If you roast a whole chicken in it will it brown the skin on the outside like a real oven? or does it leave it pale like a slow cooker?
258757
I found that it will leave the skin pale. the chicken is moist but you do not have that golden color We all like.
258758
O.K. first I brown the chicken in the roaster on a higher heat, it won't take long, then bring the temp. down and continue to cook as you would usually do. I haven't ever used the roaster with a chicken stuffed with a bread stuffing, so I'm not sure how that would do.
258759
I find the roaster does not brown as well as an oven, but if you crank up the temp for the last 20 minutes of so of the cooking time you will get most of the browning you are looking for. One caution, if you have stuffing in the roaster with the chicken, the higher heat will dry your stuffing and you will get some sticking for sure. I use my roaster mostly for things I want to simmer for hours, chili, marinara, bar-b-que pork, Brunswick stew, etc. or for dishes I'm going to take elsewhere, very portable and easy to reheat. It also cooks a great ham. Hope this helps.
258760
When I cook a turkey in mine for Thanksgiving, I take the insert with turkey in it & put it under the broiler for a few minutes, this helps make it brown & pretty!
258761
The browning is created as a result of the higher roasting temperature and the fat deposits under the skin of the chicken (unlike the low temperature of the crockpot which has almost a simmering effect). I use the roaster oven to slow cook, roast and bake with excellent results.
2201238
The problem I had with this cooker, which relates to the above question, is that it doesn't have a low enough temperature. I'd slow cook on low, and the stuff would be boiled to mush in an hour. I suspect the same thing happened with the burned roast. This cooker doesn't go low enough. I like the suggestion of browning and then cooking the rest of the way on low, but that's still pretty hot. Something needs to keep the bottom of the pan, where I assume the temp gauge is, thinking there are no cool spots.
1694001
I have not done this. This oven heats both from inside out, AND from radiant heat. So, you would likely achieve a browned surface. It would likely be faster than the oven. I love my oven for the way it cooks meats. Much better than outdoor grill. And, very easy cleanup, as it's glass.
850876
The turkey I roasted was brown all around. in fact I had to put foil on the back to keep it from burning while the breast browned.
1069695
When I cook a pot roast in this I brown it at a high temp, then I turn it down to simmer for several hours..works great.
6939
Yes it would, I use my roaster as an oven, I have cooked ribs, roast, whole chickens, what ever will go into a oven or crock pot. Will be making Taco soup Sunday for super bowl in it. I love it.
1024051
It does and doesn't it browns normally except where it immediately contacts the silicone, the area touching the silicone browns, but more slowly. If you cook a turkey for a normal time it will be evened out, but with a smaller chicken you will see an impression.
36596
I use a smooth top electric range, and have had all successes with evenly browned meat! It heats quickly, nd you don't lose the good bits in the bottom when you brown the meat, because you put it back onto the slow cooker! As with any recipe, you just need o keep your eye on it.
1320905
the bottom says "no broiler". some people use a broiler setting to get the cheese brownish or kinda well done. so do resturants. don't think I'd use a broiler setting. I would also never put lid on in the oven. just my opinion
1167990
Sorry, ....I haven'y cooked any bone-in-chicken.I would imagine the cook time would be much different and the heat setting lower to cook the meat through.The thermometer seems the best way to make sure.
2083124
Not as a "rotisserie" exactly but I do roast whole chickens 3-4 lbs in my Breville Smart Oven - it does an excellent job. Also to make lass of a mess, I use a oven roaster with a lid. There is one model by Granite Ware 13" that fits in the Breville. Granite Ware is cheap material/quality but does the job well.
29843
This thing gets hot, I haven't turned it up to the highest but it will brown stuff! It will get hot until it reaches the temp you put it on and then it stops for a bit until it comes back down but you can definitely brown things on this thing. We have fried chicken in it and it works beautifully!
957743
it takes hours in full sun to cook a chicken with sunflair Oven. I have to move the oven to be directly facing the sun every 30 minutes. I haven't tried using it inside a car. It might work on a warm, very sunny day. so far this year the oven has not reached a high enough temperature for long enough to cook a whole chicken, I live about 100 miles from Canada. I would expect not to be able to cook until about 10am when the sun is high enough in the sky, and I would expect it to take 4 or 5 hrs.
1867937
it's an excellent roaster but no it will not brown the turkey however I suppose you could cook it part way and then transfer into the oven for the last little bit to brown
421268
The cover has to be on to have the oven affect to heat to temperature, I guess if the foil was on and tented it may be ok as long as you still have a seal with the lid but I would want foil tented for it not to touch the meat, your turkey is not going to brown with the cover on unless u use a normal oven the turkey skin will be wet. Rachel Ray way is to do a cleaned bed of carrots, celery heart and rest of celery, celery seed, yellow onion, cut up turkey parts, tuck potatoes under turkey, I sprinkled turkey poultry seasoning on top of turkey with several inches of water check to not go dry, when all is done, tender and flavor, moist, made Bisquick dumplings, made its own gravy, Rachel Ray calls it putting it to bed when you put cover on, cooked at 350 degrees, beware this is an oven at 350 degrees it can scorch your arm if it touches stainless steel top handle carefully, the beauty of this product, this all becomes heavy and it is safer than lifting roaster in and out of the oven if injured or disabled, liner comes out for easy clean up, put it all in the frig. With lid say within 20-30 min to prevent food poisoning, this stainless steel roaster is favorite, when done with pan soak with soap easy clean up respect this product in AK Bonnie do not recommend porcelain glass chips but stainless steel body and liner that lifts out, porcelain can chip out and get in your food and get holes, stainless steel is best choice, porcelain maybe lasts 3-6 months, stainless steel lasts long time better investment, I buy no porcelain cookware but prefer stainless steel, mom had several porcelain that patch spots from factory burned holes, dad cook WWII, cheap stuff bad investment for food and longevity of product, u get what u pay for, other rusts and gets tossed. Bonnie
1785645
You wash it very carefully by putting it under the running water. Have used it once, and am not impressed as it didn't brown the chicken like a broiler would have.
1234525
I have not used this to cook a roast. I've used it to cook soups and chili for a crowd. I would think that to cook a roast, you would have to turn down the temperature. The cooking would be direct heat (always lower) rather than cooking as in an oven. I would think you would need to braise the roast (Brown, then add liquid, turn down to low and simmer.)