Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #9778 in Books
• Published on: 2005-10-13
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 256 pages

Synopsis
The slow cooker is the ideal appliance for today's busy lifestyle because it makes meal preparation so manageable, with a minimum of attention and almost assured success. But the recipes are the key and this book provides superb recipes that will exceed your expectations for everyday meals and for entertaining - from informal Friday nights to the most challenging special occasions. Printed throughout in full colour, with 111 full colour photographs. 150 recipes cover all kinds of menus and dishes: Appetisers & Fondues, Soups, Beans, Lentils & Chillies, Beef & Veal, Pork & Lamb, Poultry, Fish & Seafood, Vegetarian Favourites, Vegetables, Desserts. Basic slow cookery techniques and instructions provided: Operating the slow cooker, Ensuring food safety, Slow cooker tips, Liquids, Staple pantry ingredients, Using dried beans and lentils. A fully metricised version of a bestselling book in North America.

Customer Reviews

If you have a slow cooker buy this book
I'm in the UK and the ingredients are widely available (yes, including liquid smoke). This is a fantastic book, we use it at least twice a week. It's changed the slow cooker from being a thing lurking at the back of the cupboard to an essential kitchen resource. If mine broke tomorrow I'd replace it immediately (but with a bigger one). Just about all the recipes freeze so although they serve between 6 to 8 it means that I can feed the freezer and then have days that I don't have to cook. The long cooking time means that I can do all the preparation and washing up during school hours and then just dish it up later. There are one or two recipes that I won't cook again but most of them we've eaten time and time again. Each recipe comes with a serving suggestion - noodles, rice, salad, mashed potato. If you've not cooked it before it gives you a clue.

If you have a slow cooker buy this book. We bought it for all our relatives that have a slow cooker and they all loved it (if giving it as a present I'd recommend wrapping it with a tin of Campbell's condensed chicken soup and a tin of Baxter's beef consomme as these are the most frequently used liquid ingredients)

Lots of yummy, easy-to-cook, meals - Ready to return home to
I recently purchased a slow cooker and needed a little inspiration as I thought you could only cook meals like meat casseroles with lots of pulses. How wrong could I be? This is a great book to knock up some delicious feasts and although most of the ingredients are listed in American measures, the alternative 'ml' measurements are on the opposite side of the page. Must trys are the 'Chicken Enchilladas', Beef Noodle Casserole with Chedder Crumb Topping, Carribeen Pok Roast with Rum and Lamb Keema. There are nine chapters ranging from Appetisers & Fondues, Soups, Vegetarian dishes to Desserts which include cheesecakes!!! A must book for anyone who wants some inspiration for their slow cooker. I am working my way through the book much to my family's delight.

It's not just stews...
This book rekindled the love of our slow cooker. There are some wonderful recipes in here. Pork Columbo, Chinese chicken, pork chops florentine... all delicious.

It's amazing how little liquid is added to the dish before starting, but this book has it spot on every time.

If you've got a slow cooker and you've exhausted the standard winter stew concoctions, get this book.