Food Made Fast: Slow Cooker (Williams-Sonoma)

This book has excellent recipes and is particularly good if you own the All-Clad Deluxe Slow Cooker. (The liner is a piece of heavy-duty nonstick cookware. You brown the meat and onions in the liner on top of the stove, add the liquid and spices, transfer the liner to the slow cooker and walk away.) Most of the recipes require this type of preparation. The book is organized by prep time and times are given for cooking on high and low. I prep 2 or 3 meals on the weekend and then just throw them into the slow cooker before work during the week. So even if you don't own the All-Clad you could prepare the recipes this way. If you appreciate good flavor, fresh ingredients and don't mind investing in some prep time, this book is for you. Be sure to try the Spring Veal Stew with asparagus, peas, mushrooms and creme fraiche - outstanding.

A favorite recipe book because the recipes are simple but tasty. They have several recipes that you make the base and use for two or three different meals. I have given this as a gift to several friends.

This cookbook is a great addition to slow cooking. Most of the recipes take 15 to 30 minutes for prep. A good prep leads to a great outcome! This food tastes so good. I love the chili verde. It takes less than 15 minutes to prep. I add chopped jalapeño at the end because I prefer the kick! So first there is a yummy stew with left overs for burritos! The cook's tips with the recipes are very helpful. My crock pot is 4 quart size so I do adjust the recipes to fit.

I have several Williams-Sonoma Cookbooks and really enjoy them. They are all well done and have nice pictures. This one looks like it has some good slow cooker recipes. I love using my slow cooker because of the convenience.

I've made several recipes from this book. A lot of them really just don't add a ton of flavor. On top of the flavor lacking, several of the recipes are very non-traditional. I know everyone is different but I was expecting several takes on a great beef stew, etc. They have a guiness beef stew recipe, which sounds amazing, but it's a total flop. The recipe is not rich with flavor, it's more like beef in watered down beef broth with some vegetables. I've tried it twice, really trying to give it a chance. I wanted these recipes to work. I own most of the books in this series, and I would say that this book is OK, but if you are looking for a great slow cooker book, this is not it. Out of 20 or so recipes, there are about 4 that are decent. I really enjoy the layout of this book. It lays out how much prep time, then how much cook time. Most of the recipes do take the 8 hours in the slow cooker. Every recipe has a picture to go with it, which is a really nice twist. Occasionally it has recommendations on a side dish too (no recipe for side dishes though).

I have tried a few of the recipes in this book and really enjoyed them

They should not call this a Slow Cooker Cookbook, like others have said most call for a Skillet, you can get better recipes on YouTube. The Williams-Sonoma got me, I won't trust them again. Bill in Las Vegas

Made some good food, love this cookbook.I share this with all my friends, we make a lot of good meals together.

The item is good for the value you pay for it!