutes rather than hours to spend in the kitchen, there's a major surge in sales. Here you'll find everything you need to know about cooking exceptionally good meals for you.

Just set it to work and forget it - day or night. Dinner will be ready when you are, whenever you get home. And if you're looking for something a little faster, your slo-cooker can turn up the heat without getting all steamed up about it.

Annette Yates has taken classic cookbook to new heights, with great recipes - old and new - delivering everything from sublime gourmet breakfasts to favourite family meals and taste-tempting desserts.

Be demanding with your slo-cooker - it can deliver!

Just a few ideas to tempt your taste buds:
Stuffed Plaice with Orange; Braised Danish Bacon; Hot Spare Ribs; Greek Mushrooms; Creme Caramel; Pears Beaujolais; Ginger Rhubarb.

Enjoy!

About the Author
Annette is a well-known cookery writer and home economist. She has a particular interest in cookery that requires specialist equipment and kitchen appliances. Her books cover subjects including barbecues, pressure cookers, slow cookers and microwaves. She lives in Abergavenny and likes to spend her spare time walking in the Brecon Beacons National Park and eating out of doors (Welsh weather permitting)!

Customer Reviews

If you want to try/like using a slow cooker - buy this!
First let me say that I have lots of cookbooks and this is the only review I have been tempted to write. After owning a small slow cooker when I was single I recently decided to use one again and buy a larger one to use for me and hubby!

This book has rekindled my love of them. It provides lots of inspiration. It has sections on Soups eg Butter Bean and Tomato, Starters eg Farmhouse Pate, Sauces eg Sweet and Sour, Vegetables eg Cheese Stuffed Onions and Pulses eg Persian Rice or Spiced Vegetables and Barley, Fish, Meat, Puddings and Desserts eg Gingerbread, Chocolate Sponge and last but not least Rice Pudding (delicious). It also has a few misc such as recipes for stock, chutney, jam, lemon curd and mulled wine.

I have made countless things from this book and have found the recipes to be spot on and easy to increase/decrease. I could go on and on. But suffice to say for £7 its definately worth the money.

A whole new world!
After much badgering by my friend, I recently gave in and purchased my first slow cooker. I started using it for the usual beef stew, chicken casserole etc but wanted more variety.

I trawled bookshops for a recipe book and stumbled on this one. Being a novice, the first section ‘General Hints & Tips’ was very useful. What further convinced me to buy it was that most of the ingredients are either what you would already have in the cupboard or are readily available in the supermarket. Also, the measurements are given in metric, imperial as well as American (cups etc) so no need to convert. The instructions are clear and simple – very easy to follow.

There are some great traditional recipes such as French Onion Soup, Somerset Bacon Hotpot, Beef in Brown Ale, Cock au Vin etc, and some really tasty new ideas (for me anyway) - Chicken & Tarragon (delicious), Mexican Chicken, Malay Spiced Pork….

Also, it has been a real eye opener as to what you can use your slow cooker for – it would never have occurred to me to use it for: whole joints, fish, paella, curry, pate, crème caramel, sponges (can’t wait to try the Rhubarb and Almond Sponge and the Pineapple Upside-down Sponge).

My friend (the slow cooker expert) has also fallen in love with this book, so it’s not just for us beginners. I have many cook books which I only use for two or three recipes but I this one has so many that I want to try, it’s not going to sit on the shelf and gather dust.

The English Crockpot - great book!
This book is for anyone who's fed up with only cooking stews in their slo-cookers, or has trolled the net looking for crockpot recipes with English ingredients they can understand and find.

It covers a whole variety of different recipes, from roasting legs of lamb, steaming puddings and cooking whole chickens, to making lemon curd, soups, curry, half a dozen different chicken casseroles and a batch of different sauces. There's even instructions on how to use your slo-cooker/crockpot to make mulled wine. :)

Annette Yates also gives serving suggestions for things that go well with her dishes. Easy-to-follow recipes, with some lovely colour photographs (but not too many - she doesn't try to fill empty space with pictures which is a novelty!) make this an excellent cookbook, one that will actually be used, instead of just read and left on the shelf like so many others.