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Not even close to the best pot roast I've had...and never would I serve this to company! Marginal at best. I only used 1\/2 the sugar called for...don't generally like very sweet meat. Lots of stock to make gravy, but chose not to make it because its marginal flavor. It was fine, but nothing to write home to mom about..and I won't make it again.<\/p>","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":3,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2018-03-12","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"ivorykeys"},"reviewBody":"This really is the best roast beef ever in a crockpot! Yes it is a sweet gravy but I love the taste. So you can simply cut the brown sugar to 1\/2 cup or 3\/4 cup instead. I do love the fact that this one has lots of gravy as most recipes don't have enough! Great over mash potatoes. I like to use a boneless cross rib roast in this recipe as it \"slices\" better like a roast that was cooked in the oven instead of falling apart and shredding. It is very tender. I cooked a 3 lb. roast on low for 8 hours. I use any left over gravy as a soup base as the taste is soooooooo good!","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2019-04-24","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"SimoneWelch"},"reviewBody":"This is soooo good! After reading the reviews, and because we're paleo, I made the french onion soup from scratch, subbed arrowroot powder for the cornstarch, coconut aminos for the soy sauce, and 1\/2 c. coconut sugar for the 1 c. brown sugar (to reduce sweetness). Came out perfect, sauce was great over steamed carrots and cauliflower. I will totally make this again. Thank you for the recipe!","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2012-03-26","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"ma_spain"},"reviewBody":"Since I don't like French Onion Soup I just used beef broth. It was good. Not the best ever but still really good.","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":4,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2012-09-16","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"Rebecca.Winslow"},"reviewBody":"I wish I had read the reviews first; it was very sweet. I will cut the brown sugar next time. However, it was very tasty and tender, and my kids ate every last bite. Even my husband who doesn't care much for traditional roast beef liked this very much.","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":4,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2012-03-15","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"Ab0628"},"reviewBody":"This was good but not great. I might make it again, but there are other roast beef recipes I like better and that my family likes better. I felt like the flavors could be stronger, which surprises me because I thought the soy sauce and ginger would come through more. I did add mushrooms in addition to the onion.","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":4,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2012-03-16","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"mbdumee"},"reviewBody":"Good but not great. Too sweet for my liking, but the meat was tender.","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":4,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2012-03-25","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"lucillekuj"},"reviewBody":"This was NOt the best ever roast beef. It was good, but the gravy was too sweet. I followed directions exactly, but I think 1 cup of brown sugar was just too much. If I make this again, I will definitely at least half the sugar. I had to add salt to cut some of the sweetness. The meat was tender, though, and it did make quite a bit of gravy.","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":3,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2015-05-06","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"pajamaangel"},"reviewBody":"This was just ok. We didn't even eat the leftovers. I will use a different recipe next time. It was a little too sweet for me for sure.","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":3,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}}]},"video":{"data":{"status":204},"message":"No shortcode found in recipe"},"rms_legacy_id":"59346","romance_copy_dek":"This is the best roast beef recipe ever, and it\u2019s great for family dinners! 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