Can I make beef stew in this roaster?
1966625
It probably could be done If you choose to use it like a giant crock pot. I feel you should brown the beef before putting it in. It really is a roaster and as such may not give you the results you want on the first try. But to create a very large stew it most likely would work.
1966626
Yes, there is a recipe in the booklet for Pot Luck Beef Stew. If making a smaller amount I'd put it in a baking dish and lower the heat. Try it before you plan a dinner party!
1966627
So long as you sear your meat prior to placing it in the roaster it should work. Personally I use my crock pot for post roasts because the roaster is so large. Just remember you can't use cooking bags in the roaster either.
2201236
Add enough beef stock/broth to cover 1/3 of the roast you are cooking. Use a meat thermometer to check it to the get the weight and time right.
451833
there are two of us as well and we are finding the cooker to be an agreeable size for our needs. you can certainly cook a small to medium roast in it and we often use it to cook a pot of beans (saves so much time vs usual method of soaking overnight, etc)
1234524
I've only used the item for baked beans & pulled pork. Haven't tried a roast yet.
1357686
Yes use a meat tenderiiser add a half cup of watter cook on high for about 10 minuits. If not cooked to your taste cook another 5 minuits on high
344072
It depends on how you are planning to use it. I have used it in the oven to make stews and it worked out great. The instructions say that it can withstand temperatures up to 400F. However, I am not sure how well roasting would work.
771702
I haven't tried a roast of any kind in it yet.....but they stress in all their documentation to use a meat thermometer (which is included with the cooker) to check for 'USDA recommended safe cooking temperatures'.....
47787
Yes you can. My suggestion if you are roasting potatoes is to extend the cooking time about 5 mins to attain desired crispiness though. I've used them up to 450 degrees, personally.
189968
Not sure that you can since roasting is a dry heat method where the heat in the oven surrounds the food. With the exception of the saut function, cooking in this is about moisture with little evaporation. If you turned the unit on saut and tried to roast something, it would be like tring to roast something on a pot on the stovetop -- that method isn't roasting.
81363
I believe so but I never got the chance to use the roaster... plastic handle was broken on two of them that I rec'd in the mail so I returned both and purchased a different roaster at the store.
2144230
yes, you could, as it will function like a regular roaster oven. I would spray the inside with a Pam spray type product for easier cleaning. It is amazing for smoking meat, but you can use it as a regular smoker without wood added.
500562
Yes, but it wouldn't be "roasted". It would be the same as putting it in a crockpot on low, unless you browned it first.
1933754
this is the same thing as a dutch oven. you can roast chicken of beef, but also make stews and soups. It is versatile. I think that the original dutch ovens were purely made out of cast iron without any enamelling, Also some dutch ovens have short legs, to be used with wood fires etc., but functionally the cuisinart is perfect for dutch oven cooking
2126638
No I have never used it to cook ground beef. Not sure what outcome you are looking for but the masher's holes are relatively small in diameter - so if you want to squash the fats out of the meat it would probably work ok.
1457501
yes, you can saute things in the cooker before actually using it as a pressure cooker. you can evenbrown meat in it.
2080651
I personally wouldn't, however I imagine you could. Your would just have to clean up and it would be a bit awkward to dod so. Roasting smores would be easy anything more involved would be a hassle from my point of view. Great fire put table!
357553
They do. Not looking at it but 5 shelves that all come out plus a drip pan. Am on my second one and use them mostly for fish and jerky. But see no reason not to do a roast. Might want to set it in the drip pan itself and then half? way thru turn the meat over in the pan since the heat is higher at the bottom. I rotate the shelves, top to bottom, when doing fish or meat since the heat is higher lower down. When doing jerky etc that is what we always do.Have fun.