I have a smallish built in oven and a Jennaire range with only three
burners. I bought an 18 quart electric roaster to supplement my capacity,
(we're having 17 for christmas dinner). I've read how these roasters won't
brown your bird, so I tried a chicken, and I basted it with a mixture of Lee
& Perrins and dark soy, with some sugar cooked in. I basted it a half hour
before it was done. It looked almost as pretty as an oven roasted bird, but
was twice as juicy. Anyone else try these things?

Scott

Scotty wrote:
> I have a smallish built in oven and a Jennaire range with only three
> burners. I bought an 18 quart electric roaster to supplement my capacity,
> (we're having 17 for christmas dinner). I've read how these roasters won't
> brown your bird, so I tried a chicken, and I basted it with a mixture of Lee
> & Perrins and dark soy, with some sugar cooked in. I basted it a half hour
> before it was done. It looked almost as pretty as an oven roasted bird, but
> was twice as juicy. Anyone else try these things?
>
> Scott
>
>


I have a 18 quart Nesco and a smaller (9 quart?) Rival. I roasted the
Thanksgiving turkey in the 18, and it was done over an hour early --
even though it was stuffed. I turned the roaster down to about 175 and
held the turkey until we were ready for it. It was juicy and delicious
even though it was overcooked because it snuck up on me.

Everything was browned nicely except the breast. I browned that with a
heat gun.

Best regards,
Bob

I love my roaster....My turkey got pretty browned this year with no
real problems...
zxcvbob wrote:
> Scotty wrote:
> > I have a smallish built in oven and a Jennaire range with only
three
> > burners. I bought an 18 quart electric roaster to supplement my
capacity,
> > (we're having 17 for christmas dinner). I've read how these
roasters won't
> > brown your bird, so I tried a chicken, and I basted it with a
mixture of Lee
> > & Perrins and dark soy, with some sugar cooked in. I basted it a
half hour
> > before it was done. It looked almost as pretty as an oven roasted
bird, but
> > was twice as juicy. Anyone else try these things?
> >
> > Scott
> >
> >
>
>
> I have a 18 quart Nesco and a smaller (9 quart?) Rival. I roasted
the
> Thanksgiving turkey in the 18, and it was done over an hour early --
> even though it was stuffed. I turned the roaster down to about 175
and
> held the turkey until we were ready for it. It was juicy and
delicious
> even though it was overcooked because it snuck up on me.
>
> Everything was browned nicely except the breast. I browned that with
a
> heat gun.
>
> Best regards,
> Bob

On Thu, 16 Dec 2004 21:21:34 -0600, zxcvbob >
wrote:
>
>Everything was browned nicely except the breast. I browned that with a
>heat gun.
>
>Best regards,
>Bob

i'm not sure what you mean by 'heat gun.' a blowtorch?

your pal,
blake

blake murphy wrote:
> On Thu, 16 Dec 2004 21:21:34 -0600, zxcvbob >
> wrote:
>>
>> Everything was browned nicely except the breast. I browned that
>> with a heat gun.
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Bob
>
> i'm not sure what you mean by 'heat gun.' a blowtorch?
>
> your pal,
> blake

Think hand-held convection oven with 'attitude'.
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blake murphy > wrote in
:

> On Thu, 16 Dec 2004 21:21:34 -0600, zxcvbob >
> wrote:
> >
> >Everything was browned nicely except the breast. I browned that
> >with a heat gun.
> >
> >Best regards,
> >Bob
>
> i'm not sure what you mean by 'heat gun.' a blowtorch?
>
> your pal,
> blake
>

A tool that produces air hot enough to strip paint. It looks somewhat
like a old style blow dryer.

--
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Type 2 Diabetic 1AC 5.6mmol or 101mg/dl

"blake murphy" > wrote in message
...
> On Thu, 16 Dec 2004 21:21:34 -0600, zxcvbob >
> wrote:
>>
>>Everything was browned nicely except the breast. I browned that with a
>>heat gun.
>>
>>Best regards,
>>Bob
>
> i'm not sure what you mean by 'heat gun.' a blowtorch?
>
> your pal,
> blake

http://tinyurl.com/4bkha

--Rich

"blake murphy" > wrote in message
...
> On Thu, 16 Dec 2004 21:21:34 -0600, zxcvbob >
> wrote:
>>
>>Everything was browned nicely except the breast. I browned that with a
>>heat gun.
>>
>>Best regards,
>>Bob
>
> i'm not sure what you mean by 'heat gun.' a blowtorch?
>
> your pal,
> blake

http://tinyurl.com/4bkha

--Rich

blake murphy wrote:
> On Thu, 16 Dec 2004 21:21:34 -0600, zxcvbob >
> wrote:
>>
>> Everything was browned nicely except the breast. I browned that
>> with a heat gun.
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Bob
>
> i'm not sure what you mean by 'heat gun.' a blowtorch?
>
> your pal,
> blake

Think hand-held convection oven with 'attitude'.
--
http://www.rupert.net/~solar
Return address supplied by 'spammotel'
http://www.spammotel.com

blake murphy > wrote in
:

> On Thu, 16 Dec 2004 21:21:34 -0600, zxcvbob >
> wrote:
> >
> >Everything was browned nicely except the breast. I browned that
> >with a heat gun.
> >
> >Best regards,
> >Bob
>
> i'm not sure what you mean by 'heat gun.' a blowtorch?
>
> your pal,
> blake
>

A tool that produces air hot enough to strip paint. It looks somewhat
like a old style blow dryer.

