Best Slow Cooker Cookbook Ever: Versatility and ... (ISBN 0060172665)

The one I turn to again and again!:
I've had this cookbook for 6 1/2 years and it's stained, spotted and spattered! I use it so much! After reading some of the negative reviews I just had to add my two cents. Granted, some of the recipes are truly horrid, but you'll find bad eggs in any cookbook you buy. My favorites are the Red Bean Beef Chili and the Caribbean Chicken with Bananas. Practically everything I've made has turned out delicious. The author has excellent information on crock-pot cookery at the beginning (including how to add the best flavor to your food--always saute onions first! and why crockpots are safe). I had another crockpot cookbook but gave it away because I never used it.

Worst Slow Cooker Cookbook Ever!:
There are many much better slow cooker cookbooks out there...Mabel Hoffman's for example. I made two recipes from this book and both were barely edible. The combination of ingredients in most of the recipies are enough to prompt a gag reflex! ... Do yourself a favor and look into buying a different slow cooker book.

My dog wouldn't touch the food from this book!:
This cookbook was a real disappointment. We've tried 5 or 6 recipes and none of them were any good. My husband started calling my crockpot the crap-pot because the recipes from this book were so bad. Even our dog refused to eat the chili from this cookbook. There are many other good cookbooks out there for crockpot recipes. Stay away from this one!!

Owned it five years, never found it useful:
Considering the reviews I've read thus far, this cookbook is comprable to eggplant: either you love it or you hate it. I am an avid cookbook user, and adventurous in my tastes. It seems as though every time I went to this book for a recipe, I ended up somewhere else. The recipes are just weird. I think in the five years I owned it, I only used it twice. I really gave it a shot. I find the title wildly ironic considering I received another slow cooker cookbook for Christmas and already see dozens of recipes I want to try. Never the case with this volume.

Great Cookbook:
I love this cookbook! I was ordering another because my mom took the first one. If you want standard bland American fare then this cookbook is not for you. The dishes here reflect a diverse ethnic range with a variety of flavors and spices. Our family particularly enjoyed the pozole and tomatillo pork stew which is a different take on my chile verde but just as well loved. I highly recommend this book to those wanting to expand their crockpot cooking from boring to exciting!