What is the Best Selling Electric Roaster?

The holidays are quickly approaching again and maybe you are in the market to purchase an electric roaster oven for your holiday cooking.  When purchasing a large appliance of any kind you want to be sure you are getting the best or most for your money.  I like to read the reviews on several of the top selling brands prior to making my decision.  I read past the top several reviews to get a good feel for the overall recommendations from buyers such as yourself.  I feel then I can add this to the product description to help me in my choice.

One of the current number one best sellers in electric roasters is the Oster 22 Quart Roaster Oven.  It has hundreds of reviews by very satisfied purchasers and users of this large roaster.  This happens to be my favorite roaster as well.  It may cost a little bit more than a few of the other brands but this appliance is worth the extra money.  For starters, this roaster oven is very large and will hold up to a 25 pound turkey with ease.

One of the really nice features besides the extra oven space at the holidays is that is has a self-basting lid.  This means that the lid is designed to keep the moisture from evaporating and therefore it bastes the turkey for you!  I like this so much because when getting ready for the family dinner on Thanksgiving for example, I have plenty of other things to do besides running to baste the turkey in a hot oven every 20 minutes.  This electric roaster keeps the moisture circulating and the turkey is so juicy as a result.

The Oster Roaster Oven has a nice stainless steel finish with a black trim and lid that is just so attractive if you want to take a dish in it to a family get together or neighborhood potluck.  The inner liner is designed to bake evenly and with the enamel on steel finish, clean up is easy.  It just practically wipes clean without any scrubbing or scraping.  That is my favorite part; I hate the clean up after a big dinner party!

As highly recommended this roaster is, there are a few things to consider as well.  The outside does get hot when cooking but this appliance is not a crock pot.  I have used other brands at work and they all get hot on the outside since they are portable ovens.  If you know this about the electric roaster ovens then you can be careful.  The other thing is that the inner pan is large and does not fit completely in the kitchen sink to clean.  I have rinsed mine out in the laundry room tub which is deeper.  Plus some might have storage issues when not using their portable oven. I keep mine covered on a shelf in our garage!

How to Smoke Meat in an Electric Roaster

Smoking meat in an electric roaster is now easy with the Oster 16 Quart Smoker Roaster Oven. It is designed with removable wood chip pockets to use when smoking meat outdoors.  It is not recommended to smoke indoors but can be used as a regular roaster oven to bake all types of meats and meals as well.  The best thing with this roaster is having that added feature of smoking a brisket or turkey.

I picked up this electric roaster to use at tail gate parties and camping trips.  It is definitely portable, travels well and the enamel coated liner pan is easy to clean.  The red and black colors of the roaster sold me as well!  The only thing I am not happy with is the short electrical cord it comes with.  I would have preferred a longer cord to reach further when camping and cooking on the outdoor table.  With an extension cord, however, it is an easy fix.

It is easy on how to smoke meat in a electric roaster oven such as this one.  This one only takes 1 1/2 cups of mesquite wood chips compared to the larger smokers that need much more wood chips and charcoal briquets.  Rub your brisket meat with your favorite spices and add  1 cup of water in roaster pan liner.  Set oven temperature on 250 degrees and cook slowly for up to 6 hours or an inner meat temperature of 195 degrees.  To tenderize the meat even more, turn the roaster off, wrap it in foil and let it simmer in the roaster pan with juices for another 2 hours.  This is the most tender smoked meat you will have ever tasted.