According to the authors, 80% of American households own a slow cooker. This whopping collection of 350 recipes is reason enough to unearth that Crock-Pot from the attic or invest in one of the new high-tech models. The title, however, is a misnomer, and not just because the book includes a recipe for "Mom's Beef Stew." Much of what Hensperger (The Bread Bible) and Kaufmann (coauthor, with Hensperger, of The Ultimate Rice Cooker Cookbook) present is exactly the kind of comfort food typically associated with childhood snow days or family gatherings.

Recipes include more than a dozen oatmeals and porridges, ranging from Cinnamon Apple Oatmeal to Creamy Cornmeal Porridge. Soups include Vegetarian Split Pea, French Onion, and White Bean with Bacon.

Review
A treasure trove exploring all the potential available in a slow cooker pot. -- Library Bookwatch

A wide range of sound recipes and advice for every meal . . . A comprehensive and multicultural guide back to slow food. -- San Francisco Chronicle

Gives slow cooking a hip new twist. -- Slow Cooking (Woman's Day special)