McCosker - The Easiest Slow Cooker Book Ever

Welcome to The Easiest Slow Cooker Book ever! With about 5 million things to squeeze into a day, I find my slow cooker helps... ENORMOUSLY! Ive been using mine for years. IM LITERALLY IN LOVE WITH IT! Using a slow cooker is easy, versatile and economical. Its also a huge time saver, is a brilliant veggie-smuggler and provides sheer relief and joy when, at the end of a busy day, you walk into your home with an amazing aroma and the knowledge that dinner is done. To top it all off, the food that comes from a slow cooker is just delicious. My slow cooker is one of my best friends and I hope through the ease of the recipes in this book that it becomes yours too.

Happy SLOW Cooking!

When cooking the multitude of recipes in our test kitchens for this book, my team and I used a variety of slow cookers. Naturally we all owned different models, it was interesting the variations to recipes and foods that resulted. In one instance, more liquid evaporated from the cooker leaving less sauce than when the same dish was prepared in a different model. The dish was still delicious but required the addition of a little more liquid before serving. Because all slow cookers are not created equally, you will still need to monitor. Dont just rely on the stated cook times for a recipe until you know how your slow cooker performs.

Use these recipes as guides, but use your instinct as well; combined you will have success.

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1. SAVES TIME. The slow cooker is the perfect solution for all busy people. You simply place the ingredients into the cooker, switch it on to cook anywhere from 4 to 8 hours and VOILA - dinner is done! The interesting paradox about slow cooking is that while the food takes longer to cook, the cook has more free time. 2. 2.

SAVES MONEY. ITS TRUE, you save money on electricity because it costs less to run a slow cooker for 6 to 8 hours than an oven for 1 hour. You also save by purchasing less expensive cuts of meat. Theres no need to splurge on extra-tender (and extra-pricey) filet mignon when using a slow cooker. The slightly tougher, rougher, and less desirable (cheaper) cuts of meat are perfect for slow cookers since the long and low-temperature cooking technique softens them right up. 3.

SAVES ENERGY. The most annoying and draining task in the kitchen BAR NONE is washing up! The slow cooker is ideal for those who lack a dishwasher or the energy to wash a sink load of pots and pans right after dinner (ME). With just one large pot to wash you will use less water, less soap, less electricity and most importantly less elbow grease. Slow cooking is really one pot cooking at its best. 4. CREATES ROBUST FLAVOURS & WHOLESOME MEALS.

Slow cooking is said to protect the enzymes and nutrients in food and doesnt destroy them in the same way as boiling, roasting or frying does. Slow cooker recipes will rarely call for added oils or fats, so most recipes will be lower fat and full of the wonderful flavours of your chosen ingredients. 5. FEEDS LARGE AMOUNTS OF PEOPLE. When you need to feed a crowd, your slow cooker is indispensable. Turn it into a fondue pot, soup tureen; slowly cook a pork shoulder on game nights, or shanks for a dinner party.

The possibilities are effortlessly and deliciously endless. A slow cooked meal can also be easily transported to a party or gathering. Just let it cool slightly, keep it covered and you can refrigerate or serve straight from the bowl. 6. EVEN BETTER THE NEXT DAY. Slow cookers offer the ability to increase quantities and batch cook with ease.

Anything made will have even more depth of flavour as leftovers; perfect for lunchboxes the next day or to transform into another incredible family meal. 7. VEGGIE SMUGGLER. I will always add veggies to my slow cooker for extra nutrients and flavour. You can save even more money and reduce your grocery waste, if you use up the flat and forgotten veggies hiding in your crisper or in cans in your pantry. 9. 9.

USE YOUR SLOW COOKER ALL YEAR ROUND. We might associate warm, comforting hot meals with wintertime, but the beauty of slow cookers is that you can use them any time of year. The joy of using one in the summer is that it eliminates the need to use the oven, reducing the discomfort of making an already hot home, hotter.

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