Reddit reviews Not Your Mother's Slow Cooker Cookbook

I'm really enjoying Not Your Mother's Slow Cooker Cookbook and Not Your Mother's Slow Cooker Recipes for Two (which I'm in fact looking at right now). They have some good information at the beginning about how to use a slow cooker, and what sort of food you should have on hand (building your pantry).


My best advice is to build a pantry of common food items (herbs & spices, sauces, etc), and then start practicing cooking based on simple recipes. If she's encountering terms that she's unfamiliar with, encourage her to Google them. Most people don't start out being good cooks; they just keep practicing and experimenting they're making tastier and more sophisticated meals.


Also, encourage her to watch as you cook, and as you're cooking, explain what you're doing and why you're doing it.

Came here to say the same, you need more tech in the kitchen... I just got this slow cooker and you can do so much more than just stews, soups, and chilis... this has a meat thermometer so you can do whole roast chickens, pot roasts etc. and it turns itself to 'warm' mode when it's done.

I also got this book to go with it and love it, but there are loads of recipes for free online.

http://allrecipes.com/Recipes/Main-Dish/Slow-Cooker/Main.aspx

http://www.slowandsimple.com/

First time I stumbled across this book, it was in a blog post that someone had written based on the assertion/conclusion that crock pots coo at a higher temp than they used to. Maybe OSHA or something caused them to change their cooking recommendations (food should be brought to safer temperature in a shorter period so bacteria do not multiply). I agree and have found the exact same thing you are talking about: food cooks way faster in a crock pot than the recipe indicates it should. Anyhow, check this cook book out and see if it helps.

http://www.amazon.com/Your-Mothers-Slow-Cooker-Cookbook/dp/1558322450/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1288655212&sr=1-1

I've had 3 recipes from Not Your Mother's Slowcooker Cookbook! that were fabulous.

I have Not Your Mothers Slowcooker Cookbook and I like it. It was also only $5 when I bought it.

Lots of variety, easy recipes. Check it out.

Not your Mother's Slow Cooker cookbook. https://www.amazon.com/Your-Mothers-Slow-Cooker-Cookbook/dp/1558322450

The authors have done a couple different books, they're all pretty good.

USA link for the lazy http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1558322450/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1419124428&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SY200_QL40

Yes it is perfectly safe. For some recipes the only issue is you may overcook it. If you have the old-school ones with a dial, you can buy a timer at home depot for like $5 to turn it off after the set amount of time. Most recipe call for 8 hours on low or 4 hours on high, so just have it turn off after 8 hours. It is safe to let the food sit in the slow cooker for up to 4 hours after is has turned off by itself. Modern slow cookers are often programmable and you can have them automatically turn to "warm" when they are done so they will stay warm for you when you get home.

This is a great cookbook that has a whole section on slow cooker safety, but I gave you a basic summary concerning your questions. Slow cookers are dah bomb and perfectly safe.