Biggest Book of Slow Cooker Recipes (Better Homes & Gardens Cooking)
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Author: Better Homes & GardensEdition: Plastic Comb
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2006-10-16
ISBN: 0696230526
Number of pages: 416
Publisher: Wiley
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- ISBN13: 9780696230523
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Book Reviews of Biggest Book of Slow Cooker Recipes (Better Homes & Gardens Cooking)
Book Review: Cafeteria Food, Slow Cooker Style
Summary: 1 Stars
If you like vibrant, tasty food made with fresh ingredients, this not the cookbook for you. If, on the other hand, you want a nostalgic trip back in time to your junior-high cafeteria, click "Buy" right away. Many of the main-dish recipes depend on high-sodium canned soups, canned vegetables and corn-syrup sweetened bottled sauces for moisture and flavor. Fresh vegetables are replaced with the packaged diced version (pricey and preservative-laden). Many of the dishes are glopped up unnecessarily with canned mushrooms and processed cheese; many are given fake ethnic identities with canned jalapenos or bottled sweet-and-sour sauce. There is a whole list of recipes that begin with the word "Cheesy," which says something about the quality of the food in this book.
Sometimes all this dependence on processed ingredients is just plain silly; a recipe for Tangy Chicken and Potatoes calls for lemon zest. Fine. But it also includes a can of frozen lemonade concentrate. Why waste the perfectly good lemon you've just zested? Why not use its juice and a spoonful of sugar instead of the more expensive frozen lemonade? A recipe for White Bean-Garlic Soup uses canned navy beans, canned stewed tomatoes, canned chicken broth and canned cream of potato soup. The finished dish contains 2,059 mg of sodium, a hypertensive's nightmare. Using dried beans and fresh potatoes (and skipping the tomatoes, which have no business consorting with white beans and garlic) would produce a healthier,less institutional dish.
Sprinkled among the over-sweetened, over-salted "fancy" concoctions are some good, honest recipes for the pot roasts and stews at which a slow cooker excels because it breaks down the tough cartilage in budget-priced meats, making them tender and tasty. That's good. There is also a chapter on meatless main dishes with some recipes featuring whole grains -- another category that does well in the slow cooker. Problem is,they are boring, bland and unimaginative.
Slow cookers are great at what they do but they are not all-purpose miracle pots. Why include a recipe for hot chocolate that takes three hours to make in a slow cooker when you can make it in five minutes on the stove top? Four hours for a mixture of hot apple and cranberry juice? Four hours to heat up a dip made of cream cheese,canned chili and salsa? Three minutes in the microwave and you've got it made. This kind of nonsense pads out the book to 400 recipes. Bottom line: If you just want to throw some canned goods together at 8AM and slap hot food on your family's plates at 6, this book will do. If you want to learn how to make the most of your slow cooker's talents, try "Not Your Mother's Slow Cooker Cookbook," which only contains 350 recipes but is packed with information and ideas for good eating.
Summary of Biggest Book of Slow Cooker Recipes (Better Homes & Gardens Cooking)
- More than 400 delectable recipes for your beloved, time-saving slow cooker.
- Two must-see bonus chapters: Light and Healthful Favorites and 5-Ingredient Recipes.
- Numerous tips, hints, and ideas throughout to help you achieve successful slow cooking results every time.
- Popular lay-flat binding for easy reference while cooking.
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