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Welcoming Center, Management and General Chat => Chit Chat => Topic started by: KarenH on June 12, 2013, 03:39:48 am
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Can anyone recommend a good slow cooker recipe book? We are not getting the best use out of our slow cooker, and I would love a new cookbook ;) ;) :-))
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I have Sally Wise's 2 slow cooker books. They are not fancy meals but great for everyday use. I see they have just been released as one book.. They are not at,all glamorous though.
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I have the WW slow cooker book
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You could try somewhere online like this, Karen . . .
http://www.crock-pot.com/recipes.aspx
(had suggested another one, but when I double checked it was more for slow cooking, rather than slow cooker . . .)
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I have Sally Wise's 2 slow cooker books. They are not fancy meals but great for everyday use. I see they have just been released as one book.. They are not at,all glamorous though.
I have these books too and really like them
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Karen, I have several. you have to be careful as some such as Conrad Gallagher's One Pot Wonders, are for different sort of pots. However , that said his recipes are very nice and most can be adapted to a crock pot.
There is also ,The one Pot and Clay Pot cookbook by jenni Fleetwood, same issues, and Let it simmer by Sean Moran ,also same issues. Also Slow Cooking, Joanne Glenn, same.
If you don't want to fiddle with recipes then i think Sally Wise would be best, just add some bits to tart them up as the recipes are very plain, or have a look at the WW one.
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I have the Sally wise and WW. The WW is OK, I prefer Sally Wise and the one I really love is Margaret Fulton's crockpot book that mum was going to get rid of - an orange hard cover book. You could pick one up at your local op shop for $1 - $2.
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I like to find recipes on the net - plenty of sites out there for slow cooker meals. I have started a manila folder and just place my print outs in there. I tear out any recipe from a magazine that is for a s/c and place it in the folder as well rather than having to search through magazines. I can spend hours browsing through websites to find something different and easy. I rarely cook anything though, just love looking :D
http://www.taste.com.au/recipes/collections/slow+cooker+recipes
http://www.bestrecipes.com.au/collections/slow-cooker-recipes/
http://www.lifestylefood.com.au/recipes/collections/slow-cooker-recipes.aspx
Healthy recipes http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes_menus/collections/healthy_slow_cooker_recipes
http://allrecipes.com.au/recipes/slow-cooker-recipes.aspx
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Thank you everyone! I will keep an eye out for those books (especially the Margaret Fulton one) and certainly check out the websites.
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I have both Sally Wise slow cooker books, Margaret Fulton and WW and love all. Another one I have and like is by Allyson Gofton a kiwi cook and would definately recommend it. :)
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Thanks for the links Judy.
I've had a lovely browse through the recipes and am making a curried chicken recipe for dinner tonight from one of the sites.
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Mich.. Which recipe/site was that for the curried chicken? :)
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It's the lifestyle one GF and it's Nigella Lawson's recipe. I'm making it now and will post a photo when it is in the slow cooker.
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Thanks, Mich..appreciate that ....was just this very minute having a browse through those sites - many thanks, Judy! :)
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Judy, thank you for the links :)
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Be prepared to waste a lot of time browsing girls :D :D
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I just picked up this one from the supermarket
(http://i618.photobucket.com/albums/tt266/nachothecat/974bece44402f8bbe4b324bc1c56ccd5.jpg)
Haven't made anything from it yet, but the recipes read flavourful.
Jury is out on slow cookers for me I'm afraid :-\ I love it's convenience, lamb legs & Mexican shredded beef cooked in it, but not too many other dishes have wowed me :-\
The pressure cooker is a little the same...only 1 dish I have really loved so far :-\
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I'm the same as you Maddy with the slow cooker and haven't used mine in ages. I love the PC though and just bought another small one. We have found most things we've cooked in the PC has a better depth of flavour and texture to the meat. I also love rice and veggies in the pressure cooker.
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I don't use alot of recipe books but use my slow cooker at the very least 3 times a week, I love it!
The Busy woman's slow cooker book would have to be my most used book ($10 from the post office) :)
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Mine is called Miss Vicki's something....... she has a great website too ...I love the book use it all the time lost of references not just recipes.
