Slow Cookers For Dummies E-Book

Tom Lacalamita

• Herausgeber: John Wiley & Sons
• Kategorie: Lebensstil
• Sprache: Englisch
• Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2011

Seitenzahl: 335

Beschreibung

The secret is out: That slow cooker that's been collecting dust in your kitchen cabinet is a wonderful and easy tool for making delicious entrees at the touch of a button. With new U.S. sales estimated at 6 million a year, more people are finding slow cookers indispensable in getting a home-cooked meal on the table. Besides tasting good, slow cooked meals are convenient and nutritious because you use fresh, wholesome ingredients. Slow Cookers For Dummies is for working families, couples, single people, students, and anyone who is tired of takeout. Perhaps you love cooking but have little time to do it or want to decrease your reliance on prepared mixes or boxed convenience foods. Slow cooking may be right for you if you want to * Save money on food and utility bills * Control your sodium and fat intake * Free up your oven and cooktop for more holiday cooking * Take a hot dish to a potluck supper If you already know how to use a slow cooker, the delicious recipes in this book can help you expand your repertoire beyond soups and stews. If you're thinking of getting a slow cooker, Slow Cookers For Dummies takes you from the basics of how these cookers work to preparing special occasion meals, to troubleshooting slow cooker problems. Here's a closer look at what Slow Cookers For Dummies includes: * Guidelines on how to choose the right slow cooker for you * Techniques to help you slow-cook the right way * Easy recipes for snacks, beverages, chili, stews, and casseroles * Scrumptious recipes for roasting beef, pork, lamb, and poultry * How-to's on cooking and freezing in batches * Ways to adapt favorite traditionally cooked dishes for the slow cooker In Slow Cookers For Dummies, food and appliance cooking experts Tom Lacalamita and Glenna Vance show that this classic cooking appliance is really a wonderful tool for making creative, delicious meals. With 75 recipes for making the most out of your slow cooker, you'll never put that slow cooker in your cabinet again.

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Slow Cookers For Dummies

by Tom Lacalamita and Glenna Vance

Slow Cookers For Dummies®

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data:

Library of Congress Control Number: 00-106306

ISBN: 0-7645-5240-6

Manufactured in the United States of America

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About the Authors

Tom Lacalamita (Long Island, New York) is a bestselling author of five appliance-related cookbooks. Nominated for a James Beard cookbook award, Tom is considered a national authority on housewares and has appeared on hundreds of television and radio shows across the country. With a passion for food, cooking, and all sorts of kitchen gadgets, Tom is also a spokesperson for various food and housewares manufacturers.

Glenna Vance (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is director of consumer affairs for a major ingredient manufacturer in the Midwest. A published author, Glenna has been involved in developing consumer recipe programs with major appliance manufacturers and ingredient companies. As a board member of the Milwaukee chapter of the American Institute of Wine & Food, Glenna is instrumental in bringing nationally renowned culinary professionals to Milwaukee for culinary programs and events.

Dedication

I dedicate this book to my mother, Frances Porretta, a woman of great culinary talent, who over the course of my life has given me her unconditional love and support.

— Tom Lacalamita

Dedicated with love to my mom, Mildred Weir, who has been a queen in her kitchen all these many years and a positive influence in my life.

— Glenna Vance

Authors’ Acknowledgments

A book is never the work of a single person. There are many who contribute to its success, and this book is no exception.

We would like to especially thank Hungry Minds and Holly McGuire for asking us to write Slow Cookers For Dummies. We’d also like to thank Linda Ingroia for keeping things on track and Angela Miller for bringing us all together.

We are extremely grateful for our very patient and understanding project editor, Suzanne Snyder. It was Suzanne’s wisdom, soothing voice, and firm stance that got us through each and every day. Every author should, at least once in their lifetime, have an editor as professional and caring as Suzanne!

It’s amazing how even with a computer grammar and spelling checker, errors somehow still slip by. For making this book grammatically correct, we heartily thank Tina Sims, who made sure that each and every dangling preposition and missing comma were found.

We are thankful for the luxury of a competent recipe tester, Laura Penseiro, who tested, tasted, and tweaked our recipes with the same loving care we would bestow. We also thank her for checking to make no sure there were no technical blunders.

Since a picture is worth a thousand words, we hope that you enjoy as much as we do the quirky, wonderfully descriptive illustrations of artist Liz Kurtzman.

We also want to thank Pam Mourouzis, Emily Wichlinski, and the remaining crew at Hungry Minds for their expertise in getting this book to you.

Last but not least, we would be amiss for not thanking our families and friends for their support, understanding, and unconditional love, which we know was not always easy for them to provide as our deadlines approached!

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Acquisitions, Editorial, and Media Development

Project Editor: Suzanne Snyder

Acquisitions Editor: Linda Ingroia

Copy Editor: Tina Sims

Acquisitions Coordinator: Erin Connell

Technical Editor and Recipe Tester: Laura Penseiro

Permissions Editor: Carmen Krikorian

Editorial Manager: Pam Mourouzis

Artist: Liz Kurtzman

Editorial Assistants: Carol Strickland, Melissa Bluhm

Reprint Editor: Bethany André

Cover Photo: David Bishop © Hungry Minds

Production

Project Coordinator: Emily Wichlinski

Layout and Graphics: Amy Adrian, Beth Brooks, Brian Drumm, Brian Massey, Kristin Pickett, Brent Savage, Kendra Span, Brian Torwelle

Proofreaders: David Faust, Betty Kish, Dwight Ramsey, Charles Spencer

Indexer: Anne Leach

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Contents

Title

Introduction

How to Use This Book

Conventions Used in This Book

Foolish Assumptions

How This Book Is Organized

Icons Used in This Book

A Few Guidelines Before You Begin

Part I : Revving Up Your Slow Cooker

Chapter 1: Slow Cooking in the Fast Lane

The Hare and the Tortoise: Fast Food versus Slow Food

Here’s Who’s Slow Cooking

The Benefits of Owning a Slow Cooker

Quick and Easy Turkey Vegetable Soup

Chapter 2: From the Fire to the Pot

Cooking with Direct and Indirect Heat

How a Slow Cooker Works

Types of Slow Cookers

Gearing Up for Slow Cooking: The Right Model for You

Part II : Making the Best and Safest Use of Your Slow Cooker

Chapter 3: Slow Cooker Basics from Start to Finish

First Things First: Wash Your Slow Cooker

Caring for Your Cooking Container

Preparing to Slow Cook: Some Tips

Now You’re Cooking

After It’s Done: From Slow Cooker to Server

Chapter 4: Food Safety 101

B Is for Bacteria

Safe Cooking in Your Slow Cooker

Chapter 5: From the Stove to the Slow Cooker

Adapting Your Favorite Recipes for the Slow Cooker

Some of Our Favorite Recipes Adapted to the Slow Cooker

Traditional Bolognese Tomato and Meat Sauce

Slow Cooker Bolognese Tomato and Meat Sauce