If you roast a whole chicken in it will it brown the skin on the outside like a real oven? or does it leave it pale like a slow cooker?
258757
I found that it will leave the skin pale. the chicken is moist but you do not have that golden color We all like.
258758
O.K. first I brown the chicken in the roaster on a higher heat, it won't take long, then bring the temp. down and continue to cook as you would usually do. I haven't ever used the roaster with a chicken stuffed with a bread stuffing, so I'm not sure how that would do.
258759
I find the roaster does not brown as well as an oven, but if you crank up the temp for the last 20 minutes of so of the cooking time you will get most of the browning you are looking for. One caution, if you have stuffing in the roaster with the chicken, the higher heat will dry your stuffing and you will get some sticking for sure. I use my roaster mostly for things I want to simmer for hours, chili, marinara, bar-b-que pork, Brunswick stew, etc. or for dishes I'm going to take elsewhere, very portable and easy to reheat. It also cooks a great ham. Hope this helps.
258760
When I cook a turkey in mine for Thanksgiving, I take the insert with turkey in it & put it under the broiler for a few minutes, this helps make it brown & pretty!
258761
The browning is created as a result of the higher roasting temperature and the fat deposits under the skin of the chicken (unlike the low temperature of the crockpot which has almost a simmering effect). I use the roaster oven to slow cook, roast and bake with excellent results.
1375517
The skin is not crispy. This unit steam roasts so it is different than roasting in the oven with dry heat. In the Ninja you brown the chicken first then fill the bottom of the roasting pan with liquid (water, wine, etc.) to keep the chicken moist.
957743
it takes hours in full sun to cook a chicken with sunflair Oven. I have to move the oven to be directly facing the sun every 30 minutes. I haven't tried using it inside a car. It might work on a warm, very sunny day. so far this year the oven has not reached a high enough temperature for long enough to cook a whole chicken, I live about 100 miles from Canada. I would expect not to be able to cook until about 10am when the sun is high enough in the sky, and I would expect it to take 4 or 5 hrs.
784966
No. It doesn't work like an oven. And any slow cooker recipe will specify to cook on low, medium or high for a specific amount of hours.
1687222
If used as a convection oven, alone or in combo with the microwave function, it will do things just as any hot air oven will. So, though I haven't tried it yet, I am sure that it will brown chicken when using the convection oven. I find it takes a long time to pre-heat - so unless I need a second oven, I don't use it on convection.
1562975
I have made a whole chicken in this Char-Broil Infusion Cooker at 350 degrees for about 1 1/2 to 2 hours, depending on the size of the chicken. When the skin starts to come off the legs it's done. Hope this helps! Also, a bit of red wine and some spice in the bottom of pan works wonders for the taste...
1674539
I have never cooked ribs in mine but I do frequently cook a roast in it. I do not know how you are prepping it before putting it in the slow cooker but when I put mine it, I set it to "5", put 1 cup of water in with it, put the lid on and leave it for 5 hours. Then, I turn the slow cooker off and take the roast out. The roast is always so tender that it is falling apart.
132634
of course it cooks! The temperature is 200 F, and for example, meat safe cooking temp is 160-175 F. So 200 is plenty. I cut raw chicken breast, laid on the bottom with some raw veggies on top and in 2 hrs all was cooked just perfectly. I am sure some stuff will need more time but this oven does surely cook. And I think at this temperature, it probably destroys minimum amount of nutrients.
333977
haven't really had it brown on the bottom. If you are expecting it to smoke the chicken good luck. The smoking part haven't had any succes with . Also use it in an oven in the kitchen. really handy for that.
1085561
The product is a bread pan, think small loaf of bread, or a modest sized meat loaf. Not sure what is meant by an oven roaster, but if you are referring to a chicken then this is not the pan you want.
1784173
Paula, I watched a cooking show last year. The cook said you do not need to brown roasts before putting in the slow cooker. You are cooking out some of the juices that would add to the flavor. I buy a leaner cut of meat so there is not to much fat. The roasts come out brown anyway and really tender. I do cook ground beef or sausage before putting in the cooker.
850876
The turkey I roasted was brown all around. in fact I had to put foil on the back to keep it from burning while the breast browned.
2188571
I always brown my meat(pot roast) on the stove with some oil. If you want gravy, immerse the meat first with plenty of flour, salt and pepper. Place it on the stove to brown without the lid, then I add water and then cover, temp to medium-low. When the lid is on the meat steams so uncovered causes the meat to brown. TOO much info? Only practice and trial and error worked for me.
1573650
We have not used the broiler so I can not answer your questions, but as a baking oven it works great and does a good job of browning.
334676
Ya it is just like a skillet just deeper! And if your oven does not work you will be able to cook a small roster chicken in it on the top of the stove use your lid it will keep the heat in and taste great.
1882209
My wife and I just cooked it tonight. We have had the same question but have cooked the chicken first...almost thoroughly before adding the paste, butter, and water. We then simmer in a covered pan for about 15 minutes and feel safe that everything is cooked well but not overcooked. We don't turn up the heat at the end as suggested but I'm sure that would be fine to do.
1221113
I use it every day and am very pleased with it. I don't eat meat so don't know about chicken. A little butter dripped on one of the heating elements from a piece of toast and made a little black mark on it. most everything falls on the bottom and I just take it out and wipe it off or wash it off and put it back in oven. Still looks new.