When roasting a chicken does the bird still brown and cook well?
2017662
Sorry, I don't cook meat from raw in microwave. I just use this to put over a plate of leftovers to reheat.
2017663
If it browned before; it will brown with this, too. It is only for microwaving. It sure keeps the mess down. I don't have to clean the inside the microwave nearly as often.
2188567
Take the liner out and put oil in and brown as much as you want depending on the meat most meats I never ad water unless it is a lean meat add some broth, and cover it you want the meat like ribs crispy uncover the last 25 minuets, chicken cover and uncover last 30 minutes no need to brown chicken it browns on it own and has a lot of fat in it so no need to add anything with it but spices and maybe a lemon cut up inside to keep moist. enjoy
505210
You definitely can but if you mean whole chicken, and depending on the size of the bird I would prefer a roaster pan or one deep enough to catch the juice and grease.
980099
I haven't had either issue with this rice cooker. Occasionally some of the bottom rice will brown slightly, but I never get burnt rice the way I used to in my old cooker and the texture is consistently good.
333977
haven't really had it brown on the bottom. If you are expecting it to smoke the chicken good luck. The smoking part haven't had any succes with . Also use it in an oven in the kitchen. really handy for that.
132458
Naw. I just soak the bird after I thawed it in a cold salt bath for 24 hrs before cooking. Cold weather outside and cooler helps with that - u have to keep the temp near 40 degrees. It smoked pretty badly, so I need to figure out a way to eliminate the smoking...maybe put water in the drip pan?? My family enjoyed it and it was nice and brown all of the way around.
1784173
Paula, I watched a cooking show last year. The cook said you do not need to brown roasts before putting in the slow cooker. You are cooking out some of the juices that would add to the flavor. I buy a leaner cut of meat so there is not to much fat. The roasts come out brown anyway and really tender. I do cook ground beef or sausage before putting in the cooker.
189966
America's Test Kitchen has a recipe for "roasting" a whole chicken in a crockpot. Still, as NuJoi said, the skin won't be crispy. This unit (the four-quart) will saute, steam, or slow-cook. I'm actually going to cook New York Strip in mine tomorrow. Never done that before, but I'm hoping it will come out as tender as other meats I've cooked in this unit.
641546
I never roasted a chicken in it, but I can caution you that my Rosewill toaster oven lasted less thana year before the heating element went out. Until that happened, I used it primarily ton make toast, roast hot dogs, and bake cookies. I really liked it and wish it had lasted longer.
1241002
Not if you leave the lid on, but that could depend if you brown sauce in your basting. Our last bird over cooked if you follow their instructions of preheat and cooking time and the last hour.
1784175
NO. But you can cook a large roast or whole chicken with excellent results. I just did this last Christmas. Took about 4.5 hrs for a large roasting hen.
1820555
I believe it is. I roasted Turkey and Chicken....love the baking pan. It was a recommendation from The American Test Kitchen....
897967
It is cooking if the pot is hot. It is slow cooking so for chicken you need to start at least 5 hours before I like to cook the first 2 hrs on high and then on low for the next 4-6 hrs
2231249
No, but that might be because we haven't used it 5 times yet as we were so disappointed 2 out of 3 times we did. First time was great. Roast chicken worked like a charm. However the chicken wings and pork chops we tried following that were both tough and tasteless. Not sure it was worth the money to just use to cook the roast chicken since I can buy them at the store for about $7.00 already done.
1896715
I've used it successfully in a 475* oven to brown both a turkey and a chicken for 30 minutes, then turned oven down to 250* to roast.
593292
I'm sure it will. I haven't tried that yet, but I entend to. I bet it would be delicious baked on a low heat with some chicken broth for about 3 hours. I know roasts are wonderful!
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.