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Summary: Awful, untested, repetitious
Review: I was looking for a good crockpot recipe book, as I had gotten several really delicious recipes off the internet. So, I bought this book when I saw it.The two recipes I have tried so far were absolutely awful, and my family made me swear never to use the crock pot again. The book has many almost identical variations on the same recipe. It seems that any recipe sent in was published, without anyone testing it. Many recipes rely on Cream of Mushroom soup, or other prepackaged or canned ingredients. If you are looking for tasty recipes, or healthy, home made food, look elsewhere!!!
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Summary: Help for the brain dead cook
Review: This book reminds me that cooking can be easy if I allow it to be. When I am stressed out, but must produce a meal, this is where I turn. I am bound to find some combination that I can throw into my dear crockpot when I leave for work and enjoy heartily when I return home. The crockpot allows for flavors to mingle, so classic stew combinations abound. Although the book multiplies its recipes by making small variations from one recipe to the next, that helps me (in a brain-dead state) to select one. Before I cook, I usually compare various recipes to pick the best for my purpose or preference. The results from this book have been tasty. My husband and I especially liked the enchilada beef recipe. Not only do I use this cookbook, but I gave a copy to my step-son, who needs simple recipes for survival. Guess what, you don't have to be a gourmet cook all the time!
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Summary: Beware "purists"!
Review: If you like to make things from scratch, so you know what exactly it is you're eating, then this book is not for you. To be fair, I've never actually used it, but page after page of recipes in which cans/packets of soup, etc, were central to the dish put me right off. If that's the kind of recipe you're looking for, then you probably couldn't do better.
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Summary: Fix-it and Don't Eat It!
Review: This is the worst cookbook ever! I hate it. It's just to bad that, I can't torch this book or give it away on E-Bay!
DO NOT BUY! this cookbook if you are a picky eater or have taste that go beyond mushroom soup and rice. Also to bad is that Amazon does not have -5 stars. Why the book publisher allowed is cookbook to be spawned as a sequel is beyond me.
Several different recipes from this cookbook and it still crappy.
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Summary: Wondered what a crock pot was good for.
Review: When I got married 2 years ago, no one bothered to shop off our registered list we told them about. Instead they all chose to buy things we had or never needed to start with. I had 2 crockpots my mother gave me which I, in turn, gave away because I didn't see the point. One of the many gifts I didn't want was a crockpot. 3rd time is a charm, huh? I decided I was meant to have one and got this book to see if they really were "all that".
I have had this book since it first came out, I love almost every singlerecipe in it. Learned, though, I am not a fun of Curry. YUCK! hehe. After reviewing the other comments, I would say that that people in CA and "northern" states can't eat anything where you taste the food and not the salt. I have found nothing boring about this recipes. yes, a lot call for a "can" of something, but the point is cheap, fast, and ready when you are. If you want fancy, hard to make, and takes too much time to bother with then a crockpot might not be what you are looking for. I loved this book so much, I bought the new one "Fix-It and Forget-It Recipes for Entertaining." I only have one complaint. One reviewer said "This cookbook offers many delicious, nutritious, and easy to assemble dishes that you can throw in the crockpot (or slow cooker) and leave to live your daily life!"
How do they know? It doesn't list the values of the food.
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Summary: There's a reason no one specializes in Midwestern cooking
Review: My slow cooker is only as good as the recipes I have. I bought this cookbook thinking I was getting a great tool for the kitchen that would allow me to make dinner on the days when I was going to be late and my husband didn't have time. Unfortunately the recipes in this cookbook are of the "a can of cream of mushroom soup makes everything better" variety. Recipes tended to be either too salty, too dry, or too boring. I did manage to find one great recipe for Moroccan chicken and a pretty good recipe for apple butter but I don't think those two recipes were worth the number of times my husband and I just about choked on dinner. My suggestion: order pizza instead.
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Summary: Fix It and Dump It!!!
Review: Quite a disappointment. Received this as a gift last Christmas and after trying over a dozen recipes I'm convinced of the following: 1) the book is the worst 2) recipes not taste tested and 3) not worth the time to make any of this recipes. I've had to dump most of the food after cooking. Save your money and buy another crockpot cookbook!!
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Summary: Recipes are not tested - Buyer Beware!
Review: The first 2 recipes I tried turned out terrible. The first was on page 83, Irish Beef Stew. Everything was tender but absolutely no taste. There should be more salt & pepper or something? I didn't give up, since there are so many recipes in this book. My next try was Meatloaf Dinner on page 107. I followed the recipe to a "T". When I arrived home in anticipation of a great smell of "dinner ready" I was instead greated with the smell of burnt potatoes and carrots! Yuk! After inspecting the Crock Pot and seeing the black and burnt potatoes and carrots, I re-read the recipe, thinking I did something wrong (like forget to add water or broth ??) I believe there should have been some liquid added to this recipe, but none was to be found written in the book. I give up. I'm not even giving this book away, I'm throwing it away! What a waste of food! I can't stand it!
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Summary: Best around
Review: I love this cookbook and use 2-3 recipes each week from it. Plenty to choose from and range from easy to easier!!!
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Summary: Must have for working moms!
Review: I love this cookbook! I do agree that there are multiple variations on some recipes, but I think that is what makes this cookbook so great! I have had instances where I only have a few ingredients for a recipe, but in looking at all the variations in the recipes category, I am able to find one that I have all the ingredients for. I agree that some of the recipes are not "heart healthy", but remember that anyone can make healthy modifications to a recipe, (i.e. substitute a reduced fat cream soup for the soups in some recipes or a reduced fat shredded cheese). With a little imagination you can modify most any recipe! I am able to prepare my meal the night before after I have gotten the kids off to bed. I refrigerate my crock-pot and pop it on in the morning. This cook-book has been a time saver and made me a less frustrated mom by dinner time.
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