Sharon wrote:
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> "ImStillMags" wrote in message
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> On Jan 3, 12:38 pm, "Ophelia" > wrote:
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>> What exactly is a 'roaster oven' and how does it differ from a regular
>> oven?
>>
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>> --http://www.shop.helpforheroes.org.uk/
>
> here are some.
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> https://www.google.com/webhp?sourcei...w=1097&bih=654
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> ............................................
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> Somewhere, I've seen them advertised with an element in the lid that
> will brown...but darned if I can remember where....Sharon



I love my electric roaster for cooking turkeys, briskets, ham, etc. You
can overcook it and the meat is still juicy and moist, and if you
*really* cook it long and slow, all the cartilage turns to unctuous gelatin.

When I cooked a turkey once to carve at the table (usually I cut it up
in the kitchen and bring a platter full of meat to the table) I used an
electric heat gun to brown the skin on the breast. The rest of the bird
browned just fine, only the top was pale.

I keep telling myself I'm going to try baking a cake or pie in the
roaster in the summer so I don't have to light the oven -- but then
summer comes around and I don't bake anything.

Bob

On 1/4/2013 1:12 AM, sf wrote:
> On Thu, 3 Jan 2013 20:15:34 -0900, (Judy Haffner)
> wrote:
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>> Janet Wilder wrote:
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>>> I've made many turkeys in it and they get
>>> very nice and brown, sometimes a little
>>> too brown. I also use it as a buffet
>>> server. I have an insert that has 3 wells
>>> that fits into it for buffet service. I used it
>>> Chanukah for reheating and serving the
>>> huge amount of brisket I'd cooked.
>>
>>
>> I always get a nice brown on the outside of the turkey too, and is so
>> moist and delicious inside...is cooked to perfection, and the roaster I
>> have holds up to about a 20 lb. turkey at least. I'd be lost without it!
>>
>
> I'd buy one just based on the turkey's I've eaten that I know were
> roasted in one; but I'd only use it once a year at most - so as
> inexpensive as they are, I still can't justify the cost and more
> importantly: the storage.
>
>

I have seen them on sale around the holidays for as low as $20 in places
like WalMart. I use mine more for a buffet server than to roast a turkey.

I've had mine since 2001 while we were still living in the RV. Kept it
in the original carton and shoved it in one of the compartments under
the rig. Prior to that I couldn't make a 20# turkey as the RV oven
would only hold a small one. I recall one year when I was in California
at Thanksgiving and I had a tape measure with me at Ralph's so I could
measure how large the turkeys were and see if I could find one to fit in
the oven. People thought I was a nut. (well, maybe I am)

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Janet Wilder
Way-the-heck-south Texas
Spelling doesn't count. Cooking does.

On Fri, 04 Jan 2013 17:10:26 -0600, Janet Wilder
> wrote:

> I have seen them on sale around the holidays for as low as $20 in places
> like WalMart.

The one I saw wasn't much more, maybe $25 at Target.



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"sf" > wrote in message
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> On Fri, 4 Jan 2013 21:36:45 -0000, "Ophelia"
> > wrote:
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>> "sf" > wrote in message
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>> > On Fri, 4 Jan 2013 12:15:45 -0800 (PST), spamtrap1888
>> > > wrote:
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>> >> On Jan 4, 11:34 am, sf > wrote:
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>> >> > I know how cheap they are now.... and I was sorely tempted to buy
>> >> > one
>> >> > last week, but I remained strong. There was a time when it would
>> >> > have
>> >> > come in handy; particularly when we hosted (extended) family
>> >> > gatherings for trick-r-treating on Halloween, Thanksgiving &
>> >> > Christmas
>> >> > before everyone moved out of the city... but not anymore. It would
>> >> > be
>> >> > a dust catcher more than anything else.
>> >>
>> >> Ain't it the truth. I made a vow that nothing more could come into the
>> >> kitchen unless something left. But I broke it for the immersion
>> >> blender.
>> >
>> > You won't be sorry! Have you seen Koko's step by step visual
>> > instructions on how to make mayonnaise and hollandaise with an
>> > immersion blender? Even if you use it for nothing else, it will soon
>> > pay for itself.
>>
>> Well I think we need to be shown the link for this
>> --
>
> I just realized that I need to pin these to a Pinterest board so they
> will be easier to find next time. She should put these into her RFC
> Signature Dishes too!
> http://www.kokoscornerblog.com/mycor...n-blender.html
> http://www.kokoscornerblog.com/mycor...ayonnaise.html

Thanks


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On 2013-01-04, MaryL > wrote:

> My mother used an electric roaster over for about 40 years, when it finally
> stopped working. She made the most wonderful, juicy turkey in it. My uncle
> would borrow it for New Year's Eve when he filled it with sauerkraut and
> various types of meat (pork chops, sausage, etc.). I don't ever remember it
> being used for a ham, but I would certainly be willing to try it.

I ended up "following directions". Cliche, I know, but effective. I
put in SS pan, with one inch of water on bottom, and baked at 325F for
1 hr. Not sure why the water to begin with, as ham was "water added"
and puked another 1" water into pan. Regardless, looks and tastes
great. I trimmed/split it all up into foil packs for freezing, leaving a lb
or so of rough ham for whater and the bone fer beans/soup. White
beans!

nb

On 6 Jan 2013 01:30:10 GMT, notbob > wrote:

> On 2013-01-04, MaryL > wrote:
>
> > My mother used an electric roaster over for about 40 years, when it finally
> > stopped working. She made the most wonderful, juicy turkey in it. My uncle
> > would borrow it for New Year's Eve when he filled it with sauerkraut and
> > various types of meat (pork chops, sausage, etc.). I don't ever remember it
> > being used for a ham, but I would certainly be willing to try it.
>
> I ended up "following directions". Cliche, I know, but effective. I
> put in SS pan, with one inch of water on bottom, and baked at 325F for
> 1 hr. Not sure why the water to begin with, as ham was "water added"
> and puked another 1" water into pan. Regardless, looks and tastes
> great. I trimmed/split it all up into foil packs for freezing, leaving a lb
> or so of rough ham for whater and the bone fer beans/soup. White
> beans!
>
Small white/aka Navy/aka Michigan beans rule!


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Food is an important part of a balanced diet.