Betty Crocker's Slow Cooker Cookbook
by Betty Crocker, Betty Crocker Editors
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Book Reviews of Betty Crocker's Slow Cooker Cookbook
Book Review: Great basic slow cooker cookbook
Summary: 5 Stars
I've been using this cookbook for over 7 years and it is a great cookbook. It isn't a super fancy one but it teaches you the basics and has a wide variey of dishes. It includes everything from appetizers to desserts to sides and a wide variety of main dishes. Tonight I was able to make "Beef and Potatoes with Rosemary" for the meal and "Hot Fudge Sundae Cake" for dessert in my smaller crockpot. It made for super easy entertaining, just adding a salad and bread and dinner was done.
The intro. gives good must-know tips for slow cooking. A unique, useful feature is it also gives great recipes for those leftovers you often have with large crockpot cooking. I have liked EVERY recipe I've cooked with this and have compliments from others EVERY time I serve from this book. I would recommend this to anyone unless they like super fancy, elaborate cooking.
Book Review: WONDERFUL
Summary: 5 Stars
This is one of my most used slow cooker cookbooks. I like everything about it. It is great that it is spiral bound. I have used many of the recipes and every one of them has turned out delicious. The cooking times listed are just about right. Some of the recipes may have too much salt, so I use my judgment and just decrease it a bit. After all, it is easy to add salt at the table if necessary. However, sometimes the recipe will say to use either wine OR beef broth or something similar. That, of course, changes the amount of salt necessary, so I need to adjust accordingly. I love how the proper size of each slow cooker is mentioned for each recipe. So many cookbooks don't mention that, and you just have to figure it out based on the number of servings.
I love this cookbook and I think it is one of the best slow cooker cookbooks available.
Book Review: The search goes on...
Summary: 2 Stars
There were a few things that I did like about this cookbook - the photographs, the binding (hardcover with spiral binding inside), etc... Unfortunately what I didn't like was the most important part - the food.
I'll be up front, I've never liked the flavor and textures of vegetables made in a crock pot - everything just seems to get mushy. I only tried a handful of recipes and was disappointed with all of them. Even when the texture wasn't so much of an issue, the flavors were all wrong. I'm sure that there are some good recipes in here as I can see that quite a few people are happy with this cookbook - but this book is not for me.
This is the only cookbook (and I have well over 100 in my collection) that I've actually given away. The search for good crock pot recipes continues.
Book Review: Very good slow cooker book
Summary: 5 Stars
I initially tried three recipes totally as written, to test thebooks merit. I found them very good and quite edible. After that
I modified recipes to my families likes and dislikes. Making a
recipe as written knowing that it contains ingredients you or
your family either detest or at least dislike is asking for
the ruination of the whole meal. I can't imagine trying several
recipes from the book and finding them awful unless you are doing
just that. As far as cooking with sun dried tomatoes, I believe
they are an acquired taste which I don't have yet, therefore I
restrict them to side dishes until I acquire the taste or give
up on them.
This book is very good at giving the basics to which you can
infuse your own epicurian taste ingredients.
Book Review: Impressed
Summary: 5 Stars
Well, color me impressed. I was not expecting much from this cookbook - didn't think there was any way Betty Crocker would be "with it" - but this book kept showing up in my recommendations, and I do love my crock pot, so I ordered it. The book arrived today and I'm in love! Not only is the book full of interesting, yet easy, recipes, but there are plenty that are relatively lean (<30% fat). Yes, nutrition information is included! And I love that it is spiral-bound inside the hard cover; very well put together. There are even recipes for what to do with leftovers from other recipes. My only beef with it is that most of the recipes don't include high-temp cooking times, so if you don't have eight hours to let something cook, you're outta luck.