Price: $61.99 - $53.78
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Since 1932 the Nesco brand name has been synonymous with Roaster Ovens. With a Nesco Roaster Oven you can roast, bake, cook, steam, slow cook and serve. The Roaster Oven is portable so you can make great tasting meals wherever you go. The exclusive "Circle of Heat" heating element wraps around for moist, even cooking. The automatic temperature control maintains even cooking temperatures from 125 degrees to 425 degrees. Removable steel rack is designed for better baking and fat-free roasting. The 6 qt size is designed for everyday use. Its versatility and size make it a perfect appliance for preparing family meals. Porcelain cook well. Recipe guide and use/care included. Porcelain is fused to the steel at a high temperature producing a non-porous, inert glass like surface that is easy to clean.

Now you are ready to discover more ways to make meals that are both healthful and delicious. And, you are ready to experience first-hand the convenience and versatility of this compact portable electric cooking appliance.

Nesco Roaster Ovens have a long tradition in family home cooking, starting in the 1930s. Yet, very few cooking appliances can demonstrate that they are as up-to-date and useful today as they were in the past. Nesco Roaster Ovens have truly kept pace with cooking styles, preferences, occasions and family sizes.

In a short time, you will see the many ways to use your Roaster Oven. Its portability makes it a moveable main cooking appliance at some times, and a valued supplementary appliance at other times. Use it a home on your countertop in your kitchen (no more kitchen heat!) or in a covered patio, basement or garage or away from home in a cabin, RV or boat. Where you use your Roaster Oven, you can prepare a wide range of favorite foods in different ways - baked, slow-coked, roasted, steamed or poached. And serve your foods buffet style or at table-side, right in the Roaster Oven. Moist, good-tasting foods are yours because of Nesco's exclusive "Circle of Heat" construction. You'll taste the difference the first time you use your Roaster Oven. So, start cooking with Nesco. Explore all the ways to get the most out of this special home cooking appliance.

HOW TO USE AND CARE FOR YOUR ROASTER OVEN 1. Unpack your Nesco Roaster Oven completely and remove all packaging material and information labels. Place the Roaster Oven in a well ventilated area on a heat resistant surface. Set the control dial to its minimum setting. Plug the cord into a 120 volt AC outlet. Return control to maximum setting (450-degrees F). Operate the Roaster Oven empty (without the cookwell or cover) for approximately 60 minutes, or until any odor or smoking disappears. Some smoke and odor are a normal part of "curing" the element and will not reoccur in cooking use. When curing is completed, turn the temperature control to its lowest setting, unplug the unit from the electrical outlet and allow to cool. 2. Wash the cover, cookwell and rack in warm sudsy water, then rinse and dry. Refer to complete cleaning instructions in manual. 3. Non-stick cookwell: When 'curing' your Roaster Oven with a non-stick cookwell, we recommend that it be operated with cover and cookwell. Do this in a covered outside area or other well-ventilated area. After curing and cleaning, and before cooking in your non-stick cookwell for the first time, lightly coat the interior of the cookwell with vegetable oil.

HELPFUL HINTS Preheat roaster oven for 20 minutes. Roasting meat in your Nesco Roaster Oven keeps it moist and tender. For additional browning, you can add 1 tbsp. browning sauce to oil and brush over skin before roasting. To sear meat, preheat Roaster Oven at 450-degrees F. Add margarine. Cover, then sear meat for 10 to 15 minutes per side until lightly browned. Stir ground meat once. Time will vary depending on the quantity of meat. Alternative browning method for self-basting turkeys, preheat at 400-degrees F for 20 minutes. Roast bird for 1 hour at 400-degrees F. Reduce heat to 350-degrees using included time chart, 13-18 minutes per pound. During last hour of roasting increase temperature to 400-degrees and remove all excess juices in bottom of cookwell.
750-Watt heating base for moist, even cooking
Removable 6 quart cook well serves up to 6 people
Full-range temperature control (200°f - 450°f)
Durable porcelain enamel finish
Stay cool side handles
Reviewer: SaraLee
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: It's all in how you use it
Review: Ok. So a lot of you didn't like it. I DO NOT use mine as an actual roaster. I turn the rack upside down and I bought a specific size and shape of corning ware dish to sit on top of the rack. Don't get one too tall or the lid won't close good.I use it like an actual oven. My old one lasted me over 23 years. It still works awesome, but the rack has started rusting, finally. The pictures show old one, then new one, inside of old one, inside of new one and how I really use it. I bake chicken and rice, pork chops, salisbury steak, etc. It really keeps my small kitchen cooler than using my propane stove/oven. Never had a problem with it. It was given to us as a wedding gift over 23 years ago and use it at least once a week ever since we got it. I can not live without it. If you use it as I do, it will last you a very long time, guaranteed.

