Hamilton Beach 32229 22-Quart Roaster Oven, Stainless Steel

My Experience with the roaster

I bought my roaster for Thanksgiving. I usually do a lot of cooking and baking for Thanksgiving and this year I made 6 baked desserts alone. I started looking for something to help me with the lack of oven space for this year and found out about the turkey roaster, I had never heard of one before. I started reading a ton of reviews on several different sites to educate myself prior to buying one. I also asked around and called a few people I knew cooked a lot for thier opinions. I got good overall feedback, so I bought this one. Maybe I shouldn’t have tried a new method for the first time on such a big day as Thanksgiving… but this has a happy ending. I had a 23.22lb turkey this year. Typically I will cook a bird that big on 300-325 degrees for about 4.5 to 5.5 hours. All the reviews and the instructions stated to cook anything you are making in the roaster at the exact same temperature and time as you would a regular oven. The only two things I saw were about not opening the lid…

Just purchased, so far I LOVE IT . . .

I just bought the HB 22-Quart Roasting Oven and used it for the first time last night.

I have food allergies and intolerances (primarily wheat, gluten) and needed an oven I could dedicate to cooking gluten-free foods.

I roasted a chicken, and it was succulent and flavorful — really, really, REALLY good. I prefer lean mean, and the white meat was particularly moist and delicious. Since I have never used the oven, I used a meat thermometer to make sure the chicken was cooked perfectly — very easy.

You can also bake in the roaster oven (cakes, cookies, etc.). I am looking forward to trying it.

What I love about this item is that you never put the food directly on cooking surface. Instead, you use your own cook and bake ware, which makes the oven MUCH easier to clean. The inside cook service is removable, and it also has a rack.

I am so happy that I purchased the 22-quart instead of a smaller unit. This one is large enough to…

How to make perfectly browned turkey in 22-Quart Stainless Steel Roaster Oven

I just ordered this 22-Quart Stainless Steel Roaster Oven. I have been reading a lot of reviews that say that you CAN NOT brown a turkey in the roaster oven. So I started to research the Internet to see how I can overcome this problem that so many people say that they have encountered.

Well, I found the answer…so I’m sure that you will be happy to use it. (I didn’t provide the link, because amazon won’t allow it.) So I just copied & pasted the info that I found. Here goes….

Directions:

1. Take the insert pan out of the roaster and pre-heat the roaster to it’s highest setting (on mine it’s 450, but 500 if your oven goes that high).

2. Prep the turkey by rinsing and patting dry. Sprinkle salt in the cavities. Stuff your turkey if desired. Note on stuffing: Don’t pre-stuff your turkey. Mix and stuff ingredients immediately before roasting. Stuff lightly and loose. Allow

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