Helpful Hints - Nesco 18-Qt. ROASTER OVEN Use And Care Manual

62538-REV. MW 18qt #63492 10/24/01
ROASTER OVEN SHOULD ALWAYS
BE PREHEATED FOR 20 MINUTES.
• Roasting meat in your NESCO Roaster Oven keeps it moist
and tender. For additional browning, you can add 1/2 Tsp.
browning sauce to oil or margarine and brush over skin
before roasting.
• Simmering less tender cuts of meat will make them very
tender. Adding a gravy or sauce will make them extra
flavorful.
• To sear meat, Preheat Roaster Oven at 450°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: Follow
recipe directions with these exceptions: Preheat NESCO
Roaster Oven and set temperature at 400°F. Roast turkey at
400°F for the first hour. Reduce heat to 350°F using time in
recipe, 13 to 18 minutes per pound. During the last hour of
roasting, remove all juice from Cookwell and return
temperature to 400°F.
• Cut-up meats and vegetables should be of uniform size
pieces.
• Remember, little moisture escapes during slow cooking so
add additional liquid sparingly.
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• Use the baking rack to place casserole dishes and baking
pans on during cooking time. This will allow for more
even baking.
• Two loaf pans will fit into the Cookwell. A meat and a
vegetable, or two loaves of bread, may be baked at the
same time.
• Cover the baking Rack with aluminum foil and use as a
baking sheet.
• Most 1 & 2 Qt. casserole dishes, 9-inch pie plates, and most
9x13 baking pans will fit into the Cookwell. Place dish on
baking rack for more even baking.
• Three 1-1/2 Qt. pans fit into the Cookwell. Ideal for
preparing meat, vegetables and potatoes at the same time.
When baking bread, either one or two loaf pans are
recommended.
• Convenience foods can be baked in the Roaster Oven.
Follow package directions.
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• No fat is used when steaming, so it's an easy way to cook
tasty and nutritious low calorie foods.
• When slow cooking, heat is very gradual. This allows a very
slow simmer, which is aided by keeping the Cover on; no
stirring is necessary.
• To convert a standard recipe to slow cooking: for each
30 minutes required in a standard recipe, slow cook about
1-1/2 hours at 200°F to 250°F.
• When slow cooking meats and poultry, it is not necessary to
use the Rack. The low temperature prevents the meat from
sticking to the bottom of the Cookwell.
• Remember, little moisture escapes during slow cooking, so
add additional liquid sparingly.
The Automatic
Temperature Control
provides a wide range
of temperature settings
which allow you to slow
cook, cook, roast, bake,
steam – as well as sear
and brown foods.