Reviewer: stubbs
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Awesome to have temperature adjustment
Review: Got this to replace our crockpot. Our old unit would dry out our pulled pork. This unit you can turn down and it does a great job. Only complaint is the removable pot could be a little thicker and even heat. But that isn't worth not getting this one.

Reviewer: Kevin Campbell
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Nice ovene
Review: Good for cooking a roast or turkey.

Reviewer: Judy L.
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Mixed feelings on this one.
Review: I was looking for at least an 18 quart roaster for a large turkey and a large slab of corned beef that I have. I chose the Nesco roaster because of the long-standing name and the many positive reviews. The first one that I got had a defective foot and it wobbled. It looked like the foot had been put on an angle. I returned that one to Amazon for replacement. The second one was better, but had a mark on the back that I couldn't remove. Oh well, perfection isn't something that comes will most new appliances. So I tried it.My first use was a large slab of corned beef. I have cooked many corned beef dishes from the store, but this was one we got from a local farmer and it was larger than I could fit in any of my Dutch ovens. For the size, I figured 5-6 hours on slow cook high. I had no idea how long it would take to get the water to a boil. I put the corned beef into the roaster and not quite covered it with water. The water was not cold, but not boiling either. It took well over 2 hours to get the water to 200 degrees. This was my first disappointment because it pushed our dinner back a couple of hours. It did seem to hold the temperature well once it got there - even when I added the vegetables later. I had it set at 250 degrees to maintain a slow simmer. The meal came out well, but the corned beef was more stringy than others I have cooked in the past. At this point, I don't know if it was the cooker or the corned beef.After the meal was done, there was the clean-up. I am a stickler about getting things clean with no marks from cooking. With only a water based dish, the porcelain surface was not easy to clean. It took multiple tries with scrubbies to get off the marks from the water .I was going to return the cooker until I took a closer look at other cooker of this size. Most don't even have a light to indicate the cooker is to temperature. Most of them also seem to have the same porcelain coating. At least this one has that has a light that indicates it is on and has reached the set temperature. I also bought the stainless cookwell, and hopefully this one is easier to clean. I opted to keep this roaster oven be cause of the indicator light that others don't have and, from feedback on other units, it isn't worse than any others. It is also possible that is didn't quite measure up to the Ninja 3-in-1 cooking system that I have. Unfortunately, that one doesn't come in larger capacities. It's very possible that my disappointment in this oven is because I used one with more bells and whistles first. Also, the amount of water added to cook the corned beef was quite a lot. Even so, I don't think it would have taken over 2 hours to heat to boiling on the stove top.My next project with this roaster is to roast a large turkey. I will update this review after I do that. It may be much more effective for its roasting abilities.Update:I did purchase the stainless steel cookwell, and it made a world of difference in the cleanup. The stainless steel is so much easier to clean than the porcelain. I did roast a 17 pound turkey in this cooker following the instructions I found on a web site to roast at a higher temperature to brown and then turn the temperature down for the remainder of the cooking and not open the cover to check. I used a probe thermometer to monitor the temperature so I didn't have to open the cooker. When it was done, the turkey tasted excellent and moist, but it was not at all browned. Maybe some of the newer self-basting lids on other oven cooker work better for browning.