--
Starchless in Manitoba.
Type 2 Diabetic 1AC 5.6mmol or 101mg/dl

On Thu, 16 Dec 2004 21:21:34 -0600, zxcvbob >
wrote:
>
>Everything was browned nicely except the breast. I browned that with a
>heat gun.
>
>Best regards,
>Bob

i'm not sure what you mean by 'heat gun.' a blowtorch?

your pal,
blake

I love my roaster....My turkey got pretty browned this year with no
real problems...
zxcvbob wrote:
> Scotty wrote:
> > I have a smallish built in oven and a Jennaire range with only
three
> > burners. I bought an 18 quart electric roaster to supplement my
capacity,
> > (we're having 17 for christmas dinner). I've read how these
roasters won't
> > brown your bird, so I tried a chicken, and I basted it with a
mixture of Lee
> > & Perrins and dark soy, with some sugar cooked in. I basted it a
half hour
> > before it was done. It looked almost as pretty as an oven roasted
bird, but
> > was twice as juicy. Anyone else try these things?
> >
> > Scott
> >
> >
>
>
> I have a 18 quart Nesco and a smaller (9 quart?) Rival. I roasted
the
> Thanksgiving turkey in the 18, and it was done over an hour early --
> even though it was stuffed. I turned the roaster down to about 175
and
> held the turkey until we were ready for it. It was juicy and
delicious
> even though it was overcooked because it snuck up on me.
>
> Everything was browned nicely except the breast. I browned that with
a
> heat gun.
>
> Best regards,
> Bob

Target had one of these on sale last month...got the 20 quart plus a small 1
quart unit to heat the gravy. I also tried it with a chicken, not stuffed.
I'm working the graveyard shift on New Year's Eve, and we're having a
potluck...I'm gonna take a turkey and cook it in the roaster at work, in the
break room. I'm going to try the Lea & Perrins, it sounds good for
browning. Did your bird have the soy taste on the skin?

Harriet & critters ( J J the world famous jack russell terrior; P K the lady
manx who rules the house)

> brown your bird, so I tried a chicken, and I basted it with a mixture of
> Lee & Perrins and dark soy, with some sugar cooked in. I basted it a half
> hour before it was done. It looked almost as pretty as an oven roasted
> bird, but was twice as juicy. Anyone else try these things?
>
> Scott
>

"hw" > wrote in message
ink.net...
> Target had one of these on sale last month...got the 20 quart plus a small
> 1 quart unit to heat the gravy. I also tried it with a chicken, not
> stuffed. I'm working the graveyard shift on New Year's Eve, and we're
> having a potluck...I'm gonna take a turkey and cook it in the roaster at
> work, in the break room. I'm going to try the Lea & Perrins, it sounds
> good for browning. Did your bird have the soy taste on the skin?
>


No, it was just for browning. When I slice a turkey, I don't usually put a
lot of skin on the plate. It might have been a little more salty than an
oven cooked bird, but not enough that most people would notice. The colour
was pretty good, though, for anyone that happened through the kitchen.

Scott.

"hw" > wrote in message
ink.net...
> Target had one of these on sale last month...got the 20 quart plus a small
> 1 quart unit to heat the gravy. I also tried it with a chicken, not
> stuffed. I'm working the graveyard shift on New Year's Eve, and we're
> having a potluck...I'm gonna take a turkey and cook it in the roaster at
> work, in the break room. I'm going to try the Lea & Perrins, it sounds
> good for browning. Did your bird have the soy taste on the skin?
>


No, it was just for browning. When I slice a turkey, I don't usually put a
lot of skin on the plate. It might have been a little more salty than an
oven cooked bird, but not enough that most people would notice. The colour
was pretty good, though, for anyone that happened through the kitchen.

Scott.

Target had one of these on sale last month...got the 20 quart plus a small 1
quart unit to heat the gravy. I also tried it with a chicken, not stuffed.
I'm working the graveyard shift on New Year's Eve, and we're having a
potluck...I'm gonna take a turkey and cook it in the roaster at work, in the
break room. I'm going to try the Lea & Perrins, it sounds good for
browning. Did your bird have the soy taste on the skin?

Harriet & critters ( J J the world famous jack russell terrior; P K the lady
manx who rules the house)

> brown your bird, so I tried a chicken, and I basted it with a mixture of
> Lee & Perrins and dark soy, with some sugar cooked in. I basted it a half
> hour before it was done. It looked almost as pretty as an oven roasted
> bird, but was twice as juicy. Anyone else try these things?
>
> Scott
>

Scotty wrote:
> I have a smallish built in oven and a Jennaire range with only three
> burners. I bought an 18 quart electric roaster to supplement my capacity,
> (we're having 17 for christmas dinner). I've read how these roasters won't
> brown your bird, so I tried a chicken, and I basted it with a mixture of Lee
> & Perrins and dark soy, with some sugar cooked in. I basted it a half hour
> before it was done. It looked almost as pretty as an oven roasted bird, but
> was twice as juicy. Anyone else try these things?
>
> Scott
>
>


I have a 18 quart Nesco and a smaller (9 quart?) Rival. I roasted the
Thanksgiving turkey in the 18, and it was done over an hour early --
even though it was stuffed. I turned the roaster down to about 175 and
held the turkey until we were ready for it. It was juicy and delicious
even though it was overcooked because it snuck up on me.

Everything was browned nicely except the breast. I browned that with a
heat gun.

Best regards,
Bob