2024 the best beef stew slow cooker review

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Great value-hundreds of tested and perfected recipes, informative tips, plus two bonus chapters-all-in-one economical resource for time-crunched cooks from the brand they know and trust. Recipes for appetizers, beverages, soups, stews, main dishes, and desserts. 416 pages-about one recipe per page-makes this the largest book of its kind. Bonus chapters offer 5-ingredient recipes and one-dish meals. Plenty of timesaving tips and advice for smoother meal prep.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Better Homes & Gardens; First Edition (August 1, 2002)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 416 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0696215462
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0696215469
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.92 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8 x 1 x 9 inches
Reviewer: HappyCustomer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Tasty, Healthy Recipes
Review: I bought this book for three reasons -1. Recipes that are quick to prepare2. Recipes that use fresh ingredients3. Recipes that I could preview on Amazon. I liked what I saw.So far it has exceeded expectations.Cons1. Needs more entries in the index. I tried to look up "Pot Roast" but it's not in the index, although there are actually two recipes for Pot Roast in the book.2. Needs to have all the recipes listed in the table of contents so you can scan through them all quickly.3. Needs some kind of built-in bookmark, like a ribbon or an end-flap you could fold over and mark your place.SummaryMinor quibbles aside, the area where the book shines is in the recipes, which is after all what you really want in a recipe book. I tried the Spicy Pork and Vegetable Soup and it was amazingly good. The winter vegetables disintegrated into the soup and made it surprisingly sweet and tasty.So if you want healthy recipes that are quick to make and taste great, I think this book is it.

Reviewer: Jeep Girl
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: #1 crock pot cook book of my collection
Review: I love this crock pot book of recipes! This has a huge collection for all kinds of different tastes! If you have this book, none others are needed! So far, our family favorite is "Dixie Stew" (kind of like chili but made with black beans and diced ham). I skipped putting in some of the ingredients I didn't have in stock, like okra, and it turned out fabulous! This was very flavorful and rich! The nice thing about crock pot recipes is they are very adaptable, if you don't like one ingredient, either eliminate it or replace it with something similar. The nice thing about this cook book is on the side of each page is a notes section that you can makes notes on, like if and what was substituted and whether it was a hit or bomb at supper. I find this book has everything, many different tastes. I've made a handful of these recipes and have lots more I want to try.

Reviewer: D. J. DeRochier
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Good cookbook, especially for first-time slow cookers
Review: I've had this book for several years and several of the recipes are in regular rotation. I like the design of the book with one recipe per page, a sidebar on each page listing prep time, cook time (for both low and high heat settings), how many the recipe serves and the suggested slow cooker size. A brief introduction of the recipe at the top of each page typically offers helpful suggestions for what to serve with the recipe. There is also nutritional data on each page.I found some very unique and tasty recipes, such as the Chicken-Sausage-Sauerkraut Soup. I served this to my parents and my mother said it was the best soup she'd ever had. I also am a fan of the Split Pea Curry Soup. It's a great combination. As I type this I am making the Southwestern White Chili for the umpteenth time.Many of the recipes are, in my opinion, under-spiced. I credit this to two factors: the authors are striving towards low sodium recipes and they recognize that their target audience is families with kids who tend to shy away from highly spiced meals. I almost always punch up the spices with some additions of my own or increasing the suggested amount of spice in the recipe. For instance, for the chili I am currently cooking I added a little salt and white pepper (neither was listed in the recipe), extra cumin, extra chili pepper flakes, and am serving it with fresh, diced jalapeno on the side. I like to combine recipes from this cookbook. The Beef Chili Stew combined with the Firecracker Chili (with, again, a little extra spice thrown in) has become a tasty, spicy chili that I am famous for amongst my friends.I haven't yet made recipes from the chapters on appetizers and desserts as I had a hard time imagining such items being cooked in a big crock pot. But now that I have a 3-in-1 slow cooker that includes a small, 2 quart crock, I am definitely going to give those recipes a try.I think this is a worthy addition to your cook book shelf. The variety in this cookbook ensure its versatility. Just don't be shy about adding a litte extra salt and getting creative with the spices.

Reviewer: MimiYoyo
Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars
Title: There are better slower cooker books....
Review: This book's not terrible and it's probably okay for beginning slow cooks. I didn't find many of the recipes very inspiring. The book doesn't have pictures, which doesn't bother me, but some people like pictures. On the plus side, it's helpful the book is spiral bound and the recipes have nutritional/calorie information. (Slow Cookers for Dummies is a good beginner book and has interesting information on how slow cookers work, how to choose a cooker and how to adapt traditional recipes. It also has a decent selection of recipes.)

Reviewer: tchic
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Loaded full of good, easy recipes for the price
Review: I originally borrowed this book from the library but because I had ear marked so many pages because the recipes looked so good I will be buying it from Amazon.It has your usual cookbook set-up: Appetizers, sopus, side dishes, and the like. I like the fact it was not just another book of the usual beef stews and chicken noodle soups. While those things are in there so are recipes like; Sweet and Sour chicken, Fettucine with sausage and mushrooms, Ham and lentil soup. I was also impressed with the fact they used not so common veggies in the recipes to mix things up a bit. Several recipes include the use of Fennel, parsnips, and leeks. The total amount of pages of actual recipes totals around 390 pages. The format is easy to read and understand often with helpful tips on the side. I especially like the fact that they included the Nutrition facts per serving for each recipe. I will positively be buying this book for gifts.

Reviewer: Andy in Utah
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Good, simple recipes
Review: There is something for everyone in this book. When my wife is away, I can even crack open this book to the recipes that require 5 or less ingredients and put something together that my kids actually like. There are a lot more recipes in here than I thought there would be when I purchased the book, which was a nice surprise. There are also desserts, stews, various meats, etc. If you want a book that lets you create easy slow-cooker recipes, this is the bible of them all. My only wish it that there were more actual photos of various meals so you could see the finished product.

Reviewer: Therese
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: just what I wanted

Reviewer: Roy
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Good recipes

Reviewer: enoenoonon
Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: スロークッカーをシャトルシェフと思い込み、シャトルシェルのレシピ本として購入しました。スロークッカーという電気式の調理器具があるのですね。間違えて買わないようにしましょう。本の内容としてはたくさんのレシピが出ていて、アメリカの料理にトライしたい人は面白いかも。全く写真がないのも、いかにもアメリカらしいです。

Reviewer: SuperWomen
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Spiral bound book very practical when following recipes. Good clear recipes, well laid out easy to follow, with good inviting illustrations.

Reviewer: Mrs M. R. Davis
Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: In all fairness, I have'nt had chance to make more than six or seven dishes, but the ones that I have done are very nice thank you. Several of my friends have also gone back to slow cooking and we are hoping to exchange recipes. We are all widows and are cooking for one. Have bought lots of plasic containers. Great show. !!!!!