An electric roaster is a portable cooking device that functions like an oven, with heating elements at the bottom or sides. It is similar to a slow cooker in design and can include a removable cooking grate and lid. It can steam food and prevent browning, but can also be used to cook vegetables and bake bread through steaming.
An electric roaster is a cooking device intended to function similar to an oven while providing portability. These roasters are somewhat similar to a slow cooker in design and appearance, although in size and shape they are more like a large roasting pan. They may include a removable cooking grate and lid that can be securely attached to the pan itself, with knobs that allow the cook to adjust cooking temperatures. An electric rotisserie is often used for large meals such as American Thanksgiving dinner; this allows you to rotisserie the turkey and keep an oven clear for cooking side dishes.
Also called an electric roaster, an electric roaster is a relatively small kitchen appliance that can be produced by a number of different manufacturers and therefore can come with different options and design choices. These roasters typically have heating elements at the bottom of the appliance or around the sides. While both options work well enough to create heat, they typically don’t create the “all around” heat that a traditional oven is capable of with the heating units at the top and bottom.
An electric roaster with lower heating elements is often less expensive than some other models, but is more likely to steam foods rather than actually roast them. This is because an electric roaster is relatively small and when foods such as turkey, chicken or pork are cooked in the roaster it releases juices as it cooks. These juices evaporate due to the heat and produce steam inside the roaster, which is closed with a lid, trapping the steam inside and cooking the food with the steam. Opening an electric roaster will typically release a large amount of heat, so the lid should remain on while the food is cooking.
While this can produce a juicy, tender piece of cooked meat, it can also prevent the meat from browning sufficiently. Electric roasters with heating elements on the sides can produce heat that is more like that created in an oven, but still has the potential to steam food rather than roast it. This can also be an advantage, however, as an electric roaster can be used to cook vegetables, rice and bake bread through steaming rather than dry roasting. Many roasters will also include a removable cookware piece, similar to a slow cooker, that can be removed to make cleaning easier.
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