Oster Roaster Oven with Self-Basting Lid | 22 Qt, Stainless Steel

The good and the bad: * The outside of this unit does get extremely hot and you must be careful or you will burn yourself. * It is not too heavy but that is a plus for me. * It smells when you first plug it in as do many appliances with a heating element. Just heat water in the unit before you use it and then clean it. When you are ready to cook your turkey, it won't smell. * If the turkey touches the sides, it will burn. Simply put tin foil between the turkey and the side of the pan and your problem is solved. * The self basting lid is awesome. Put the turkey in and forget it and comes out moist and cooked to perfection. * Clean up is easy enough. I sprayed the roaster and rack with PAM and clean up was no worse than any other pan. In spite of of a few negatives, I am very glad I bought this roaster. It isn't expensive and it works very well.

I have been cooking in this since 2020. I love it. Cooks turkey perfect. cooks ham perfect and you can even use it for crock pot cooking when setting it at lower degrees. It is perfect.

Bought this roaster for our Thanksgiving turkey to free up oven space for other dishes. It worked like a charm and everyone commented that it was the best turkey ever! The self-basting really helps seal in flavor. We've also used it for roasting a prime rib and making lamb osso bucco. To make clean-up easier, line the pan with heavy duty aluminum foil or use an oven bag (being careful not to let the plastic of the bag touch the side of the oven so it doesn't melt to the sides). Here is the turkey recipe we used: 1. After thawing the bird, remove neck and giblets (reserve for gravy), then rinse inside and out and pat dry the bird. 2. Brine, season and/or stuff the bird as desired. We skipped the brine and used a cajun herb butter mix to inject into the meat and season the bird (melted butter, salt and pepper, cajun seasoning, lemon zest and finely chopped thyme, rosemary and sage). We also stuffed the bird with a mix of apples, onions, celery, carrots, lemon wedges and garlic cloves. 3. Pre-heat the roaster to 450F degrees (highest setting). Place the bird breast side up in the rack inside the roaster pan and make sure the bird is not touching the sides of the roaster. Brush with olive oil and seasoning then roast at high heat for 30 minutes to sear and brown the outside. 4. Turn the heat down to 325F and roast for several hours (as specified by weight). The roaster will self-baste the bird and seal in flavor and moisture as long as you do not open it! Do not lift the lid except to check the temperature in the last hour or 30 minutes. 5. Carefully remove the bird from the roaster when fully cooked and let it rest for 30 minutes before carving. This roaster is a great value and will make delicious roasts!

I purchased this on rush order because once I brought my chosen turkey home for Thanksgiving, I realized that 25 lb monstrosity wasn't going to fit into my old electric roaster--and it was a very large roaster (or so I thought.) This Oster 22-Quart Roaster far surpassed my expectations, and I cannot stop gushing about it. After washing the roaster, I did a dry-run a few days before Thanksgiving to burn off the manufacturing smell. It only lasted about 5 minutes and wasn't too bad, so I was happy about that. 3 days before t-day, I began brining the turkey in the roaster (without power), refilling the ice every 12 hours. It was able to keep the brine at or below 40 degrees, even sitting a mere 5 feet from my roaring wood stove; the insulation on this thing is quite impressive. On t-day, we washed the roaster, then put the turkey on the rack inside with a little water, onions, apples, and celery, and set it to 350. Standard turkey roasting is 20 minutes per pound of bird, which should have given us about 5 hours of cooking time. The roaster finished the job, including a CRISPY brown skin, in 3.5 hours. It heated the bird evenly, leaving all the skin just beautiful and delicious and the meat moist and tasty. No need for a foil cover to protect the breast from drying out, though I did wad up a couple foil balls to hold the wings away from the sides of the pan. After we ate, I left the carcass in the roaster, filled it with 15 quarts of water, and let it simmer for 24 hours. I then used that stock to make 20 quarts of incredible turkey soup... all of this IN the roaster. With such a long period of constant usage (almost 48 hours), I expected this thing to break down or struggle, but it absolutely has not. It's running smoothly, heating evenly, and keeping a constant temp (as checked with my food thermometer). I've not been a huge fan of Oster products, due to their low-quality and tendency to break under pressure, but I couldn't be happier with this product. This was a heck of a maiden voyage for my new roaster, and it performed above and beyond what I was expecting.

Muy buen horno y fácil de usar

Large size Roaster. Great for large gathering. Cooked my Turkey and it tasted amazing. Easy to clean.

Took advantage of a good deal and bought in the summer. Just tried roasting a chicken with potatoes and (to get fancy) some scapes I hadnt figured out what to do with. Everything turned out really well - chicken moist and potatoes cooked perfectly. Good consistent heat and surprisingly good browning. the roasting pan insert and rack cleaned up easily and well. A good option on a hot day when you don't want to heat up the house by turning on the oven. Looking forward to using for my Thanksgiving turkey!

Perfecto. Después de 3 años de uso el horno sigue funcionando a la perfección

Excelente producto.. Muy funcional..