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McMich - I managed to get a second hand copy of Margaret Fultons crockpot book, and look forward to trying some recipes from it. I just noticed on Fishpond that she published a new Slow Cooking cookbook late last year. Tempting.
Judy, I have already wasted too much time today either on the forum or on those websites. I am supposed to be working :-)) :-))
Wonder, I am still scared of my pressure cooker and havent used it in years :-[ :-[ I can see that I am going to have to pick you brains about pressure cookers AND the tandoor oven on the way to chookies ;)
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Karen Pressure cookers are so much better now than 20 years ago.
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That's good news Karen. I hope you enjoy it. :D
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Lots to talk about Karen. I had never used a pressure cooker before getting the 5 in 1 and now have 3!! I think I'll be using the new one a lot more than the others because it's smaller and so easier to manage. I've never been in the slightest bit scared of using them and DH chose the new pc over the TMX to make risotto last night for dinner, all done from start to finish in only 15 minutes which including chopping onion, bacon and mushrooms and cooking - the actual cooking time was only 6 minutes.
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Wonder i have recently purchased the 6 in one, love the electric pressure cooker. So much more user friendly than the old sort. My equal second favourite kitchen machine- comes in with my kitchen aid mixer. Thermie first ofcourse
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Wonder, what is your favourite pressure cooker of the 3 you have? I have an older stove-top one that I used to use on an electric hotplate, and I dont even know if it will work on our new induction cooktop. Maybe I should trade that one in on a new electric pressure cooker?
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Now that I've got used to the method of cooking my preference is definitely for the stove tops. I only use the 5 in 1 now if I want the timer function but use the Silit 8 ltr the majority of the time. Even though i haven't tried the new Kuhn Rikon frypan yet I think it will become my favourite unless I'm cooking something larger, the lower sides make it easier to brown before cooking, reducing liquid once the pressure cooking is finished and for doing rice and vegetable dishes. In hindsight I should have purchased the Kuhn Rikon 2.5lt and 6.0ltr set rather than the Silit or 5 in 1, but I didn't know much about them at the time.
http://ch.kuhnrikon.com/ch/en/products/duromatic/pressure_frying_pan.html#28bcec25-be6f-4776-9af6-53eab5dde5f7 (http://ch.kuhnrikon.com/ch/en/products/duromatic/pressure_frying_pan.html#28bcec25-be6f-4776-9af6-53eab5dde5f7)
http://ch.kuhnrikon.com/ch/en/products/duromatic/pressure_frying_pan.html#a52ae2e5-bfc1-4a40-be43-951dbf19f6f0 (http://ch.kuhnrikon.com/ch/en/products/duromatic/pressure_frying_pan.html#a52ae2e5-bfc1-4a40-be43-951dbf19f6f0)
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I love my slow cooker, though don't use it enough - until now...
I found a great suggestion on a website recently (something to do with Mom and Baby), which makes slow cookers even more useful. You buy and prepare loads of slow cooker meals in one go (plan an evening surrounded by mounds of chopped veggies and industrial quantities of your chosen herbs and spices - not to mention meal!), pack meal-sized portions in labelled, ziplock bags and then flatten them as much as possible. They stack up beautifully in the freezer once frozen.
Then you go to the freezer in the morning, pick your stew and put it in slow cooker for the day. The writer cautioned that everyone's slow cooker is different, so it's a good idea to be around for your first go.
I did a pork, apple, sweet potato and carrot stew, with finely chopped onion and garlic. My label reminded me to add cider. I had chopped the veg quite big and they were cooked by the evening, but we all agreed that starting from frozen had quite an effect, and I would chop them smaller next time. I also needed to thicken my stew at the end, so would shake some flour ino the freezer bag next time.
But all in all, once you have found some favorite recipes, this is a great way to make your mornings go smoothly.
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Great tips Anne,thank you.The pork stew sounds delicious ;)
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Great ideas Anne, I tend to do quick meals through the week, and slow cook, pressure cook, roasts on the weekends,