Slow Cooker Secrets: Set It and Forget It Meals

A friendly, funny guide to getting real meals out of a slow cooker on busy weeks. It is a technique and ideas book rather than a recipe collection: you will find dish ideas with their flavour combinations described in the text, along with the timing, layering, liquid and seasoning know-how that makes them work, but not formal ingredient lists or measurements. Nine chapters cover everything from choosing the machine to cleaning it afterwards.

What's inside

• Choosing and sizing a slow cooker, what low and high really do, the two thirds full rule, and the do's and don'ts: brown the meat, dense vegetables at the bottom, dairy and delicate herbs last
• A weekend meal-prep routine using freezer bags, batch prepping and uniform chopping so mornings take two minutes
• A build-your-own soup formula (base, vegetables, protein, seasoning, optional carbs) plus ideas for classic, fancy and vegetarian soups
• Meat ideas and technique, from pot roast and pulled pork to short ribs, curries and stews, with tips on which cuts reward long cooking
• Plant-forward ideas including vegetarian chili, cauliflower curry, stuffed peppers and root vegetable stew
• Side dishes worth the pot: dried beans, mashed and cheesy potatoes, rice, corn casserole, glazed carrots and stuffing
• Slow cooker desserts, including lava cake, cinnamon roll casserole, peach cobbler, bread pudding, rice pudding and cheesecake
• Ten common mistakes and how to avoid them, plus a cleanup chapter covering liners, the warm water soak, baking soda paste and the vinegar trick for lingering smells

Details

• PDF, 37 pages
• Instant digital download
• Read on any device, or print it
• For personal use