The slow cooker is making a comeback! The ease of use, excellent results, and time and money savings make it a valued appliance in the kitchen. This book will focus on familiar slow-cooked foods and introduce the reader to more exotic, delicious recipes. Combining instruction and recipes in a single page spread will help the reader easily build their skills with each recipe. Once the reader has learned the many ways to use the slow cooker, those techniques will be applied to progressively more complicated recipes. Each spread will be self-contained, with tips and instructions on how to perfectly and safely cook each recipe. Simple variations that will transform the recipe to something completely new, will be highlighted; teaching the reader that mastering several basic techniques will exponentially increase their repertoire. World flavours and trendy new tastes and food combinations will be introduced via the variations. The book covers how to cook multiple foods at the same time, using the slow cooker to make unexpected recipes like cakes and salads, why slow-cooked food is healthier for your family, and how to make entire meals from the slow cooker. Also included will be slow cooker safety, how to test the accuracy of your slow cooker, cooking multiple foods at the same time and making entire meals using the slow cooker.