Roaster Oven ? + Chat

[carnation037]

Roaster Oven ? + Chat

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[soaplady]

I just ordered a 6 quart Nesco. I have a 18 quart one, but find it too big for most items. I mainly wanted to use it to free up my oven, and to use in the summer when it is too hot. Can you really bake chicken etc in a roaster? or breads and muffins? I know turkey doesn't brown, but have heard it is good for most other items. I am a big fan of crockpots also, and hope this just isn't another "crockpot" kind of thing I just ordered???

[carnation037]

This is for soaplady

You can make just about anything in these
roaster ovens. I have not seen a smaller
one but think I would like it as it is just
my husband and myself here these days.
Did you order your smaller on online or
was it elsewhere?
Also, about the browning of turkeys or
chickens cooked in a roaster oven. We
have used the roaster ovens for baking
turkeys in our family for a while now. It is
great to have the oven freed up for all the
other things you make on special days.
My sister and my daughter-in-law have
made them in the roaster oven and I really
didn't notice the turkey not being browned.
They looked golden to me and they didn't
do anything other than bake it. They also
do cook faster than the regular oven too,
as Whispering Pass has written. If you want
the skin darker you can brush it with a mixture
of half to half, a Kitchen Bouquet or Gravy
Master type seasoning/browning liquid, available
in your grocery store where the gravies are.
Have a great day,
Linda

[cruiser]

Does anyone know of a cookbook that is solely roaster oven recipes or low-fat roaster oven recipes?

[carnation037]

Have you tried your local library?

I did a search and these were what I found:

The Church PotLuck Supper Cookbook, by Elaine Robinson

Rival Roaster Oven Cookbook, over 150 new recipes for low fat cooking & busy cooks

[Chris in NM]

Hi there everyone! I just found a little recipe booklet in my collection that is from 1946 and is exclusively for the Nesco! Would you like me to post some of these? If so, any ideas? Chris