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Slow Cooker Cooking (Hardcover)

by Lora Brody (Author)
3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
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With its image as a relic from the 1970s, shoved to the back of the closet with the fondue pot, the slow cooker is something of a hard sell. But Brody, author of Plugged In, about using different kitchen appliances, and several hugely popular bread machine books, thinks it deserves a new lease on life. She uses hers to cook such sophisticated fare as Roasted Vegetable Antipasto and Duck Confit. But will she be able to convince cooks to turn to a slow cooker for making mashed potatoes (Garlic Smashed Potatoes, at four to eight hours, plus another five to eight hours all unattended, of course for the optional caramelized garlic)? Perhaps. Her classes, she says, have made converts of firm nonbelievers. For larger collections.
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.


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When someone says "slow cooker," do you think of pot roast or chili? Now you can think Slow Cooked Salmon, Caramelized Onion Soup, falling-off-the-bone Lamb You Can Eat with a Spoon, and Flourless Pear Anise Soufflé. If these dishes whet your appetite, it's time to take that slow cooker out of the closet, plug it in, and get ready for Slow Cooker Cooking.

Lora Brody knows her appliances. She inspired a whole new generation of bread bakers with her best-selling bread machine books. Here she pushes the slow cooker to places no one ever expected it to go, inventing fruit bases for soufflés and ice creams, reducing milk and sugar to make Dulce de Leche, and infusing oils with herbs. In addition to creating innovative takes on one-pot meals such as classic New England Boiled Dinner, Venison Stew with Mushrooms, and Osso Buco with Gremolata, here you will find recipes for ingredients that are the basis for other dishes, such as Duxelles, Braised Chestnuts, and vegetable and chicken stocks. Vegetarians will enjoy recipes such as Ragoût of Leeks, Fennel, and Celery and Virtuous Lentil Soup, and dessert lovers will rejoice when they see recipes for Hazelnut Chocolate Fondue and Coconut Rice Pudding.

Creative cooking in the slow cooker doesn't mean giving up any of the convenience associated with this popular appliance. You still add the ingredients to the pot and go about your day (or evening), letting the slow cooker do all the work.

Thanks to the pot's sealed insert and consistently even heat, food cooks under ideal conditions to make it tender and bring out maximum flavor. Come home to a kitchen perfumed with an aroma that promises good things to eat and find a perfectly cooked dish to enjoy.

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1.0 out of 5 stars buyer be warned, Nov 12 2003
By A Customer
i collect cookbooks and do a lot of experimenting with recipes. every dish i've made from this book has had a strange, unappetizing flavor. i've just ruined a $30 piece of lamb, so i don't plan to cook from this book again.
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3.0 out of 5 stars You will be tempted to ignore this review, Oct 22 2003
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I ignored all the reviews the came before it and bought this book. Like the others I was disappointed when it arrived.

If you are looking for a book to help you make simple but amazing meals for your family this is not the one. Although it does contain about 5 recipes for entrees that are easy to prepare, delicious and don't use canned soup, four of these same recipes can be found online. All of the others require so much prep or such arcane ingredients that they aren't suitable for everyday cooking.

I think to appreciate this book, you have to stop idealizing the crock pot as a device to make life easier and instead see it as a means to elevate your gourmet cooking. If braised beef tongue sounds impressive or you think you could get into waiting 12-14 hours for your onions to perfectly carmelize than perhaps this is the book for you. Otherwise like me you'll have to keep waiting for the perfect crockpot cookbook

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2.0 out of 5 stars Good cookbook if you eat like a gourmet every night, April 23 2003
By "pigletat100acres" (Raymond, MS United States) - See all my reviews
This cookbook was not good in my opinion at all, unless you are a gourmet cook, eat like one every night and have your pantry stocked with exotic foods. If you're looking for a cookbook to make your life easier with "everyday" type foods, this is NOT it. However, if you eat rabbit, duck or lamb on a regular basis, you will love this cookbook. There were only a few recipes that included foods such as a beef roast and chicken.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Mostly disappointed
I've made 3 or 4 recipes from this book now - the only one that turned out was the caramelized onions, which were wonderful, but how could one screw that up? Read more
Published on Mar 23 2003 by Janine Sisk

5.0 out of 5 stars Great
The best in this arena. Try the lamb shanks and you will be in heaven, feasting on the sunshine of Provence.
Published on Feb 6 2003 by wianno

1.0 out of 5 stars The World's Best Vanilla Ice Cream
The author has revealed how your slow-cooker can enrich life by protracting the task of making an insipid, sickly-sweet ice cream to three hours. Read more
Published on Jan 22 2003

3.0 out of 5 stars Sounds Good - But turns out to be disappointing
... I was excited to find a slow cooker book that did not use canned soup or onion soup mix and was willing to put put in some extra prep time up front for a superior meal... Read more
Published on Dec 28 2002 by gfram4

3.0 out of 5 stars Mixed feelings
I am a working mother and a relatively accomplished cook who bought this book with great enthusiasm and I have been moderately disappointed. Read more
Published on Oct 20 2001

5.0 out of 5 stars This one is great
This book gives elegant and just "real food" to cook in the crockpot. I love it and can not wait to try alomost every recipe!
Published on Jun 7 2001 by Nancy Sumner

5.0 out of 5 stars You have to make the Zucchini Soup in this cookbook!
When you think of "slow cooking" you might imagine a full day of cooking, yet really with slow cooking, you can get out of the kitchen for most of the cooking time. Read more
Published on May 25 2001 by Rebecca Johnson

4.0 out of 5 stars Fancy, quick, time-shifted cuisine
Background (why you might care what I think): I love/live to cook without deadlines and time limits, but I am also extremely busy, so I finally bought a slow cooker to save time,... Read more
Published on Mar 13 2001 by Stephen Foster

4.0 out of 5 stars Finally!
Finally, a slowcooker cookbook with recipes that sound GOOD! I have been valiently trying to find some recipes that appeal to me(and yes i tried the Rick Rodgers book -- those... Read more
Published on Feb 14 2001

3.0 out of 5 stars A bit too glam for me....
I pre-ordered this book and waited with great anticipation, being a big fan of Lora Brody's other cookbooks. Read more
Published on Feb 7 2001 by Laura Semmens

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