Customer Reviews
Fine, but not great - By: Ally, 12 Jun 2008 
This is a fine, basic recipe book, but not particularly inspirational or exciting. The recipes I have tried have worked out well, though!
If you're vegetarian, this really isn't the book for you... - By: Clare Jaques, 14 Mar 2008 
This review is for any vegetarian readers.
The good stuff:
This is a great recipe book. Annette Yates has created some lovely (and no doubt delicious) slow cooker recipes, which she presents in an easy-to-follow format. The introductory section on slow cooker "theory" teaches you how to adapt "standard" recipes for your slow cooker, which is great.
I enjoyed her friendly style & believe that meat & fish eating families would find this book an invaluable guide to start them on their slow cooker journey.
The "but"...
However, as a vegetarian, I was disappointed to see how few recipes were vegetable based. There is a chapter callled "vegetarian & vegetables", but many of the recipes include ingredients such as bacon, chicken soup & meat stocks. Whilst seasoned vegetarians will be used to adapting recipes, I was reallly disappointed at the lack of inspiration for meat-free dishes. Including meat-based ingredients in the vegetarian section of any recipe book just misses the point.
So if you're looking for a good book to teach you the basics of slow cooking & plan to cook meat & fish dishes, go for this recipe book, it's great.
If you're vegetarian, it's reallly a waste of your pennies - I suggest you try 125 Best Vegetarian Slow Cooker Recipes by Judith Finlayson instead - it'll provide you with alll the inspiration you need!
Happy slow cooking!
Clare
Handy little book - By: Kel, 14 Mar 2008 
I reallly liked this book it gave me a few more ideas to use in my new slow cooker, I do miss the photo's but if you just want a little handy book for the kitchen its a great buy.
Not impressed - By: Raquel, 10 Jan 2008 
I've tried quite a few of the recipe's from this book & found them alll lacking in flavour & very bland. If you are a good cook (unlike me) then you'll probably know what to add to make the dishes more flavoursome but then again, if you are a good cook you probably wouldn't even need a recipe book!
Delicious and Practical Recipes - By: M. A. Mcleod, 25 Dec 2007 
Having purchased a slow cooker, I was looking for recipes that I could get on with. My cooking skills are pretty non-existent, but using this book I decided to try the Lamb Navarin.
Well, let me tell you that it turned out absolutely delicious & I can't wait to make some more.
I found loads of recipes on the internet, but most are in American measurements. This book gives ingredients in metric, imperial, & American.
I like the way the authors bring everything to the boil prior to putting the ingredients into the slow cooker. It just seems to me a very practical book that makes things straightforward to a beginner like myself. I intend to buy their 2nd book, too.