Reviewer: pinche.pinga
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: <3 I AM IN LOVE <3
Review: Okay, I've only had it for about four days, but I have already used it three times! Since I have such a large family I was going to invest in an additional 7 quart crock pot until someone recommended this item to me. They saved me!!! Not only was this less expensive than two 7 quart crock pots, but it works better, has more options, is more convenient, and it's obviously more quarts. I have a really large family, as I stated before, and I like to not cook just the meal for the evening, but I want leftovers so it means less cooking on another day. Usually when I make chicken soup I use two of those large roasters that are like black camping gear. I was able to fit more into this than I could usually fit into two of those pans. To give you an idea of size for my usual pans that I use, I usually cook two turkeys on Thanksgiving each of them has to be over 22lbs in order to feed the masses, and these would be the pans I cook them in. Now I could probably get a 22lb bird in this roaster but not two. However I did fit an entire package of chicken from Costco (10lb bag of boneless skinless thighs), an entire package of vegetables from Costco (5.5lbs), a 2lb bag of rice, and a crap load of water. It turned out wonderful! I did make sure to "cure" the roaster before using it and yes, it absolutely did stink, YUCK. But it didn't smoke very much as it warned it may. It advises you to cure it for one hour OR UNTIL THE SMELL AND/OR SMOKE GOES AWAY. It took me about an hour and a half for the smell to stop emitting from the roaster. But I'm glad I did it cuz I wouldn't want that smell near my food lol. I will be uploading a picture of my roaster, for reference I have placed what was closest to me that could be considered "universal size" onto the roaster so you can get an idea of the massive size of this thing. It really is quite large. This purchase was worth every penny I paid for it and I love it so much I am considering buying more of them as gifts for my mom and sisters.

Reviewer: Charles B.
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: " Perfect size " for a Big Chicken with potatoes and vegetables !.. May add some water and oil ...

Reviewer: Lynne
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: First time I have used it - my chicken was perfect, and I have been able to cook a turkey or chicken properly.

Reviewer: Marco.
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: La verdad no sabía muy bien que esperar del producto, me llamo la atención por que en navidad pienso hacer un pollito relleno, el producto llego antes de lo esperado,muy bien empaquetado, nuevo la verdad bien y el día de hoy lo probé haciendo un pollo relleno de verduras, como viene en grados farenheit pues me puse a investigar en grados centígrados ya que pues eso lo vi en secundaria y no me acordaba jijijiji, y bueno esto es por que la receta que segui era en horno, ya que en México creo que estos productos no se usan mucho y no encontre reviews en español, en particular en México y bueno, estaba nerviosa de como me quedaría y prepare el pollo, seguí las indicaciones de lo que se recomienda antes del primer uso y bueno, prepare el pollo siguiendo la receta al pie de la letra y deje el pollo 1 hora y media dejándolo 10 o 15 minutos más ya que era la primera vez que lo usaba y cual fue mi sorpresa el pollo quedo riquísimo, mi esposo esta encantando! Me dijo que quedo muy rico, la carne queda jugosa y muy suave, de hecho considero que con una hora y cuarto queda bien, ya que como vivo en una zona fría no sabia si con ese tiempo quedaria bien, ya que en mi horno de gas requiero dejar mas tiempo lo que indican las recetas, me agrado por que no estoy con que se me acabe el gas, o se me vaya a quemar, bueno como me pase un poquito el tiempo se me andaba quemando un ala del pollo, pero sin problemas. Estoy encantada con el producto, lo recomiendo por que el pollo queda muy rico, supersuavecito y ahorra mucho tiempo y queda muy muy rico, de verdad lo recomiendo, el pollo que yo hice era de dos kilos y quedo buenisimo.

Reviewer: Carol M.
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Great unit but the bottom was warped when I received it

Reviewer: Wendy
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Worked great as a wedding gift