Crock-Pot Cooking Basics is designed specifically for people new to the challenges of slow cooking. Detailed introductions to each of the cookbook's sections cover many topics for people learning to cook, including selecting cuts of meat for slow cooking, cleaning and prepping vegetables, using a slow cooker when entertaining, and more. Crock-Pot Cooking Basics offers more than 200 Crock-Pot slow cooker recipes, including appetizers and snacks, main dishes, sides, soups and stews, beverages, and desserts. All recipes were selected for the ease of completion and were tested to ensure delicious results every time. The recipes, which range from simple to sophisticated, are grouped by type of dish: main dishes, side dishes, soups and stews, desserts, and beverages. Photography complements every recipe. Here is a sampling of the cookbook's recipes included--Braised Beef Brisket, Boneless Chicken Cacciatore, Barbecue Ribs, Pesto Rice & Beans, No-Fuss Macaroni and Cheese, Classic French Onion Soup, Chipotle Chicken Stew, Bananas Foster, Mixed Berry Cobbler, Viennese Coffee, Hot Mulled Cider, and more. The hard cover cookbook is spiral bound and lies flat when open for easy use. Crock-Pot Cooking Basics also features a recipe index for at-a-glance convenience, and a metric conversion chart. Full-color photos throughout.