Nesco 18-Qt. ROASTER OVEN manual Helpful Hints, Before roasting, Flavorful, Temperature to 400F

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Helpful Hints

ROASTER OVEN SHOULD ALWAYS

BE PREHEATED FOR 20 MINUTES.

ROAST

• 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

BAKE

•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.

STEAM

•No fat is used when steaming, so it’s an easy way to cook tasty and nutritious low calorie foods.

SLOW COOK

•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.

recipe, 13 to 18 minutes per pound. During the last hour of

roasting, remove all juice from Cookwell and return

temperature to 400°F.

COOK

•Cut-up meats and vegetables should be of uniform size pieces.

•Remember, little moisture escapes during slow cooking so add additional liquid sparingly.

COOK	ROAST
	300	BAKE
SLOW COOK		350	STEAM
250			400
200			450

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.

4 18-Qt. Roaster Oven