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Author: Pat Schweitzer

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Pat Schweitzer was the consumer test kitchen manager at Hamilton Beach for many years and retired at the end of 2021. She received her degree in home economics education from the University of Minnesota and found her way to Virginia. Pat worked as a teacher, seafood marketer, restaurant critic, and food writer before landing at Reynolds Consumer Products as a test kitchen economist and media spokesperson. She then oversaw the Hamilton Beach Consumer Test Kitchen, where she developed recipes, tested products, and wrote product guides. Pat was inspired by her mother, who loved to garden, cook, can, and bake for their family of seven. Now retired, you can probably find her whipping up something in the kitchen for her four grandchildren.

Slow Cookers 101: How a Slow Cooker Works

Slow Cookers 101: How a Slow Cooker Works

How does my slow cooker work? At what temperature does my slow cooker cook? How do I convert my favorite recipe to the slow cooker? How much energy does my slow cooker use? These are just a few of the many questions our experts manning the phones...

Top Summer Slow Cooker Recipes

Top Summer Slow Cooker Recipes

Editor's Note: This post has been was originally published in June 2014 and has been updated with new recipes. (June 2015)...

Heritage Dish: Rhubarb Custard Pie

Heritage Dish: Rhubarb Custard Pie

In our Heritage Dish series, we feature Hamilton Beach employees and their favorite family recipes. This month, we highlight Pat Schweitzer, consumer test kitchen manager, and one of her favorite family dessert recipes inspired by life on a...

Rosemary-Apricot Brisket Pot Roast

Rosemary-Apricot Brisket Pot Roast

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Rosemary and Garlic Roasted Rack of Lamb

Rosemary and Garlic Roasted Rack of Lamb

There’s no need to be intimidated about cooking an entire rack of lamb. For many of us, it’s a meal reserved for ordering in a restaurant. Or maybe grandma roasted a rack for Easter dinner every year. Sure, it’s not often in the weekday dinner...

From the Test Kitchen: Toaster Oven Testing

From the Test Kitchen: Toaster Oven Testing

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Slow Cooker Potato Leek Soup

Slow Cooker Potato Leek Soup

Biting winds, sub-zero temperatures, and snow in the south… Winter is keeping much of the country in a deep freeze, but you can’t let Old Man Winter win. Our potato leek soup is a twist on a classic, with bacon and a pinch of thyme, and it...

Grilled Chicken Satay with Peanut Sauce

Grilled Chicken Satay with Peanut Sauce

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