Reviewed: Nov. 6, 2009

This turned out to be probably the best roast I've ever prepared..hubby thought so too! I did add a 14 oz. can of condensed beef broth and I also added potatoes to the slow cooker. Also added extra corstarch since I had more liquid. Wonderful recipe!! Thanks so much!

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GEORGEANNA HEBERT

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Home Town: Fort Worth, Texas, USA

Living In: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

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Reviewed: Oct. 31, 2009

pork roast too

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freylaura

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Reviewed: Oct. 25, 2009

I read the reviews and was really anxious to try what I thought was a simple roast beef recipe in the crockpot. Since I love coffee I also thought it would be great. Before I made this I read lots of reviews and decided to make according to the exact recipe this first time and not "experiment". I followed the recipe to a T and it was very dry and very bitter taste from the coffee. The gravy had no flavor and even salt and pepper did not help from tasting like burnt coffee. The best part of the meal was I did make homemade mashed potatoes...not from the box! But even these had to have butter on them since the gravy was so bad! We ate one helping and I'm proud of my 2 teens for at least eating it for Sunday dinner. Will not make again!!! It puzzles me that so many raved and raved about it! What did I do wrong??

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BRENDA573

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Home Town: Temperance, Michigan, USA

Living In: Blissfield, Michigan, USA

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Reviewed: Oct. 19, 2009

Delicious! I used a large bone-in beef blade roast. I did marinate/soak it in a cup of vinegar as someone suggested, although it may because I didn't use the red wine variety that it didn't tenderize enough. Seasoned it with minced garlic, onion powder, salt and pepper. Next time I will also rub it down with some Worcestershire sauce for added flavour. I used instant espresso powder, about 2 TBsps. to a cup of water. Also added a half cup of water to ensure there was enough liquid in the pan so it wouldn't burn. Cooked it in the oven for about 2 hours. This cut of meat would do best in a slow cooker though, since it wasn't as tender as I'd hoped. The gravy itself had a nice consistency, but I did need to add about 1 tsp. or so of sugar to tone down the bitter aftertaste. This definitely mellowed out the bitterness of the espresso. Served this with some white rice and steamed vegetables. I would make this again, and recommend it to others.

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The Purple Chef

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Reviewed: Oct. 18, 2009

I did not care for this recipe.

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Blondie

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Reviewed: Oct. 14, 2009

I had to add extra water to it, so it wouldnt dry out... It turned out to be very delicious and moist...my kids loved it!

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Reviewed: Sep. 30, 2009

I added freshly ground pepper to the roast. It was delicious and the leftovers made great sandwiches.

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Reviewed: Sep. 25, 2009

a little bitter but delicious at hand, my husband liked it as well, thank you for the recipe!

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Reviewed: Sep. 20, 2009

really enjoyed this!! I was very skeptical at first, but my husband can't stop raving about how he's never had a roast and gravy that delicious

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sheena

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Reviewed: Aug. 14, 2009

Oh, yum! This was better than the average roast. The new way I will cook all my roasts :)

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Reviewed: Jul. 22, 2009

I also had high hopes for this recipe. I tweaked it a bit by sprinkling a bit of garlic and onion powder, then browned all sides in a hot skillet. After I put it in the slow cooker with the coffee for 8hrs. The roast came out falling apart but very bland and dry. I thought it was because I needed to make the gravy for it....I started the gravy and once it was thick I tasted it, boy was I glad I did that!!! I would have really ruined the roast if I had poured that gravy all over it! I wasn't good and thats an understatment. guess not everyones tastes are the same, but I won't be making this one again.

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Reviewed: Jun. 22, 2009

I really had high hopes for this recipe, however, it didn't turn out well. The meat was dry and the gravy tasted weird. I could taste the coffee in the gravy. Cooked 8 hours on low in the slow cooker. It wasn't horrible, but it was my worst pot roast. Will not try this recipe again.

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prozackat

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Reviewed: Jun. 8, 2009

The name threw some folks off, but once they tried it they liked it. We took the hint from a few others and marinated the roast in red wine vinegar (to tenderize) for 2 hours. We also used beef stock in place of the water.

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Chrissy's Class

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Reviewed: Jun. 6, 2009

I also tweaked the recipe quite a bit but the result was fantastic! First, I soaked the meat overnight in a mix of red cooking wine and balsamic vinegar. After rinsing off the marinade and stuffing the roast with the garlic, I seasoned it with garlic salt, oregano, cayenne pepper, and red pepper flakes then browned it for about 10 minutes. Then it went in with some potatoes and onions. It smelled great while it cooked and it tasted wonderful. The gravy turned out nicely, as well. I'll be making this again.

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Living In: Gainesville, Florida, USA

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Reviewed: May 30, 2009

I gave this 5 stars with the changes I made. I used some suggestions by other reviews and tweaked it to make it the way we like it, and it was amazing! First, I didn't have a roast, so I actually used Y-bone steaks -relatively cheap cut and fantastic for the slow-cooker as the bone adds flavour and by the end of the day the meat was FALLing off the bone tender! I started by rubbing the meat with salt, pepper, minced garlic, dried onion flakes, and paprika (instead of the cayenne suggested by other users, as we are a bit shy of hot spices). I just basically covered the meat in this dry rub seasoning. Then I put it in the crockpot and covered with the coffee, beef stock and also added about a TBSP (or a little less) of whole grain mustard. It made the whole house smell amazing all day, and it was a real hit with my husband and my little girl. Will definately make this again. Didn't make the gravy this time (we had it with roast veggies in the oven) but next time I might make the gravy and mashed potatoes. This is so easy to make and versatile and yummy!

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Licia Downunder

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Reviewed: Apr. 25, 2009

Use the red wine vinegar tip, it can't hurt and it will probably help. If the amount of coffee intimidates you, substitute beef broth for some of it. I browned my meat in a pan first, and added veggies to it while it was cooking. I liked the addition of coffee to this pot roast and will probably use that again. Thanks for the recipe!

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JARRIE

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Reviewed: Mar. 30, 2009

I was really hoping I would have a use for my leftover breakfast coffee with this recipe. I made the recipe with a high cut of beef roast, and prepared exactly as suggested. The roast turned out dry and flavorless and the juice was really not good enough for gravy.

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Chieferini

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Reviewed: Mar. 26, 2009

I made this recipe quite frankly expecting a failure. All i had was a cheap cut of meat and flavored coffee. I made it in the slow cooker with Toasted Coconut flavored coffee, crossed my fingers and hoped for the best. It came out DELICIOUS!!! Even the gravy tasted amazing. Will definitely make again and again.

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