Lora Brody Plugged In: The Definitive Guide To The 20 Best Kitchen Appliances [Hardcover]

Lora Brody (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 17, 1997

The Queen of the Bread Machine takes on the rest of the kitchen! Arranged alphabetically by appliance, Lora Brody gives the lowdown on each machine--what it does best, how it works, how to take care of it, and tips for using it. Featuring 375 recipes, this is the one-stop cookbook for every electric tabletop appliance worth its warranty National media. 9-city author tour.

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Amazon.com Review

Moving ahead from her three successful bread machine cookbooks, Lora Brody assesses and advises on a total of 20 popular kitchen appliances in Lora Brody Plugged In. For each one, she tells what it does, why you might need it, how it works (in perhaps more detail than you may want), and which (size, type) would be right for your needs; explains care and maintenance; provides tips and rules for use; and gives recipes. The recipes range from the obvious to the eye-opening; for example, she includes recipes for lasagna in a slow-cooker, soba (Japanese buckwheat noodles) in a bread machine, and mashed potatoes in a rice cooker. Meticulous to a fault, Brody has made sure that every recipe works and tastes marvelous. Reading Lora Brody Plugged In may provoke an inexplicable urge to acquire new kitchen hardware such as a water smoker or rice cooker.

From Library Journal

Brody, the "bread machine queen" (Desserts from Your Bread Machine, LJ 4/15/94), and her team had fun playing around with all the latest kitchen appliances, from immersion blenders to electric water smokers. They chose their favorites, which include both old reliables like the food processor and the pressure cooker, as well, somewhat surprisingly, an electric tortilla press (it's more versatile than you might think); electric sifters and peelers (!) were among those that did not make the cut. Each chapter includes a general description of the appliance (What Does It Do? Why Do I Need This?) and a listing of helpful tips, sometimes including uses that won't have occurred to most cooks, followed by an interesting mix of recipes that use the tool to its best advantage. There are suggestions for what features to look for and so forth, but no brand name buying guide (however, the introduction does single out the clear winners in some categories). Overall, this may be more valuable for its recipes than as a consumer reference; recommended for most collections.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 384 pages
• Publisher: William Morrow Cookbooks (December 17, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0688149618
• ISBN-13: 978-0688149611
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.8 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,571,008 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Maximize your appliance potential, March 18, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Lora Brody Plugged In: The Definitive Guide To The 20 Best Kitchen Appliances (Hardcover)

I found this book at the library, checked it out, tried out several of the recipes, and decided it was a must-have for my own cookbook collection. I have practically worn out my copy of Brody's Entertaining Survival Guide and expect that Plugged In will also become well-used and well-loved. I especially like the slow cooker recipes. I am not interested in slow cooker recipes that tell you to dump a can of cream of mushroom soup in along with your other ingredients. The slow cooker recipes in Plugged In are very tasty and different. After the chapter on electric skillets I am kicking myself for having put mine in a garage sale two summers ago. My only complaint about this book is that there is too much info about each appliance that can easily be found in the manufacturer's booklet. No biggie as you can skip over it but I would have rather seen the space used for more tasty recipes!

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Brody's Best, October 28, 2001

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Lora Brody Plugged In: The Definitive Guide To The 20 Best Kitchen Appliances (Hardcover)

As a budding gourmet, one of my recent culinary delights was from this book- Lora Brody's crock-pot lasagna is the best! However, in our Rival Crock-Pot, I discovered that about 4 1/2 hours is good. At 6 hours, our lasagna burned on the bottom. All the same, I'm not discouraged. I plan to make the sauce recipe alone again and serve it on pasta. ( By the way, since I don't have a food processor, I used bottled basil pesto instead of Lora's homemade tomato version, and it was fine. )

1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Electrifyingly delicious!, February 10, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Lora Brody Plugged In: The Definitive Guide To The 20 Best Kitchen Appliances (Hardcover)

I'm biased since I was a member of the team who helped Lora with the book. I'm particularly fond of the Smoked Trout Mousse, especially on matzoh with balsamic vinegar-soaked capers. My mouth is STILL watering!