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The secret is out: That slow cooker that's been collecting dust in your kitchen cabinet is a wonderful and easy tool for making delicious entrees at the touch of a button. With new U.S. sales estimated at 6 million a year, more people are finding slow cookers indispensable in getting a home-cooked meal on the table. Besides tasting good, slow cooked meals are convenient and nutritious because you use fresh, wholesome ingredients. Slow Cookers For Dummies is for working families, couples, single people, students, and anyone who is tired of takeout. Perhaps you love cooking but have little time to do it or want to decrease your reliance on prepared mixes or boxed convenience foods. Slow cooking may be right for you if you want to Save money on food and utility bills Control your sodium and fat intake Free up your oven and cooktop for more holiday cooking Take a hot dish to a potluck supper If you already know how to use a slow cooker, the delicious recipes in this book can help you expand your repertoire beyond soups and stews. If you're thinking of getting a slow cooker, Slow Cookers For Dummies takes you from the basics of how these cookers work to preparing special occasion meals, to troubleshooting slow cooker problems. Here's a closer look at what Slow Cookers For Dummies includes: Guidelines on how to choose the right slow cooker for you Techniques to help you slow-cook the right way Easy recipes for snacks, beverages, chili, stews, and casseroles Scrumptious recipes for roasting beef, pork, lamb, and poultry How-to's on cooking and freezing in batches Ways to adapt favorite traditionally cooked dishes for the slow cooker In Slow Cookers for Dummies, food and appliance cooking experts Tom Lacalamita and Glenna Vance show that this classic cooking appliance is really a wonderful tool for making creative, delicious meals. With 75 recipes for making the most out of your slow cooker, you'll never put that slow cooker in your cabinet again.
The secret is out: That slow cooker that's been collecting dust inyour kitchen cabinet is a wonderful and easy tool for makingdelicious entrees at the touch of a button. With new U.S. salesestimated at 6 million a year, more people are finding slow cookersindispensable in getting a home-cooked meal on the table. Besidestasting good, slow cooked meals are convenient and nutritiousbecause you use fresh, wholesome ingredients.Slow Cookers For Dummies is for working familiescouples, single people, students, and anyone who is tired oftakeout. Perhaps you love cooking but have little time to do it orwant to decrease your reliance on prepared mixes or boxedconvenience foods. Slow cooking may be right for you if you wantto* Save money on food and utility bills* Control your sodium and fat intake* Free up your oven and cooktop for more holiday cooking* Take a hot dish to a potluck supperIf you already know how to use a slow cooker, the deliciousrecipes in this book can help you expand your repertoire beyondsoups and stews. If you're thinking of getting a slow cookerSlow Cookers For Dummies takes you from the basics of howthese cookers work to preparing special occasion meals, totroubleshooting slow cooker problems.Here's a closer look at what Slow Cookers For Dummiesincludes:* Guidelines on how to choose the right slow cooker for you* Techniques to help you slow-cook the right way* Easy recipes for snacks, beverages, chili, stews, andcasseroles* Scrumptious recipes for roasting beef, pork, lamb, andpoultry* How-to's on cooking and freezing in batches* Ways to adapt favorite traditionally cooked dishes for the slowcookerIn Slow Cookers for Dummies, food and appliance cookingexperts Tom Lacalamita and Glenna Vance show that this classiccooking appliance is really a wonderful tool for making creativedelicious meals. With 75 recipes for making the most out of yourslow cooker, you'll never put that slow cooker in your cabinetagain.
Introduction.PART I: Revving Up Your Slow Cooker.Chapter 1: Slow Cooking in the Fast Lane.Chapter 2: From the Fire to the Pot.PART II: Making the Best and Safest Use of Your Slow Cooker.Chapter 3: Slow Cooker Basics from Start to Finish.Chapter 4: Food Safety 101.Chapter 5: From the Stove to the Slow Cooker.PART III: Basic and Delicious Recipes for the Slow Cooker.Chapter 6: Snacks, Dips, and Beverages.Chapter 7: Spoonfuls of Goodness: Soups, Chowders, and Chili.Chapter 8: Slow Simmering Stews.Chapter 9: The Big Cuts: Roasts.Chapter 10: Casseroles.Chapter 11: Desserts and Jams.PART IV: Jump-Starting Dinner with Your Slow Cooker.Chapter 12: Cooking with a Master Meat Sauce.Chapter 13: Master Roast Turkey Breast Recipes.Chapter 14: New York Penicillin: Master Chicken BrothRecipes.PART V: The Part of Tens.Chapter 15: Ten Special Occasions for Slow Cooker Entrees.Chapter 16: Ten Problems and How to Handle Them.Chapter 17: Ten Web Sites to Check Out.Chapter 18: Ten Tips for Great Slow Cooking.Appendix A: Contact Information for Slow CookerManufacturers.Appendix B: Metric Conversion Guide.Index.Book Registration Information.